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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Some Thoughts On Bernanke, Interest Rates And The State Of The Market
Today, the National Association of Realtors’ pending homes sales data, representing June’s homes entering contract, showed a decline of .04%. Analysts expected a smaller decline of .01%. The Decline is being blamed on a combination of low inventory (can’t go … Continue reading
It’s Good To Be Right, But This Time Let’s Hope I’m Not
Yesterday I was asked by the real estate company I work for to participate in a panel and speak on a couple subjects. The first topic was on how to successfully create a business based listings and the second, on … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged Congress, Economics, economy, housing, real+estate, Tim+Freund
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Best And Final, eDocs And The Demise Of Real Estate Practice As We Know It
There was a time when a buyer walked into a property, accompanied by their Realtor, fell in love and wrote an offer for what they hoped would be the home of their dreams. Once written, the offer was personally delivered … Continue reading
Thoughts On Interest Rates And Housing
Mortgage rates have risen 1.10% since May and while 1% may not sound like much, it represents an increase of 67% and that does sound like a lot. Effectively rising interest rates means a home buyer can afford less and … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged Bernanke, case+shiller, Economics, economy, Federal+Reserve, Home+prices, housing, Housing+sales, Inflation, interest+rates, real+estate, refinancing, The+Fed, Tim+Freund
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