COLUMBUS, OH
Clintonville homes for sale – a market report
The graph shows the inventory of single family homes for sale in the mls area that Clintonville is in. The graph shows the inventory of homes for sale for the past 15 months through the end of February 2010. The northern boundary of the MLS area is the the City of Worthington, the eastern border Interstate 71. The western boundary 315, and the southern boundary? Down there somewhere. The southern boundary of Clintonville is north of the University District…Rest of Story…

PHOENIX, AZ
Interest Rate Lock or Float: Protect your Arizona Mortgage
he million dollar question: When is the best time to lock my interest rate? The obvious answer: When home loan rates are at their lowest. The problem is that loan officers don’t really have a crystal ball. With that being said, some home loan professionals utilize financial market indicators that can help them advise home buyers on whether to lock or float their interest rate…Rest of Story…

SAN ANTONIO, TX
Vista del Norte – San Antonio 78216
Vista del Norte is an interesting mix of older and newer homes (ranging from the 1980s to early 2000s) located off Blanco Road in San Antonio 78216 (map). Being so close to Wurzbach Parkway, 1604, IH 10 and 281, it’s easy to see why this neighborhood has maintained it’s popularity. Featuring a community pool, tennis courts, a clubhouse, and mature trees through out most of the properties, Vista del Norte offers many different styles and sizes of homes, many of which on larger size lots than can typically be found in this part…Rest of Story…

SEATTLE, WA

Seattle Real Estate: Your Weekly Mortgage Market Update
“WORKIN’ NINE TO FIVE – WHAT A WAY TO MAKE A LIVIN’…” Dolly Parton. But full time employment is nothing to gripe about these days – last week’s Jobs Report showed that there are millions of people who would love to be working full time…or even working at all. The labor market continues to struggle, though it has shown improvement from its worst levels. As you can see in the chart below, the Jobs Report for February…Rest of Story…

SOUTH FLORIDA
Florida Real Estate Remains “On Sale” With Sellers Slashing Prices by More Than 10 Percent According to Zip Realty
Home hunters are finding deals in South Florida, with sellers in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale having reduced their list price by an average of nearly 15 percent, or $36,000 in February 2010. In addition, one out of every two “for sale” homes in Jacksonville included at least one price reduction in February, according to a monthly survey of home listings in 27 major U.S. housing markets conducted by the online real estate brokerage ZipRealty …Rest of Story

TEMPE, AZ
Arizona Aloha Festival Back in Tempe!
The Arizona Aloha Festival will be here before you know it! In fact, it is this coming weekend, March 13th and 14th, 2010. Somehow, this one snuck up on me. I try to follow this festival, because it is a lot of fun and the people that put it on are really nice. When I spoke with planning committee chairperson Lacretia Bacon today she sounded really excited about the…Rest of Story…

Should a buyer put in a backup offer on a short sale
Video 99: So I just got done showing a short sale listing to a buyer in Tempe and we were discussing putting in a backup offer. They were a little concerned about doing so, but I think it’s a smart idea. If you have a house that you really really like, it’s a great idea to put a backup offer in so that if the buyer on that walks, you’ll be in first position to jump in and snatch up the property often at a really good price and at the same time you can continue shopping…Rest of Story…

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