Posts about Real Estate Market Reports as of August 29, 2009

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Welcome to Illinois Mortgage Rates and News week in review for the week ending August 28th, 2009, my take on the week’s financial news and how it affected Chicago Illinois mortgage rates . The end of August is traditionally one of the slowest times of the year in the real estate market. Kids are going back to school, some are taking end of the Summer vacations and for those working, the pace is just a little slower than usual.

Aug 29 The Cost of Building Green Dr. Mir F. AliCommercial real estate executives are increasingly seeking greener office space — and are less inclined to pay premiums for it, according to a recent survey by CoreNet Global and Jones Lang LaSalle. “They are less willing to pay a premium for sustainable space because they understand that it doesn’t cost the owner more to make that space efficient,” said JLL Senior Vice President Michael Jordan.It’s nothing but a pure misconception on part of commercial real estate executives.

The Colorado Springs Real Estate Connection is always on top of the local and national real estate news happenings. Here are some interesting (and fun) recent headlines … Zillow Blog Headlines Real Estate Purchases Driven by Dopamine Martha’s Vineyard Homes For Sale Near the Vacationing President Obama For Sale: New York’s Skinniest House Help! What Should My Father Do About a Loan Modification?

August 29, 2009 Housing Prices: Steep Price Drops May Be OverNational home prices may be on the road to recovery.After three years of declines, home prices increased 2.9% in the three months ended June 30, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller report. That is the first quarter-over-quarter improvement in three years.Prices in the national index are down 14.9% compared with the second quarter of 2008, the report said.

The following information is from the local MLS database as of August 29, 2009, compared to (August 22, 2009) and (August 30, 2008). Total # of condos for sale in the city of Boston: 1,809 (1,841) (1,919) Average # of days on market: 136 (135) (141) Number of condos sold, past 30 days: 518 (502) (522) Average days on market, sold units: 104 (106) (86) Ratio, closing/sales price to original/list price: 94% (93%) (94%) Months supply of condos: 3.49 (3.66) (3.68) Median close price, last

by Victoria Matlock So what are personal loans really all about? The following report includes some fascinating information about high risk unsecured personal loans–info you can use, not just the old stuff they used to tell you. Secured loans offer the longest repayment period with personal loans available over 25 years. Securing a bankruptcy loan is one way of regaining your financial strength. This will help you get your own house and automobile, even after you are declared as bankrupt.

The recent RE/MAX report found out that Generation X became the strongest buying force on the Canadian market with recreational property, replacing the ageing baby boomer generation. Who are the people in Generation X? Over the years, social s…

August 29, 2009 Buying Real Estate at the BottomIf you’re thinking of making the leap in this market, be sure that you’re looking for shelter and not an investment, according to Ken Rosen of the Rosen Consulting Group and UC Berkeley. Stacey Delo (Wall Street Journal) reports… Questions or comments about this report on “Buying real estate at the Bottom”? Use the comment link below. Your email address, while required to comment, will never be published with your comments for your privacy and protection.

Tags People Celebrities High Tech Sports Odd News Top Information Health Business Spoken News News Photos Slideshows 1/128Kennedy to be laid to rest (AFP) AFP – Edward Kennedy was to be buried Saturday following a funeral mass at which President Barack Obama will deliver a eulogy for the patriarch of America’s most famous political family. (AFP) Click on the image for the actual size or for a fullscreen flash.Click here for more description.

A recent poll shows that most economists now believe that the recession, which began in December 2007, will end in the third quarter of 2009. There’s been an uptick in manufacturing and consumer confidence, and the decline in housing prices appears to be flattening out. Unfortunately, the return to positive GDP will likely be short-lived. The current surge in production is mainly the result of President Obama’s fiscal stimulus and the rebuilding of inventories that were slashed after Lehman Bros defaulted in September, 2008.

August 29, 2009 Housing Prices: Steep Price Drops May Be OverNational home prices may be on the road to recovery.After three years of declines, home prices increased 2.9% in the three months ended June 30, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller report. That is the first quarter-over-quarter improvement in three years.Prices in the national index are down 14.9% compared with the second quarter of 2008, the report said.

August 29, 2009 Buying Real Estate at the BottomIf you’re thinking of making the leap in this market, be sure that you’re looking for shelter and not an investment, according to Ken Rosen of the Rosen Consulting Group and UC Berkeley. Stacey Delo (Wall Street Journal) reports… Questions or comments about this report on “Buying real estate at the Bottom”? Use the comment link below. Your email address, while required to comment, will never be published with your comments for your privacy and protection.

