ARIZONA
Month End – Behind the Scenes at a Title Office
I think we take for granted that agents know what we do. Like any industry, buzzwords and insider lingo are used in a title office with the notion that everyone knows what’s being said. I hope this video clears up what happens as we near the end of an escrow. Remember, this is for Arizona, and each state has their own policies and procedures…Watch Video…

ARLINGTON, VA
The Arlington Real Estate Market – What’s Going On These Days. Observations From the Trenches.
Who put the brakes on this thing? That’s who I feel about the Arlington real estate market. Quiet. Dead. Ghost Town. I will admit that the Spring market, namely February, March, and April were CRAZY. I was working 16 hour days between showing houses to clients, writing and negotiating contracts, and all of the other parts that make the Spring market boom. I love…Rest of Story…

LAKE GENEVA, WI
THE 1 FORCE THAT CAN REALLY CHANGE A LAKE GENEVA MORTGAGE RATE
All day, every day, conforming and FHA mortgage rates for Lake Geneva real estate are in flux. Rates move in response to hundreds of factors which exact varying levels of influence.
Among the biggest influences on Lake Geneva mortgage rates is inflation. When inflation is unexpectedly high, mortgage rates tend to rise quickly. Conversely, when…Rest of Story…

MESA, AZ
16-story office tower in Mesa headed to auction block
The Mesa Financial Plaza – the 16-story office tower home to Bank of America – is in foreclosure and headed to the auction block. The building, highlighted by blue argon lights, has been one of the East Valley’s most notable structures since it opened in 1986. Since then, the iconic tower’s wildly changing fortunes have been symbolic of Arizona’s economy…Rest of Story…

SAN ANTONIO, TX
Spies Like Us: Alleged Russian spy was ActiveRain member.
Last night I was watching the ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, catching up on the usual tidbits – the oil spill, the hurricane, and the Russian spy case. As a kid who grew up in the 70s/80s and someone who has been to Russia several times, I’m interested in this sort of stuff. I actually had a former KGB agent as a bodyguard while traveling through Russia and saw the…Rest of Story…

SEATTLE, WA
My Seattle Blogs: Tax Credit Closing Date Extended…
You knew it had to happen! Let’s be honest…had the deadline come and gone and all these nice home buyers, who did everything right to make sure they were in line for their $8,000 bucks still did not close on their home purchase today, it would have been catastrophic! There was no way the Government was going to simply shut the door on some 180,000 home buyers…Rest of Story…

US – MORTGAGE RATES
Mortgage Rates at Record Lows Cheat Borrowers: Chart of the Day
Less competition among lenders means that, even with record low home-loan rates, U.S. borrowers aren’t benefiting as much as they might from soaring demand for mortgage bonds. The CHART OF THE DAY shows the growing difference between the cost of a typical 30-year mortgage and yields on securities guaranteed by government-supported Fannie Mae into which the debt gets…Rest of Story…

US – TAX CREDIT
Home Buyers Who Missed 8,000 Dollar Tax Credit Coming Out Ahead
Home shoppers who missed the April 30 deadline for a housing tax credit might have the last laugh. For a variety of reasons, they could end up saving more than the $8,000 they could have received from the tax refund. In some neighborhoods and price ranges, sellers are dropping their prices because buyers are harder to find now that the credit has expired…Rest of Story…

WORTHINGTON, OH
Worthington’s Colonial Hills ahead of it’s time
Sharon Alters in Florida wrote ‘Are factory built homes the next wave of New Construction’ on her ActiveRain blog. ActiveRain is an International real estate network… we consort with Canadians! There are some Australians on ActiveRain. And members in India… Perhaps elsewhere. Florida seems local in comparison. Sharon references and links to an article about…Rest of Story…

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