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RealtyTrac released its Year-End 2011 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report today. It shows a total of 2,698,967 foreclosure filing actions – default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions – reported on 1,887,777 U.S. properties in 2011, Read More...
ORLANDO, Fla. – Jan. 20, 2012 – At the close of 2011, Florida’s existing home and condominium markets reported higher sales compared to the previous year, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. It was Read More...
Washington, DC, December 21, 2011 Existing-home sales rose again in November and remain above a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Also released today were periodic benchmark revisions with downward adjustments to sales Read More...
Sales surge in December 2010 and prices remain stable The Sarasota real estate market saw a big surge in December sales, from 534 in November to 681 last month for a 27.8 percent increase. In addition, the median sales price for both single family homes Read More...
Pending sales spiked by 10 percent in October 2010 in the Sarasota real estate market , signaling more closings in future months as the season begins in southwest Florida . There were 819 total pending sales reported last month, compared to 744 in September Read More...
WASHINGTON – Nov. 1, 2010 – The financial crisis and ensuing recession apparently changed the mindset of Americans toward their homes, turning what long has been the American Dream into just another financial investment. The result, strategic Read More...
Three Reasons to Buy a Home Now Stocks are up 50 percent from the March 2009 bottom. Some commodities have risen dramatically. The only asset class left in the cellar is real estate , says Michael Murphy, editor of the New World Investor stock newsletter. Read More...
You want to buy a foreclosure ? Remember, there are both great opportunities and great pressures and pitfalls in this market. First, you have to decide at what stage of foreclosure you want to buy. There are three options: 1. pre-foreclosure; 2. sheriff's Read More...
The Florida Open House Weekend, April 10-11, is the last, best opportunity to secure up to $8,000 in tax credits for first-time homebuyers (up to $6,500 for move-up buyers). According to the National Association of Home Builders, the following are top Read More...
Over the last several years, short sales have received a substantial amount of attention. This type of transaction is done when the seller owes more on his or her mortgage than the value of the property. The lender essentially agrees to accept less than Read More...
The housing market , which brought the economy to its knees in 2008, struggled to recover in 2009. The modest gains of the past year can be credited in many ways to federal support that will be removed at some point in 2010. That makes for an uncertain Read More...
Xena Vallone Realtyis a full service, Sarasota area, Real Estate company offering Residential, Commercial, Property Management, Leasing and Land acquisition. Our team of experienced real estate professionals provides unparalleled expertise in the unique Read More...
Investing in the real estate market is an incredibly popular and at the moment potentially risky endeavor in the United States. It is often a very positive and profitable investment however and many people who are in the right market areas are quite frequently Read More...
With so many different and various types of mortgages exist, knowing how to choose the right one can be oftentimes challenging. To be able to understand the various options, we have provided a brief breakdown. Keep in mind that the country has been in Read More...
It’s about to get more expensive to take out—and a bit harder to qualify for—a loan insured by the Federal Housing Administration . Faced with rising losses and falling reserves, the FHA is preparing a series of tweaks to its underwriting Read More...
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