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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

11 Fastest-Selling Real Estate Markets
Nationally, the median age of inventory of homes on the market shrank slightly in May from April to 92 days, but still marks a 4.55 percent year-over-year increase. But in some markets homes are selling much faster. For example, the fastest-selling market Read More...

Posted Saturday, June 18, 2011 12:46 AM 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

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

FSBOs Vanish, Sellers Turn to Real Estate Pros
For-sale-by-owners are rare nowadays. In fact, the number of FSBOs dropped to record lows over the past year. Unrepresented sellers make up just 11 percent of the market, down from 13 percent in 2009, according to the 2010 National Association of REALTORS® Read More...

Posted Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:44 PM by Jon Becker | 1 Comments

Bank of America delays foreclosures in 23 States
WASHINGTON -- Bank of America is delaying foreclosures in 23 states as it examines whether it rushed the foreclosure process for thousands of homeowners without reading the documents. The move adds the nation's largest bank to a growing list of mortgage Read More...

Posted Sunday, October 03, 2010 6:23 PM by Jon Becker | 0 Comments

Short Sales Tips for Sellers
If you're thinking of selling your home, and you expect that the total amount you owe on your mortgage will be greater than the selling price of your home, you may be facing a short sale. A short sale is one where the net proceeds from the sale won't Read More...

Posted Monday, August 30, 2010 1:15 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

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