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Real estate: Realtors forecast nationwide home sales will stabilize
Consumers should expect home sales to flatten and home prices to continue to increase, though at a slower pace, according to a 2019 housing and economic forecast presented at the 2018 National Association of Realtors Conference & Expo held in Boston early this month. Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors, said […]
Existing Home Sales Break Free From Losing Streak, Posting October Gains
Existing home sales broke their extended losing streak in October, increasing 1.4 percent from September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.22 million completed sales. It was the first positive report on sales of existing single-family homes, condos, townhouses, and co-op apartments since last March. Foreclosure News
The Top Tax Court Cases of 2018: Simonsen Says – The Tax Treatment Of Short Sales Is Confusing
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Can a Court Set Aside a Hoa-Lien Foreclosure Sale Because The Sales Price Was Too Low?
When a mortgage company faces having its mortgage interest swept away in a quiet title action following an HOA lien foreclosure, the mortgage company comes up with all sorts of arguments as to why its mortgage should remain intact. This time, the arguments did not carry the day. Foreclosure News
Freddie Sees Home Sales Regaining Momentum in 2019
Freddie Mac is forecasting that there will be GDP growth of 3.0 percent in the second quarter of this year, moderating from the strong 4.2 percent growth in the first quarter. The company's October Forecast, prepared by its Economic and Housing Research Group, now extends its predictions into 2020 and they are looking at substantial […]
What are downtown condo short sales?
A short sale, or pre-foreclosure sale, is a downtown condo for sale that is being sold for less than what the owner owes on the mortgage. In a short sale, the seller does not have the money to make up this difference, and the bank has agreed to accept less than what is owed. Foreclosure […]
Report: Pending Home Sales Up For 4th Straight Month
Home sales continued their modest upward swing in May, according to a closely watched industry report that rose for the fourth straight month for the first time in nearly 5 years. The Pending Home Sales Index, reported Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors , rose 0.1% during the month. Foreclosure News
County home sales slide
As home sales jump across the state, San Mateo County is finding itself in the unique situation of having both slumping home sales and dropping home prices, according to a report issued yesterday by a real estate tracking firm. Home sales in California jumped 65 percent in September from a year ago, as homebuyers seized […]
Existing Home Sales Extend Slump, But Inventory Holds Annual Gain
Existing home sales slipped in September, following a month in which sales were almost totally flat. The National Association of Realtors said that closed transactions for existing single family homes, townhouses, condos, and cooperative apartments was at a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.15 million in September. Foreclosure News