10 Cities Facing The Next Real Estate Bust Rick Newman, U.S. News & World Report From AOL News: Real Estate The worst of the housing bust might finally be over, but another real estate tsunami is about to swamp many American cities. This time, it will be office buildings and retail space going vacant and facing foreclosure. Like housing, commercial real estate goes through booms and busts, and the coming wipeout is likely to be a doozy.

Tags People Celebrities High Tech Sports Odd News Top Information Health Business Spoken News News Photos Slideshows 1/135DJ AM, who battled drug habit, found dead in NYC (AP) AP – DJ AM, the sought-after disc jockey who became a celebrity in his own right with high-profile romances and a glamorous lifestyle and survived a plane crash just months ago, was found dead in his apartment Friday. He had a history of drug problems. (AP) Click on the image for the actual size or for a fullscreen flash.Click here for more description.

Asia’s bank bonds looking attractive, says Pimco ASIAN bank bonds ‘look attractive’ as markets recover from the global financial crisis, said Koyo Ozeki, head of credit research for the region at Pacific Investment Management Co, which runs the world’s biggest bond fund. ‘The worst is over. Asian countries managed to maintain stability in the banking system. Banks are still facing headwinds but the risk of systemic crisis seems to be behind us.’ – Pimco’s Koyo Ozeki ‘The worst is over,’ Tokyo-based Mr Ozeki said in a telephone interview yesterday.

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Television Television service in India is available throughout the country. Broadcasting is a central government monopoly under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, but the only network system, Doordarshan, also known as TV1, accepts advertisements for some programs. Doordarshan, established in 1959 and a part of All India Radio until 1976, consists of one national network and seven regional networks. In 1992 there were sixty-three high-power television transmitters, 369 medium-power transmitters, seventy-six low-power transmitters, and twenty-three transposers.

August 28, 2009 The Internet is quite a mixed bag of information – a wild, wild west cornucopia of unfiltered and unadulterated questions and answers. Among the nuggets of knowledge, there’s an endless supply of trashy material and unsubstantiated half truths. For every debatable issue imaginable, there are legions of supporters and oppositions on both sides of the divide. Search engines like Google and Bing do nothing to segregate the legitimate articles from the biased quackery and it’s often up to the readers themselves to differentiate fact from fiction.

By Mike Whitney August 28, 2009 “Information Clearing House“A recent poll shows that most economists now believe that the recession, which began in December 2007, will end in the third quarter of 2009. There’s been an uptick in manufacturing and consumer confidence, and the decline in housing prices appears to be flattening out. Unfortunately, the return to positive GDP will likely be short-lived. The current surge in production is mainly the result of President Obama’s fiscal stimulus and the rebuilding of inventories that were slashed after Lehman Bros defaulted in September, 2008.

You’ve heard reports that listing inventory has been coming down for many months.  This is true, and not only have buyers absorbed all new inventory coming onto the market, they have also helped to purchase a backlog of existing inventory as well.  We wondered if inventory levels relative to home sales were declining in all price segments, so the first thing we did was looked at what the month’s supply of inventory was back in January in our State of the Market Report.

Buying home, condo or any other real estate in a market that is protected from a bursting bubble is every investor’s dream. Knowing where to look for these bubble-proof markets and how to identify them is crucial.
There are some important factors that investors should consider when searching for stable investments such as single-family homes, condos or any other type of real estate.

Here is this week’s Folsom Homes Report, for sales activity in the Folsom real estate market as reported by Trulia. In comparison to last week, the median sales price and average price per square foot for  Folsom homes  remained unchanged.  There are 107 Folsom homes that are pending sales representing 25.24% of the available inventory.  The time to sell  Folsom homes is currently 58 days.

New Mexico has lost another $27 million in an investment involving the son of a friend and fundraiser for Gov. Bill Richardson. Marc Correra acted as a third-party marketer in a 2006 investment deal with a Chicago-based firm that cost the state $90 million after it went sour. Now the State Investment Council (SIC) is writing off $27 million of another $55 million investment made in 2006 with a different firm, SIC spokesman Charles Wollman said Friday.

In real estate, a good businessperson knows the merits of hiring a good home inspector. When you?re selling your home you should know how to highlight the strengths and how to offset the weaknesses of a property. Sellers know that prices can stay way above the standard with the right and carefully prepared presentation of a piece of property. Buyers, especially in a buyer?s market, have ample discretion to purchase what appears to be a beautiful building for a suitable price when the residence is presented properly.

