Bergen County Foreclosure Trends – April 2009 Posted by PAULA CLARK @ 6:29 am, May 31st, 2009 Bergen County foreclosure homes have remained relatively steady in 2009 after a spike in October 2008 with 398 new foreclosure filings in April compared to 925 filings last October, according to RealtyTrac.com. Bergen County Foreclosure Activity and Home Price Index Bergen County foreclosure activity…
Rates are up 0.25%+ So much for my comment of last week about flat trend lines! Read more. /// Rates may be higher now but still very good. Particulary first time home buyers should not delay. /// Refinances that like to wait for the better rate should get fully approved and try a short lock on rate dip and…
Home News The Strongest and Weakest Housing Markets By Louis Jones, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, www.kiplinger.com It’s no secret that the real estate market has been hammered. Nationwide, median home values dropped 18% in 2008, according to the most recent data from Fiserv Lending Solutions, a home-price research company. And in markets such as California’s Central…
RISMEDIA, announced the results of an extensive nationwide survey on home prices based on the responses of over 1,150 Realtors. The survey shows that 36% of homeowners think their homes should be listed 10 to 20% higher than what their Realtors’ recommend, down from 45% in the first quarter. Conversely, 64% of homebuyers think that…