Archive for the ‘buyers’ Category
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
When calculating how much home you can afford to buy, lenders use debt to income ratios (DTI) to determine how much you can safely borrow. There are two ratios used; front and back end ratios.
The front end ratio is a measurement of just the total monthly house obligations. ...
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
New list of Southern California distressed sales. This post will focus more on bank owned properties (REOs).
Orange County
NOD List
NTS List
Banked Owned
Los Angeles
Banked Owned
Riverside
Banked Owned
San Bernardino
Banked Owned
List Update for May 27, 2008
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Current real estate markets nationwide have created countless opportunities for buyers looking to purchase real estate priced well under market value. Many buyers have turned to short sales, foreclosures and bank owned (REO) properties hoping to be able to purchase real estate for pennies on the dollar. The ...
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Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Listed
Address
City
Bd/Ba
List Price
Trans
Zestimate
2023 Ahuula St
Honolulu
4/3
$425,550
$396,000
$647,500
500 University Avenue #2010
Honolulu
3/2.5
$634,900
$555,000
$588,000
1778 Ala Moana Blvd. #1004
Honolulu
2/2 LH
$391,500
$560,000
$400,000
723B Makaleka Ave
Honolulu
5/3
$620,000
$650,000
$725,000
2145 Palolo Ave
Honolulu
4/2
$609,500
$623,199
$717,000
54-177 Kawaeku St
Hauula
3/2
$549,900
$725,000
$763,000
57-120 Lalo Kuilima Way #7B
Kahuku
1/2 LH
$275,500
$312,867
$340,000
84-937 Hanalei St
Waianae
6/3
$419,900
$370,563
$420,000
91-214 ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
After looking at all the costs involved in buying house, you may have begun to have second thoughts: Perhaps, it is better to rent a home.
Real estate in most areas today is not a top investment compared with investment securities. You're not going to get a 30 percent return ...
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
To frustrated home owners trying to sell their homes in this market, it seems like the market continues to worsen daily as they are subjected to an endless media barrage of gloom and doom. These owners already know there's a glut of properties on the market this spring. ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
In the nation's worst-hit real-estate markets, home sellers are suffering a new blow: They are being blacklisted by lenders. As property values decline and credit markets contract, home lenders nationwide are growing ever more unwilling to finance home purchases in sharply declining housing markets, driving prices down ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Buying a home is a high-pressure, extremely emotional decision. No house will ever fully live up to your dreams, and whatever compromises you make (and you will have to make some), you'll have to live with it for years.
The perfect home ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
How many of you out there have sold your home about 2 or 3 years ago for huge profits waiting to buy in again as the market corrects? If this is you, read on as this can be some helpful information that may save you money or even set a ...
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
A lot of homeowners have the mind set that making payments on time automatically equates to good credit and credit scores.
Unfortunately, this couldn't be further from the truth.
While paying your bills on time accounts for a large portion of your credit score, there's still a lot more to it. In ...
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