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GLENN EZELLE
Subsidized Risk There's a reason Dick Fuld didn't believe Lehman would be allowed to fail. Article Comments (73) more in Opinion » Email Printer Friendly Share: facebook ↓ More Yahoo! Buzz --> StumbleUpon Digg Twitter Yahoo! Buzz Fark ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Pending Sales of Existing Homes in U.S. Rise 6.1% (Update1) Share Business Exchange Twitter Facebook | Email | Print | A A A By Bob Willis Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The number of contracts to buy previously owned homes in the U.S. rose in September for an ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Article comments (7) /static/all/img f4823d8829934210VgnVCM100000a0c1a8c0RCRD /opinion/2009/10/09/andrea-tantaros-pelosi-rangel-ethics-house Andrea Tantaros - FOXNews.com - October 09, 2009 Pelosi's Sinking In the Swamp If she hopes to survive a bloody ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Existing Home Sales in U.S. Jump to Two-Year High (Update3) Share | Email | Print | A A A By Shobhana Chandra Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Sales of existing U.S. homes jumped more than forecast in July to the highest level in almost two years, signaling the ...  [Read More]
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Kelly Hagglund
I hope you stayed relatively cool this weekend, I was a clown at the Old Fashioned Days Parade and made over 130 animals balloons for kids waiting in line for the Rotary Pancake Breakfast! I have to say 20 years on a clown makes a difference!!! As far ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
Kelly Hagglund
Yamhill County in Review!! Just got back from Mississippi where my youngest son was married. I have to say that living in Oregon is like a little bit of heaven!! Inventory is up this week in both residential and lots and land, as well as bank owned. Consistent ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
Kelly Hagglund
“After all is said and done, usually more is said than done.” This week’s activity in Yamhill County was almost the same as last week only fewer closed transactions. We see a significant jump in bank owned properties entering the marketplace. ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
Kelly Hagglund
Hope you all had an amazing 4th of July!! New listings were up a bit this week, so were bank owned on the market. Pendings were down slightly but the majority of the pendings again this week are below the 200K mark. Wow…people are getting some great ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
Kelly Hagglund
With the good weather we have seen a slight pick up in showings, and looks like in Yamhill County a steady line of pendings! If your home is listed under $200K then you can be assured if you are priced right your home will sell this summer!! For the rest ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
Kelly Hagglund
Last week we had 8 new listings and this week we had 45!! Pendings were up 6 and solds were up 7. 39% of the inventory is vacant up just a bit from last week! We have 11 months of inventory on the market right now. That means that if we had no new listings ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
GLENN EZELLE
Mortgage rates climb Treasury yields on a tear help pull rates higher; 30-year fixed mortgage jumps to 5.95%. window.onerror=function(){clickURL=cleanClickURL(document.location.href);return true;} if(!self.clickURL) clickURL=cleanClickURL(parent.location.href); ...  [Read More]
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Kelly Hagglund
I have to say that things really slowed down last week in Yamhill County. Only 8 new active listings compared to the 23 from the prior week. 9 new pendings last week, 14 prior. Only 5 closed last week, 12 prior. While the very few pendings were under 250k, ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
Kelly Hagglund
Activity in Yamhill County last week! Listings holding around 900 Pendings down from 29 the week before to 14 this last week. All but 2 under $250,000! Solds up 3 from the week before. 10 under $300,000 and two were rural acreages in McMinnville and Dayton. ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
Kelly Hagglund
1. Is There Really a Free Lunch??? The $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers is valid through December 1, 2009. This is a special tax credit from the government that does not have to be paid back, as long as you stay in the home for at least 36 ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
Kelly Hagglund
It was a good week in Yamhill County, pending sales were up by 12 and we had two go pending over $400,000!!! One was city and one was rural. We had twice the pending sales in the 0-200k category, it looks like the government incentives are encouraging ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
Kelly Hagglund
Watching the weekly activity is interesting and it gives us an idea of who is participating in the market at the moment. This last week inventory remained virtually the same, We had five less pendings, and five less residential listings sold from the previous ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
Kelly Hagglund
Last weeks numbers tell us that we have an increase in inventory in Yamhill County, Pendings were also up a tiny bit as well as solds and Bank owned properties inched up a bit. McMinnville seems to be the most active and most of the activity still rests ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
GLENN EZELLE
Tax Credit Can Be Used for Down Payment Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on Tuesday said that the Federal Housing Administration is going to permit its lenders to allow home buyers to use the $8,000 tax ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
Tax Credit Bridge Loans on the Way To put a floor under the market, the federal government must continue to intervene, panelists said, and expanding the first-time homebuyer tax credit is a good place to start. The credit should be expanded to all households, ...  [Read More]
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Kelly Hagglund
Take a look at all the rich and memorable things that you can enjoy on Memorial Day http://www.yamhillvalley.org/memorial_day_09.php There are great places to visit and Yamhill County is an amazing place to live! Exclusive Buyer Agency gives you everything ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
Kelly Hagglund
New Active- 33 Pending- 18 Sold- 7 Last week total new listings in Yamhill County was down by six Pendings were up by 4 from last week. Solds remain steady at 7 again this week. Bank owned were up by 4 however vacants were down by 9. Some of our solds ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKelly Hagglund
GLENN EZELLE
Short Sales: 7 Legal Pitfalls In many areas, short sales are the biggest game in town. But you don¿t want to jump into this niche willy-nilly. By Robert Freedman var author="Robert Freedman"; var date='Apr 1, 2009'; if (author!="" && date!='') document.write(' ...  [Read More]
Posted:byGLENN EZELLE
GLENN EZELLE
Daily Real Estate News | April 2, 2009 | addthis_pub = 'rmostaff'; addthis_logo = 'http://www.addthis.com/images/yourlogo.png'; addthis_logo_background = 'EFEFFF'; addthis_logo_color = '666699'; addthis_brand = ''; addthis_options = 'delicious, digg, favorites, ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
100 best places to live and launch 6 of 100 6. Portland, Ore. • Talk back: What do you think of Portland? Population: 535,421 Pros: A thriving urban scene, abundant outdoor recreations Con: High living costs Young, educated and creative. That's ...  [Read More]
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GLENN EZELLE
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