GILBERT, AZ
5 Places in 5 Weeks – Gilbert: Bergies Coffee House
DeedStreet chats with The Phoenix Real Estate Guy (Jay Thompson) at Bergies Coffee House in GIlbert, AZ. This video is the third in a five part series named “5 Places in 5 Weeks,” where we visit five different places within Gilbert in 5 weeks. The goal of this series to to show everyone why a town is so awesome from the perspective of a local Real Estate agent. In this case, the town is Gilbert and…Rest of Story…

LAKE GENEVA, WI
What’s Ahead For Lake Geneva Real Estate Mortgage Rates
Lake Geneva real estate mortgage markets improved last week in low-volume trading.
Between Monday to Thursday, Wall Street focused on the upcoming jobs reports and mortgage markets gained while traders jockeyed for position. Mortgage rates drifted lower through Thursday afternoon. But, then, after a better-than-expected Non-Farm Payrolls report Friday morning, mortgage markets — and mortgage rates — reversed…Rest of Story…

LONDAN, UK
London’s Chester Square Tops U.K. Priciest List for Second Year
London’s Chester Square retained the top spot for a second year in an annual list of the most expensive U.K. addresses as luxury property prices recovered from the housing slump, property researcher Mouseprice said. Home values on the Belgravia street close to Victoria Station, whose residents have included former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich…Rest of Story…

LOS ANGELES, CA
Interest in buying state offices in California building
The 24 buildings being offered, including two in L.A., are drawing global investors. The sale is also being criticized for the loss of long-term capital assets in favor of short-term gains. Efforts to sell 24 state office buildings have drawn lots of interest from potential buyers as well as the ire of some former public officials who labored to get them built years ago…Rest of Story…

MYRTLE BEACH, SC
Condo sales suffering in Myrtle Beach area
It’s no surprise that the condominium market, especially along the oceanfront, took a big hit in the real estate downturn, but data released this week details the extent of the damage. The total number of condos sold last year was down more than 50 percent from the peak in 2005 and the median price dropped about 33 percent from when prices peaked in 2007, according to a report on the condo market from Site Tech Systems, a local company that tracks the real estate market…Rest of Story…

NEW ORLEANS, LA
Louisiana real estate sales will get boost from first-time homebuyers credit, Saints’ Super Bowl win
Real estate sales in Louisiana are expected to get a boost this year from the federal first-time homebuyers credit and, quite possibly, the Saints’ Super Bowl win, according to the Louisiana Realtors group. “The phones are ringing right now,” said Malcolm Young, Jr., CEO of Louisiana Realtors, said of the impact of the federal tax credit. Congress has extended…Rest of Story…

SEATTLE, WA

Seattle Real Estate: Refinancing in this Market? President Obama says you can for another Year!
The Obama administration announced Monday that borrowers with little or no equity in their homes will have another year to take advantage of a refinancing program that so far has made little progress. The Home Affordable Refinance Program was set to expire in June, but so far it has reached fewer than 200,000 of the up to 5 million borrowers federal regulators hoped it would help…Rest of Story…

TEMPE, AZ
Top 10 real estate posts of the day for 3/8/2010
Here is today’s list of top real estate posts of the day. 1) REDC Auction: Scam or the Real Deal? – There are different types of auctions for houses, there is the type where you go to the courthouse step and bid on the foreclosures and then there are the auctions like Hudson &Marshall or REDC where you can bid on a property that has been on the market a while. The advantage to the…Rest of Story…

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