4TH QUARTER EXISTING HOME SALES SURGE IN MOST STATES
contributed by, Tammi Greenwald, McColly Real Estate
Strong gains in existing-home sales were the predominant pattern in most states during the fourth quarter, with many more metro areas seeing prices rise from a year earlier, according to the latest survey by the National Association of Realtors®.
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How To Become A Successful Realtor
Once you are affiliated with the proper broker, you need to have the proper training and education to learn your market, your industry, your neighborhoods, etc. A successful training program will cover the basics of lead generation (meeting people on a consistent basis), consistent follow-up, business and time management, along with up-to-date information on the current real estate market. It’s a simple equation; the more people you talk with, the more opportunities you will have to gain business. The National Association of Realtors reports that close to 67% of people looking to buy a home will choose the very first agent they meet to help them with the sale or purchase of their home… the odds are in favor of the agent getting business if they continue to follow up and stay in touch with the people that they meet.
National Leader – Porter County has the highest death rate via drug overdose
The introduction of the program was inspired in part by the fact Porter County has the highest per capita death rate from drug overdoses in the nation, and ambulances in the county are called upon to treat or transfer people suffering drug-related emergencies an average of once each day during the year.
Rehab Your Way To Success
Rehabbing is the method of beautifying a rundown house. Investors do this in order to resell the property for quick profit. Most investors buy a property at a discounted price and then fix it up in order to sell it for a higher value. The property is usually a rundown house that needs repairs, hence the low price.
McColly Real Estate Market Leader
Based on survey of MLS Statictics McColly Real Estate once again has a commanding market lead over area companies
Pending Home Sales Down but Housing Affordability at Record
Pending Home Sales Down but Housing Affordability at Record
WASHINGTON, March 03, 2009
Pending home sales declined on the heels of a weakening economy and with some buyers waiting for clarity on housing stimulus provisions, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
The Pending Home Sales Index,1 a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in January, fell 7.7 [...]
The Real Estate MarketPlace
NO mater what you believe… the market is greator stinks your right!
There are some sectors that are good and growing… Owning rental property is on example….
There are some areas that are distressed. First time owners are in this category. If you need down payment assistance most if not all of the programs have dried up. [...]
Bail Out or Buy IN Full text of purposed help!
Bail out or Buy in what ever you want to call it. This is the text of the plan as it stands today!
It is a hundred and ten pages long, so it may take a few minutes to read…
It is the help for the mortgage market that fuels real estate sales.
http://blogs.nwihomefinders.com/bailout.pdf
If I can be of [...]
Real Estate OutLook NAR
Good Info from the National Assossiation of Realtors. Interview with Dr. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of REALTORS®.
USA Today recognized Dr. Yun as one of the top economic forecasters in the country, placing him fifth on a list of 10. Dr. Yun received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and his Ph.D. [...]
MY House is worth more today than yesterday!!!
You’d have to be living under a rock to not know the housing market is in distress and home values are dropping…. right?
Apparently not – at least when it comes to our own homes. Today Zillow released our Q2 Homeowner Confidence Survey — asking more than 1,300 U.S. homeowners their perception of their own home’s [...]
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