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Want an extra $8,000? If you’re a first-time homebuyer then we have a nice surprise for you. Last fall, the Federal Government introduced a financial incentive to prospective first-time homebuyers — an income tax credit of up to $7,500. The ...[Read More]
www.portlandfarmersmarket.org Each of our Portland Farmers Markets strives to bring you healthy, local food and artisanal bounty. Plus, there are activities and fun for the whole family. So come experience the market. Enjoy the music. Learn from top chefs. ...[Read More]
Operating since 1974 the Portland Saturday Market is the largest continually operating outdoor arts and crafts market in the nation. Centered in Portland’s historic Old Town the Market is one of the most popular shopping destinations for local handcrafted ...[Read More]
By MADLEN READ and TIM PARADIS, AP Business Writers Tue Feb 24, 6:37 pm ET NEW YORK – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave Wall Street a double dose of reassurance. Now it's President Barack Obama's turn. Bernanke told Congress on Tuesday ...[Read More]
This group is geared to home buyers who are interested in learning how to help represent themselves on a residential real estate transaction and keep the entire - 100% buyer's agent commission for themselves. Buyers pay a flat fee and do most of the ...[Read More]
Stimulus package may restore higher loan limits BY MATT CARTER , THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009. A proposal to provide a $15,000 tax credit to homebuyers was stripped from a $789 billion economic stimulus package that appears headed for a vote Friday, but ...[Read More]
Part I: Impact on inventories lags foreclosures By Matt Carter , Monday, January 26, 2009. Inventories of unsold homes are likely to swell in coming months as lenders begin to push a growing backlog of repossessed homes up for sale -- often in communities ...[Read More]
Broker sees return to seller carry-back mortgages, lease-options BY TOM KELLY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009. Searching for a home can be draining in "normal" times. When inventory is high and home mortgages are more difficult to obtain, the process ...[Read More]
There our a couple of ways to get financing on foreclosures. 1. You can borrow hard money(we have hard money lenders available). Hard Money generally is 3-5% points plus 12% interest. 2. ShopProp buys the property and we sell it to you at the same time. ...[Read More]
Next up: More purchases of mortgage debt By Inman News, Tuesday, December 16, 2008. Inman News The Federal Reserve slashed short-term interest rates today to nearly zero, bringing to an end a 15-month campaign of rate reductions intended to encourage borrowing ...[Read More]
Curious about current market activity? Here is a graph of the activity in Lake Stevens, Marysville, and Snohomish between April and September of this year. Want other stats or information? You can either check back here often, or drop me a message with ...[Read More]
I would like to invite you to a fundraiser my office is having next Thursday. All the details are on the attached flyer. We are raising money to benefit an organization called Clothes for Kids, located in Lynnwood . They may have to close their doors unless ...[Read More]
At ShopProp we help customers buy and price forelclosures. You can also do this yourself through our software that will be availbale early September or you can join Our Capital Group LLC that invests in foreclosures. ShopProp also has access to financing ...[Read More]
I was recently asked if we go to the foreclsoure auction for clients and bid on properties. The answer is yes we do. If we have clients that are interested in the same properties we keep bids secret and do not disclose bids to other clients or sources.[Read More]
It's easy to represent yourself on a residential real estate transaction if you use the correct forms, have the lastest legal ammendments and disclosures and are willing to take the time to handle the sale. No reason to use an agent unless you specifically ...[Read More]
How to make a seller’s home stand out In many real estate markets, the biggest problem sellers face is simply a bigger than normal inventory. That means a seller’s big challenge today is figuring out how to stand out amidst all those other ...[Read More]
Fact #8: Homes sell when they’re priced right and show well. Buyers are looking for value in today’s market. When sellers make their home’s value obvious, they make a sale—it’s as simple as that.[Read More]
Fact #7: First-time buyers lose money while they wait on the sidelines. First, renters typically pay more state and federal income taxes than homeowners with a mortgage deduction. Renters are also losing the wealth they could be accumulating as they pay ...[Read More]
Fact #6: First-time buyers have a real advantage in today’s market. First-time buyers can buy at a reduced price without having to sell at one too. Higher limits on lower cost conforming loans also help first-time buyers purchase more home for their ...[Read More]
The Housing Crisis Is Over By CYRIL MOULLE-BERTEAUX May 6, 2008; Page A23 The dire headlines coming fast and furious in the financial and popular press suggest that the housing crisis is intensifying. Yet it is very likely that April 2008 will mark the ...[Read More]
Fact #5: 2008 is the best year to buy a home in 35 years. 1973 was the last time mortgage rates were this low in a buyer’s market. We had rates this low in 2001 and 2002, but those were strong seller’s markets with little inventory. The last ...[Read More]
Fact #4: Real estate is cyclical The biggest fear in good times is that the fair weather won’t last forever—because it doesn’t. But the reality of a cyclical real estate market also provides its brightest hope in bad times—foul ...[Read More]
Here is part of a newsletter I get from my local lender: "Then some real good news came Wednesday. The Fed announced another 0.25% rate cut. Even better, many economists interpreted the Fed's comments to mean they will cut rates no more. This ...[Read More]
Fact #3: The housing market cannot help but grow. Our country’s tremendous wealth, liquidity, and entrepreneurship will continue to drive our economy. 70-100 million people will be added to our market in the next 40 years.[Read More]
Fact #2: There is still over $23 trillion of value in u.s. housing stock. Home ownership continues to be the basis of our wealth in this country.[Read More]
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