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California Homes Sales Rise in Dec 2011

lisasheppard | January 20, 2012

For release: January 17, 2012 California home sales rise in December, posting 11-month sales high, C.A.R. reports LOS ANGELES (Jan. 17) – California home sales rose for the third consecutive month in December, marking the highest level sinc...

Where Are House Prices Headed in 2012?

lisasheppard | January 18, 2012

There is no shortage of opinions as to where home prices are headed in 2012. From Clear Capital’s expectation that prices will show a ‘slight uptick’ this year to Fitch’s projection that prices ‘will fall another 13 percent’, there ...

The Power of Assumability

lisasheppard | January 12, 2012

One of the rarely touted advantages of people taking FHA mortgages today is the fact that they are assumable. What that means is, when the FHA homebuyer of today is looking to sell his home, a qualified purchaser can “take over” their l...

People Are Buying Homes AND GETTING MORTGAGES!

lisasheppard | January 11, 2012

Many believe that very few houses are selling and that almost no one can get a mortgage. We want to let everyone know that neither of these assumptions is true. Recently, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Ho...

In Real Estate, Keeping Current Matters!

lisasheppard | January 10, 2012

There is too much misinformation being spread about today’s real estate market. Studies are being misinterpreted. Prominent names are being used to foster a point even if their quote is from years ago. As an example, we want to look at a sto...

Mortgage Predictions for 2012

lisasheppard | January 5, 2012

It’s the time of year that we look ahead and attempt to give our best guesses about the market, the industry, and the effects they may have. So, here are my thoughts about the mortgage world: Interest Rates Should Be Stable With a faltering e...

Comparing Real Estate To Other Investments

lisasheppard | January 4, 2012

We recently posted Real Estate: Today’s Golden Opportunity comparing the current housing market to the market for gold about a decade ago. Some commented on the fact that you can’t compare gold to real estate as an investment as gold is a v...

4 Real Estate Trends to Look For in 2012

lisasheppard | January 3, 2012

Predicting trends during the most volatile housing market in American real estate history is no easy task. We strongly believe these are the five real estate items we should keep an eye on in 2012: 1. Buyers Will Return In 2011, a lack of consu...

5 Top Real Estate Stories in 2011

lisasheppard | January 2, 2012

In 2011, we experienced one of the most volatile housing markets in American real estate history. Things we never anticipated happened. Events we were sure would take place didn’t. Today, we want to review the five headlines we think had the ...

Real Estate: Today’s Golden Opportunity

lisasheppard | December 20, 2011

Everyone wants to comment on the current real estate market. They want to talk about how now is not the time to buy a home. Some even argue owning a house has never been a great investment. Most say it will be a long time before real estate...

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