Archive for the Market Conditions Category

Wow!  Another great article.  This is definitely strait talk that every seller needs to hear.  So easy to say and less easy to implement. Source: cnbc.com Date: 8 October 2009 Link: http://www.cnbc.com/id/32893590 If you’re planning to put your home on the market, it’s not your manners that need polishing. Try your silver, among other improvements. [...]

Here are the current market conditions for the Franklin Wisconsin Single Family Home Real Estate Market. There were 69 homes sold during the 3rd quarter of 2009 in the City of Franklin WI (11 more than last quarter.)  The monthly break down is as follows: . July- 29 homes sold August- 20 homes sold September- [...]

Source: cnbc.com Date: 8 Octover 2009 Link: http://www.cnbc.com/id/32893442 The common perception of Middle America is that of a region insulated from the afflictions of the coasts, but a look at some of the larger Midwestern real estate markets shows that’s not always the case. indeed, some areas fell victim to the same woes that dragged [...]

This is probably one of the best written articles that I have read in the last few weeks pertaining to the housing market.  Truly every market is a local market.  Based on what is happening locally surely gives us an idea of what we might expect in the real estate market locally.  The Milwaukee area [...]

I was talking to my go to guy for lending, Kevin McSwain, of Quest Home Loan Center today about the upcoming end to the $8,000 first time home buyers credit. If you are thinking about trying to still get in on the credit the federal government is offering, the window is coming to a close [...]

Here are the current conditions for the Oak Creek Wisconsin Single Family Home Real Estate Market. There were 64 homes sold during the 3rd quarter of 2009 in the City of Oak Creek, WI. The monthly break down is as follows: . July- 24 homes sold August- 24 homes sold September- 16 homes sold There [...]

Source: cnbc.com Date: 24 September 2009 Link: http://www.cnbc.com/id/33003868 I hate to say “I told you so,” okay, that’s a lie, who doesn’t love to be right? Existing home sales took a U-turn in August after four straight months of gains, and this is exactly what we were afraid of, as inventory at the low end [...]

I just finished reading the book “The Housing Boom And Bust” by Thomas Stowell. Based on his background I would consider him an authority on the matter. It was quite an interesting read that explains what the root causes were to the economic melt-down we had, which was led by the sub-prime mortgage crisis. The [...]

I hate to post such doom and gloom but it seems that there has been no real basis for the housing market to be turning. Unless spending increases, credit is relaxed, and unemployment decreases we are in for a long stretch of seeing more of the same. I keep hearing how people are saving rather [...]

Think the real estate market has bottomed out and want to invest but don’t want the headaches of being a land lord or wish to be more diversified in the sector? Investing in stocks that track the residential or commercial real estate market may be the way to go. This article talks about what is [...]