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Only the most informed real estate professionals can guide you through the ups and downs of the Bay Area real estate market. Kirk has been doing just that for buyers and sellers for several years. Kirk started in the construction trade at an early age. From there, he moved on to renovating homes and managing property development before transitioning to sales. Kirk worked for Urban Bay Properties before his transition over to Vanguard Properties. Kirk’s thorough understanding of his clients’ needs is a terrific asset. Few dedicate as much time […]

Home buyers and refinancers are looking at cashing in on record-low interest rates, sending mortgage applications higher for the week. Mortgage applications for purchasing a home increased again last week, rising 3.4 percent for the week ending May 4, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports in its weekly survey. Overall, mortgage applications rose 1.7 percent this week compared to the prior week. Applications for refinancing, which make up the biggest bulk of mortgage applications, increased 1.3 percent. Home owners refinancing at today’s lower rates are seeing savings, according to a refinance […]

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More than 200,000 underwater home owners with mortgages through Bank of America may be eligible to have a reduction in the amount they owe on their loan, which could possibly trim their monthly payments by up to 35 percent. Bank of America has sent letters to home owners who may be eligible to take part in a program to write-off a portion of underwater home owners’ mortgage principal, reducing it by, on average, $150,000 each. The bank’s move stems from the $25 billion settlement, which it and four other of […]

Rents continue to inch up, soaring more than 5 percent nationwide in the 12 months ending April 31. In some places, rents have increased by more than 15 percent in that time period. The following five metro areas have seen some of the biggest increases in rental prices — more than 10 percent — in the 12 months ending April 31, according to recently released data by Trulia: 1. Edison-New Brunswick, N.J. Change in rent in 12 month period: Up 15.6 percent 2. San Francisco, Calif. Change in rent in […]

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Many housing experts for months have been warning a foreclosure wave would soon flood several markets throughout the country. But was it all a false alarm? Recent surveys have shown that foreclosure sales have dropped to their lowest point in more than two years. And while according to March data, 8 percent more homes did enter the foreclosure process from the previous month, that number is down more than 30 percent from a year ago, according to Lender Processing Services. CNBC real estate reporter Diana Olick notes that it could […]

Mortgage workouts at Freddie Mac dropped to 14,000 in the first quarter from 35,000 a year ago and 50,000 in mid-2010. The change is attributed to a decrease in seriously delinquent loans to $72.8 billion in the first quarter from $82.1 billion a year earlier and to the transition of borrowers ineligible for HAMP to the new Standard Modification program. Freddie Mac also reported a jump in the number of modified loans that were current and performing after two years to 68 percent in the first quarter of 2010 versus […]

Despite bad news on the jobs front Friday, more Americans believe home prices and opportunities for buyers and sellers will increase over the next 12 months, Fannie Mae said Monday. Americans on average expect home prices to jump 1.3% over the next year, according to Fannie’s April 2012 National Housing Survey. The GSE surveys 1,000 random Americans to come up with the latest results each month. The percentage of Americans who believe now is a good time to sell a home rose to 15% in April, up from relatively flat […]

A look at stories across HousingWire’s weekend desk, with more coverage to come on bigger issues: As they witness a steady flow of new and existing households in and out of the ownership market, housing analysts at Bank of America ($7.73 -0.06%) say the nation’s homeownership rate will decline further. The rate will eventually fall to about 63% and remain there, they say, pulled down by the continued flow of foreclosures. Some 34.6% of families rented their home in the first quarter, up from 34% at the end of 2011. […]