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December Existing-Home Sales Show Uptrend
Daily Real Estate News | Friday, January 20, 2012 --> Existing-home sales continued on an uptrend in December, rising for three consecutive months and remaining above where they were a year ago, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Read More...

Posted Friday, January 20, 2012 2:53 PM by Jon Becker | 0 Comments

October Existing-Home Sales Rise
Daily Real Estate News | Monday, November 21, 2011 --> Existing-home sales improved in October while the number of homes on the market continued to decline, according to the National Association of REALTORS ® . Total existing-home sales — completed Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 22, 2011 11:05 AM by Jon Becker | 0 Comments

12 Housing Markets Seeing the Biggest Turnarounds
Daily Real Estate News | Monday, September 12, 2011 --> The National Association of Home Builders is debuting a new economic index that highlights metro areas that are seeing the most improvement in their housing markets. The First American Improving Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:54 PM by Jon Becker | 0 Comments

Green Mortgages Allow More Options for Upgrades
Daily Real Estate News | Monday, September 12, 2011 --> With the growth of green building the last decade, green lending has emerged to help finance those often costly “green” upgrades. Dave Porter, with PorterWorks in Stanton, Wash., who Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:52 PM by Jon Becker | 0 Comments

Michigan Court of Appeals ruling could halt some foreclosures
A ruling by the state Court of Appeals could mean relief for thousands of people facing foreclosure in Michigan. The ruling applies to foreclosures started under the Mortgage Electronic Registration System, or MERS. MERS is a nationwide system that was Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:31 PM by Jon Becker | 1 Comments


Attachment(s): 53627924-Michigan-Court-of-Appeals-Rules-Against-MERS.pdf

Traverse City MLS Market Summary 2011 YTD
Statistics for: Class=SF, VL, CM, MF AND Status=ACT'SLD'PND AND Date Range=01/01/2011-04/30/2011 AND Area=1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND Board=-1; As Of: 4/26/2011 Active Price Range Number of Listings Average Days On Market 0$ - $19,999 1,102 528 $20,000 Read More...

Posted Tuesday, April 26, 2011 1:53 PM by Jon Becker | 0 Comments

Century 21 realty offices and realtors recognized by regional broker’s council
Area realty offices and realtors made a good showing at a regional industry event recently, with Century 21 Northland and Century 21 Sleeping Bear Realty taking home several honors. The Century 21 Northern Michigan Broker's Council holds an annual Read More...

Posted Tuesday, April 26, 2011 1:35 PM by Jon Becker | 0 Comments

Mortgage Delinquencies Continue to Decline
Mortgages for single-family homes that are 90 days or more delinquent declined for the third consecutive month in February, Freddie Mac reports. Delinquencies on single-family homes dropped to 3.78 percent in February from 3.82 percent in January. What’s Read More...

Posted Monday, March 28, 2011 4:58 PM by Jon Becker | 0 Comments

February Pending Home Sales Rise
Pending home sales increased in February but with notable regional variations, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The Pending Home Sales Index , a forward-looking indicator, rose 2.1 percent to 90.8, based on contracts signed in February, Read More...

Posted Monday, March 28, 2011 4:55 PM by Jon Becker | 0 Comments

What Is a 'Safe' Mortgage?
Later this month, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will consider new rules that define what a safe or “qualified” residential mortgage is as part of the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law. Experts say the classification will likely have Read More...

Posted Thursday, March 24, 2011 1:07 PM by Jon Becker | 0 Comments

National Home Prices are Firming Up
The trend in firming home prices solidified in the second quarter with more metropolitan areas showing increases from a year ago, aided by a surge in home sales driven by the home buyer tax credit, according to the latest survey by the National Association Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 11, 2010 3:06 PM by Jon Becker | 0 Comments

Mortgage Rates hit an All Time Low 4.69%
Average interest on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to an all-time low of 4.69 percent this week, down from 4.75 percent a week ago, reports Freddie Mac. Although rates have held below 5 percent since early May, Michael Fratantoni of the Mortgage Bankers Read More...

Posted Sunday, June 27, 2010 11:03 AM by Jon Becker | 1 Comments

Century 21 Northland Home Sales + 31.79%
For those that read my post a few days ago regarding my personal sales transactions being up 57% in 2009 compared to 2008 in a " down market" as we all constantly here in the media......more great and positive news......my office, Century 21 Read More...

Posted Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:48 PM by Jon Becker | 0 Comments

Home buyer Tax Credit information
As many of you know the 1st time homebuyer tax credit has not only been extended into 2010 but it has also been expanded to include current home owners as well. Below is a bullet point summary of this great home buyer program. 1ST TIME BUYERS: (does not Read More...

Posted Monday, December 14, 2009 9:14 PM by Jon Becker | 0 Comments

Interest Rates 4.25%-4.875% + Tax Credit = BUY NOW!!!
New interest rates posted today ( 11/30/09) by Huntington Mortgage Group are currently as low as 4.875% for a 30 year fixed mortage and as low as 4.25% for 10 yr. fixed. ( See attachment for full rate sheet) Couple these outstanding rates with the $8000 Read More...

Posted Monday, November 30, 2009 3:02 PM by Jon Becker | 1 Comments


Attachment(s): Interest Rates.pdf

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