Every time there’s a housing slump, there’s discussion about whether the top end or the bottom end is fairing better or worse.  Here’s a June 2009 article from The Examiner , declaring that luxury home prices in SF are picking up.  And here’s a report published by First Republic Bank, which puts out a so-called “prestige home index,” for various cities in California, stating that luxury home prices in San Francisco continue to fall.  Here’s the accompanying chart from First Republic.

Wed Aug 26, 9:27 AM ET Young women play in tomato pulp during the annual ‘tomatina’ tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. Bunol’s town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms Wednesday with 100 tons of tomatoes in the yearly food fight known as the ‘Tomatina’ now in its 64th year.

In Today’s White House Meeting with Sec. Napolitano, Unified Labor and Diverse Group of Advocates Align on Urgent Need for Comprehensive Immigration Solution   Obama and SEIU and trying to make comprehensive immigration reform a reality. Washington, DC–Today, ( note:  this meeting took place August 20,2009 ) joined by other labor, advocacy, faith and business leaders, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina will meet with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to lay the groundwork on immigration reform .

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Have you ever wondered what the major determinant of client satisfaction? It is added value. In a competitive market, where you will most probably find yourself today, the best proven tactics you should follow is differentiation. Try and become more than a real estate agent – experienced and reliable adviser, more than a store – someone’s favorite present store, more than a Search Engine Optimization Company – trusted professional who knows how to help.

There are a couple questions that you should ask yourself before deciding if a short sale is a good option for you (as a buyer). Before asking yourself these questions though you should make sure that you understand what a short sale is. A short sale is when the current owner of a home cannot afford to pay back their loan to the bank so they are asking the bank to take less than they owe. It will still put a ding on the owner’s credit but it saves them from going into foreclosure and having a foreclosure on their credit report.

Is expanded casino gambling Alabama’s next great white hope (hat tip Rep. Lynn Jenkins ) or the next bubble waiting to burst?
Gambling — and not just the Lifestart education lottery, but expanded casino gambling — has become the centerpiece of Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks’ (D) gubernatorial campaign. He want’s to “tax it, regulate it, and control it” but he also wants us to have more of it. Casinos on the banks of the Alabama River in Selma , casinos near the domed stadium (if any) in Birmingham , casinos in Montgomery and Mobile .

Single-family home sales in Connecticut rose 4% in July 2009, the first increase in home sales year-over-year in two years, according to a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record. “This is a significant pick-up for the housing market in Connecticut, where sales have slumped for months. The last time there was even a slight increase in monthly sales year-over-year was July 2007,” said Timothy M. Warren Jr., CEO of The Warren Group.

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This is a first in a series of Charlotte neighborhood posts to keep you updated on real estate market statistics and trends for your neighborhood. How’s My Hood? will give you up to date (and check back the charts in this post will perpetually update) information on residential buyers and sellers – pricing, days on the market (a biggie right now), number of homes for sale, average price per square foot and more.

Prosecutors point to 20 years of deception By Stacy-Marie Ishmael in London Published: August 28 2009 03:00 | Last updated: August 28 2009 03:00 James Davis and Sir Allen Stanford first hatched a plot to mislead investors and regulators more than 20 years ago, according to court documents filed by the US Department of Justice. A haggard-looking Mr Davis, former chief financial officer of the Stanford Financial group, had earlier pleaded guilty to fraud and obstruction charges related to an alleged $7bn Ponzi scheme conducted through Stanford International Bank (SIB).

MY COMMENTS:   I just closed a short sale after some 15 months of hassling with Bank one and Bank Two.  I had 4 good offers on the property during this timeframe… and the first three walked away… just could not wait for banks to get their act together.  THE FOURTH was an investor that had all kinds of time on his hands, lived close by, and time was on his side.  BUT he did a wise thing, unlike many/most cash buyers where they low-ball a low-ball price and hence have the problem of the bank even recognizing the offer as a “realistic one”… this investor offerred the asking price for the home ….

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The Sarasota Florida real estate market is showing many positive signs as home sales rose 30% during July 2009 according to new figures released by the Florida Association of Realtors . Similarly, the Sarasota Association of Realtors (SAR) recently released sales data showing the Sarasota real estate market in July 2009 “was substantially healthier than last year at this time, with total unit sales up 29 percent to 595, and the months of home supply on the market once again dropping to levels not seen in three years.” July 2009 Sales in Sarasota up 29 percent Total unit sales in the Sarasota real estate market for July 2009 were up substantially from 2008 levels.

