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Houses and the human body have a lot of similarities

Gerry Loesch — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:12:14 +0000

Have you ever thought about the similarities between houses and the human body? For example as our bodies age, things are not quite as straight, square and firm as they once were in our younger years. At one time I had a 44 inch chest and now with age it seems that chest dimension is closer to my waist line. In most cases, this aging in homes translates into floors not being totally level and windows and doors being skewed slightly or not latching. While this may create slight operational issues these conditions are quite common in older homes, some more so than others depending on the age, floor plan, design etc. While one could, in theory go through and re-level the floors, in my opinion in most cases this would be an unnecessary expense and cause additional problems. Quite frankly many look at these conditions as part of the “character” and “charm” of an older home. [...] Related posts:

Mortgage Rate Update; Trends that will affect the housing market in 2012

Robert Fishel — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:02:39 +0000

The National Association of Realtors' research staff recently released its comprehensive annual report: Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers for 2011. Market researcher, Paul C. Bishop, Ph. D., Vice President and Jessica Lautz, Manager of Consumer Survey Research state that they've identified "trends that have not been seen in the last 10 years," which will affect the housing market as we enter 2012. [...] Related posts:

New home sales tick up in September but still on track to be worst year ever

Dennis Norman — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:43:28 +0000

Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Census Bureau released new home sales data for September 2011 showing an increase of 5.7 percent from the month before, and a decrease of 0.9 percent from a year ago. The seasonally-adjusted new home sales rate for September was 313,000 homes, up from an adjusted rate of 296,000 the month before. Unfortunately, even with the increase in the rate of new home sales, the current rate of new home sales is still on track to make 2011 new home sales the lowest since the Commerce Department began keeping track of sales in 1963. [...] Related posts:

Boomers aren’t selling their homes but are looking to buy investment property

Dennis Norman — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:51:34 +0000

The economy is delaying baby boomers' plans to sell their homes, according to a survey just released by Coldwell Banker Real Estate. This doesn't mean boomers aren't in the market though....in fact, according to the survey, the desire to purchase and own a home, or more than one home, "remains strong....especially so in the the investment market segment. " [...] Related posts:

Home sales decline in August; second consecutive month of declines

Dennis Norman — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:22:55 +0000

The National Association of REALTORS Pending Home Sales Index for August shows a decrease of 1.2 percent in the index from the month before (seasonally adjusted), and a 7.7 percent increase from a year ago. This is the second consecutive month the index has decreased from the month before and, while the year over year numbers are still better, this month's year over year increase was only half of what last months was. [...] Related posts:

Study Reports: Real Estate Company Satisfaction Improves Among Sellers, But Declines Among Buyers

Dennis Norman — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:50:32 +0000

It’s a buyer’s market so you would think home buyers are happy, right? Well, not as happy as sellers are, at least in terms of their satisfaction with real estate companies according to a study conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. The study, which is in it’s fourth year of measuring the customer satisfaction of [...] Related posts:

Spring Showers-It is time to Improve the Odds to Limit Basement Seepage

Gerry Loesch — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:15:27 +0000

Basement seepage, in most cases relates to poor management of surface and roof water. Water causing basement seepage can come from three basic sources. First surface water can be directed to, rather than away from the foundation. Second water collected in gutters and downspouts is not routed away from the foundation. Although rare, the third [...] Related posts:

Existing Home Sales Rate falls 9.6 percent in February; prices still falling

Dennis Norman — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:24:40 +0000

Today’s existing home sales report from the National Association of REALTORS® shows existing home sales in February were at at a seasonally adjusted-annual rate of 4.88 million units which is a decrease of 9.6 percent from January and is a decrease of 2.8 percent from a year ago.

Home prices decrease for the eighth-consecutive [...] Related posts:

Increasing number of homeowners are becoming tenants

Dennis Norman — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:20:43 +0000

Apartments.com conducted a national survey of renters which revealed that more and more homeowners are choosing rental over home-ownership. As the rate of home ownership in the U.S. drops to lows we haven’t seen in some time, the apartment community appears to be reaping the benefit.

According to the survey results, 20 percent of [...] Related posts:

Existing home sales increase in January; fueled by falling home prices

Dennis Norman — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:16:27 +0000

Today’s existing home sales report from the National Association of REALTORS® shows existing home sales in January were at at a seasonally adjusted-annual rate of 5.36 million units which is an increase of 2.7 percent from December and is an increase of 5.3 percent from a year ago.

Home prices decrease for the seventh-consecutive [...] Related posts: