ALTOS RESEARCH
Chart of the Day: More bad or less worse?
Looking ahead to 2011, seems the big question in the housing market is whether it will get more bad or less worse. We’ve been pretty darn good with our crystal ball (aka: real-time active market leading indicators) over the past few years: Spring ’08: Asking Price changes (blue line) peaked barely above 0% in April ’08 before turning lower. The S&P/Case-Shiller (red line) never moved into positive ground for the year, with a 2008 peak value of 167.78, reported in September ’08…Rest of Story…

CORALVILLE, IA
Best priced townhouse in ^Coralville
2237 Oakleaf St, Coralville. $119,400. You can’t beat the price on this townhouse style condo – With the low interest rate this is cheaper than renting! Call me @ 319-400-0268 to set up a showing…See Details…

EAST VALLEY, AZ
East Valley buyers move quicker or risk losing the house
East Valley Team member Dean Ouellette talks about how waiting to make the offer can cost you the house. Recently I was working with some buyers in the Chandler area and they found a house they really liked and were considering putting in an offer. After a night to sleep on it they still wanted to make an offer, but didn’t want to rush. The problem, they waited to long and lost the house they really wanted. The market is not as soft as some would lead you to believe. That is the East Valley has plenty of buyers so if…Rest of Story…

THE FED
Real Estate News for Real Estate and Mortgage Professionals
The Fed Rule Part 1 of 3…Watch the Video…

LAKE GENEVA, WI
LAKE GENEVA HOUSING AND MORTGAGE PREDICTIONS FOR 2011
With 2010 coming to a close, the “experts” are out in full force, making predictions for next year’s housing and mortgage markets on business television and in the papers. Predictions for 2011 are wide-ranging:
Some say home prices will rise in 2011
Some say home prices will fall in 2011…Rest of Story…

SEATTLE, AZ
My Seattle Blogs: 2010-Whatever Doesn’t Kill Us…
If you’re reading this and you still are a producing Real Estate Broker…you can honestly say, “I made it!” What I simply mean is if you can proudly stand up and look 2011 squarely in the eye with dogged determination…you are a winner!!! WHATEVER DOESN’T KILL US…ONLY MAKES US STRONGER! Here’s the point of my post. Isn’t virtually anything you do easier once you know what you know? I’m not too sure that 2011 is going to be any better than 2010…and, that’s a good thing! We know what we have to do…Rest of Story…

2010 & 2011
REALTORS® Reflect on 2010 and Prepare for 2011
2010 has been a year of real estate contrasts. While many consumers have taken advantage of historic buying opportunities and the market has seen a gradual stabilization of sales and prices, other challenges facing the nation have led some to question the value of homeownership for families, communities, and the country. “People are passionate about the American dream of homeownership, and this passion underscores how important homeownership is to our nation,” said National Association of…Rest of Story…

WORTHINGTON, OH
The Brookside Woods Neighborhood
The Brookside Woods neighborhood in northwest Columbus is unique in that there are two school districts within the neighborhood. Part of Brookside Woods is in Dublin schools and part is in Worthington schools. School districts in Central Ohio were put in place long before this area was developed. A house is in one school district or the other, there is not a choice of school districts on any house in Central Ohio. Within each school district there are attendance areas for each neighborhood. Brookside Woods…Rest of Story…

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