Here is a roundup of the 5 things that have caught our attention most in the world of commercial property and construction this week. Pay cut for  DTZ Chief Executive .  Property Week reported that Paul Idzik, the chief executive of DTZ, took  25% pay cut as the property agent battled to overcome the collapse in real estate markets.  DTZ’s  annual report shows that Idzik took a reduction in his base salary from £400,000 to £300,000 in the year to April 30.  A decline in the number of commercial

The Sarasota Florida real estate market is showing many positive signs as home sales rose 30% during July 2009 according to new figures released by the Florida Association of Realtors. Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) August 28, 2009 — The Sarasota Florida real estate market is showing many positive signs as home sales rose 30% during July 2009 according to new figures released by the Florida Association of Realtors.

My last hotsheet report was on August 19th. Since then, 7 homes, 3 land parcels and 1 commercial property have closed. Other stats: Average sold residential price of $248,700, median $237,000, average DOM 304 Land parcel average sold price of $49,022, median $65,000, average DOM 176 More detail is available in the printed report for subscribers below. Protected statistics content will be more in-depth than the upper content of the post, and it will be below a special cut-off point for Special Content for subscribers, and you can subscribe at this link: SUBSCRIBE to protected content…

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “When Harvey Clavon took out an exotic mortgage to refinance his home in Santa Clarita, Calif., three years ago, he thought he knew what he was doing. He planned to sell the home before the mortgage reset. Because Mr. Clavon made only minimum payments on his mortgage, his balance has risen to $680,000 from $618,000, on a house worth closer to $400,000. ‘I don’t know what I’m going to do,’ he said.

In my over 22 years worth of experience in investing in and wholesaling real estate, I am only now getting up to speed with the online world. I have in that time contracted more than 200 homes. Most of the homes have been flipped to another rehabber/investor and I was able to make some very quick profits fairly easily. In order to build some long term wealth, I’ve kept a number of properties to rehab for retailing out and many of them I have kept as income earning rental properties.

A weekly digest of news and sport from Bucharest and around Romania Arms scandal dents President’s popularity Romanian President Traian Basescu suffered perhaps his worst week in almost five years in office as a scandal involving his brother, Mircea, threatened to de-road his reelection campaign. It was claimed in the press that the president’s brother is a major shareholder in a company that allegedly sold arms to a number of questionable regimes and groups, as well as winning lucrative contracts with Romania’s own military.

Protecting Homeowners the Right Course of Action By Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) Four years after Hurricane Katrina tore through the Mississippi Gulf Coast, rebuilding homes and communities continues at a snail’s pace. The protection we thought was there to ensure our speedy recovery is the obstacle that stands in our way: homeowner insurance—both its cost and its payment, or the lack thereof.

Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has affirmed Capital Advisory Services (Thailand) Limited’s (CAS) residential mortgage special servicer rating at ‘RSS2(tha)’. The rating reflects CAS’s still strong overall servicing capabilities based on its strengths, including its experienced senior and middle management, advanced and highly efficient integrated IT system, and its demonstrated stable performance in managing and collecting large NPL portfolios of Thai residential loans.

Introduction
The asset-backed market has grown to become one of the largest capital markets in the world in terms of size and volume. Since 1998, companies have increasingly often used whole–business securitization to refinance whole lines of businesses that frequently form a substantial portion of the assets of the parent company. In one year’s time, both the Dunkin Brands transaction (May 2006) and the Domino’s Pizza deal (April 2007) pushed about $3.5 billion of asset-backed papers onto the market.

Association Issues August Market Focus Report The San Francisco Association of REALTORS ® has issued its Market Focus report for August and the news is, things are looking better! The reports are prepared for the Association by the Rosen Consulting Group of Berkeley. The reports are based on information provided by Terradatum which extracts and analyzes information from the Association’s MLS. Links to both the Market Focus report for August and the press release that accompanied it are provided below.

In: Home & Family 28Aug2009 by Cheryl BrennaNot every real estate agent out there is a true Realtor, which is a common misconception people have. Every real estate agent and Realtor must go through the same education and testing process in which they become licensed by the state they are working in. After this though is where the difference between an agent and a Realtor is made. An agent will choose to practice on their own, while a Realtor joins an association.