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Real Estate Change: Bubble Trouble (Again?)

For real estate professionals there are lessons to be learned from every changing market condition; especially a housing bubble. The question is will they? For a great many agents who have never experienced anything other than the recent feeding frenzy this is the first time they�ll be learning them and for the rest who have �been there before�, it�s a time to reflect on the last time through the cycle and add the new lessons learned.

The housing bubble expanded in the first few years of the 2000s, especially in the costal areas, the southwest and the highly populous areas. The bubble is basically a period during which a mania for home buying occurs. In Read the rest…

Single-family starts, permits fall in November

The pace of groundbreaking for home construction in the U.S. fell in November after rebounding for the first time in four months in October, while building permits slid to the lowest level in 14 1/2 years.

Housing starts declined 3.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted 1.187 million annual rate in November, after rising 4.2 percent in the previous month to 1.232 million, the Commerce Department said this week. Year-to-year, housing starts during November were 24.2 percent below the level of construction in the same month of 2006.

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Home Prices Rise – A Bit

Home prices are on the rise but industry analysts still say they are at so low levels it’s still prime time to buy properties and other forms of real estates while they are still cheap. But with no end in sight to the economic crunch, there’s no telling when the market would ever recover. Some people in the industry forecasting the end to the current crisis to come by 2012, nobody knows how the industry would survive. But for the mean time, people who could afford to purchase property should take advantage of the low prices, just be sure to do ample homework on the property so you don’t put all your eggs in one empty box.

Mortgage Rates at their lowest – And People Know About It

The rise in mortgage loans are on the rise and people couldn’t be happier for they couldn’t afford these financial assistance packages if the market was still in its prime. Many real estate industry analysts are noticing the rise but they say it won’t last long for the market s still experiencing a default rate of over 50%. This translates to that much people who are defaulting or are so late in their monthly payments they are facing foreclosures. Jobs are still being shed by companies and with it comes the ability of these very people to pay up their mortgages. With no way to finance their homes, and their job assistance checks barely able to sustain their lives, it seems that only a miracle can take this recession away.

Real Estate – Is It Gonna Get Worse?

Well, as if it couldn’t get any worse, the real estate industry was hoping that the economic figures last year in their corner of the woods have been leveling out, it wasn’t. For the industry as a whole is till doing bad with prices continuing to slide ever lower and mortgages still defaulting. People who loved the new administration with their new view into the industry as a whole have been re-thinking their overall grading of the government which has done little to stem the worsening economic conditions. Hailed as the “trillion dollar economic blunder”, it seems that even the economists who promoted the President’s move to open the Federal Government’s coffers are having second thoughts, saying ti may have warranted more study before it should have been allowed to pass. Read the rest…

Optimism Soars As Home Prices Level-off

The February bump in sales has been all but a memory yet people are still quite optimistic at the leveling off of the reals estate market, namely home prices which seems to have gotten to the lowest levels that could since the crisis began last year. Some markets of the real estate industry have been suffering longer like the metro rental market where they have been loosing ground tot he worsening economy since a few years back.
Optimism in the market that has made the dreams of thousands of people come true is good sign that people are still willing to partake in the home industry, even with most growth indicators not showing good signs. The market in terms of non-home construction spending is also showing some good signs for it seems that developers have managed to plug up the wide gaping holes in their businesses and developments which is allowing them to continue on with their business.

February Figures Move Slightly

The figures for the housing market for the month of February are surprisingly showing a slight move on the positive note which is being accepted by the industry with skepticism. Why, well maybe the system and people have finally accepted the fact that the market is going to take a long long time to recover and with other economic conditions and indicators showing otherwise, the minor move is a mere bump in the overall economic condition of the US. Read the rest…

Re-makes Selling Better Than Homes

Renovated homes that have been improved on by the owners are selling better than empty homes due to the market slump. Improvements used to be a way of jacking up the price which might be good for the seller but disadvantageous for the buyer who had to pay for all improvements done in the final price. With house prices that are so low, improvements have become the selling point belittling the value of the property itself.
Nice and shiny kitchens and baths have long lured people into getting the value they want from homes and having them in a house they intend to buy lessens the strain of having to get it done before they move in. Be sure all work is well documented with amendments to the original plans in place so you don’t end up dealing with nuances later.

CHASING THE CONSUMER

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It’s hard to go anywhere or do anything without being exposed to marketing and a rapidly growing number of ways designed to lure us into buying new products.Yet it’s not that our desire to be bombarded with marketing and advertising has increased; quite the contrary, we don’t want it. Just think of the “Do Not Call” list and the legislation that has been enacted to reduce spamming.”? Even our new love for TIVO and DVRs is the result of a strong desire to zap out unwanted commercials.According to Trend #4 in the Swanepoel Trends Report for 2007, the Internet, while it continues to be a great solution, has provided its fair share of complications.”? For example, type in “Homes for Sale” on Google or Yahoo and you will get results numbering in the multiple millions.”? Yet according to Realtor.com there are currently only approximately 3 million properties for sale.The reason lies in the fact that the real estate industry is still marketing all over the board and really doesn’t understand the online marketing channel. In many cases the industry is complacent in its approach to marketing and the methods it employs; it still holds onto old “trusted” methods while jumping onto anything new.

CondoTel

A CondoTel is a condominium project that is operated as a hotel with a registration desk, cleaning service and complete with all the amenities that a hotel can offer The units are individually owned. Unit owners also have the option to place their unit in the hotels rental program where it is rented out like any other hotel room.

There are advantages and dis-advantages to condotel ownership.

Advantages
- Pros include rental income to offset ownership expenses, a great vacation home, a cared-for home and potential price appreciation.

Dis-Advantages
- You might have to make a reservation for your own unit several days or weeks in advance. There are risks associated with all hotel ownership as well, such as occupancy rates that might be based on general economic conditions and potential destruction of the property.

Generally, condotels cannot be considered as your ‘first’ home. It is good for investment or as ‘second’ home only.

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