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2011’s foreclosures lowest in four years

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...
Posted Friday, January 27, 2012 2:34 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Florida’s housing sales activity higher as 2011 ends

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...
Posted Monday, January 23, 2012 1:54 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Xena Vallone Realty’s Chaim Gleitmann Earns CPC Designation

Chaim Gleitmann of Xena Vallone Realty Earns CPC Designation. Xena Vallone Realty’s Chaim Gleitmann earns the Certified Professional Commercial (CPC) designation. Gleitmann completed comprehensive training on assisting sellers and buyers with listing, Read More...
Posted Friday, January 13, 2012 10:05 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Existing-Home Sales Continue to Climb in November

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...
Posted Wednesday, December 21, 2011 10:13 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

SAR Monthly Statistics Released for March 2011

Sales in the Sarasota real estate market reach highest level in six years Total property sales in the Sarasota real estate market hit 800 for the month of March 2011 - the highest level since September 2005 when sales started to decline. The other great Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 14, 2011 11:18 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

SAR Monthly Statistics Released for December 2010

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...
Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 11:55 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 2 Comments

Strong rebound in pending home sales

WASHINGTON – Dec. 2, 2010 – Pending home sales jumped 10.4 percent in October, showing another positive uptrend since bottoming in June, according to the National Association of Realtors® . The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking Read More...
Posted Friday, December 03, 2010 11:32 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

31% of defaults could be strategic

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...
Posted Thursday, November 04, 2010 5:55 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Pending home sales rise

WASHINGTON – Sept. 2, 2010 – Following a sharp drop in the months immediately after expiration of the homebuyer tax credit, pending home sales have modestly risen, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The Pending Home Read More...
Posted Friday, September 03, 2010 10:13 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

July Existing-Home Sales Fall, But Prices Rise

Existing-home sales were sharply lower in July following expiration of the home buyer tax credit but home prices continued to gain, according to the National Association of EALTORS® www.realtor.org , which are completed transactions that include single-family, Read More...
Posted Friday, August 27, 2010 1:04 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Five Key Housing Issues to Watch in 2010

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...
Posted Sunday, January 03, 2010 8:33 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

How To Apply For A Reverse Mortgage

How Do I Pay My Reverse Mortgage Back? You will need to pay your reverse mortgage back when the last survivor moves out of the home or passes away, all borrowers permanently move from the home, you stop paying property taxes or home insurance, or the Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 05, 2009 10:52 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Mental Recession Redux?

Mental Recession Redux? September 25, 2009 by Brian Summerfield · 1 Comment Filed under: Economics , Mortgage Financing By Brian Summerfield, Online Editor, REALTOR® Magazine In July 2008, in the heat of the presidential election, McCain campaign Read More...
Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 3:05 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 1 Comments