Lowest Mortgage Rates Since 1971!

December 18, 2008

This week marks a new low for mortgage rates. Mortgage rates are at a 37 year low. Rates have not been this low since 1971. The federal government decreased interest rates for the seventh consecutive week. This is an all out attempt to bring home buyers into the market and take some inventory off the shelf.

The thought is lower interest rates will bring home buyers out from the bushes and the side lines. It will also help the many home owners who have home equity lines of credit on their homes. HELC interest rates usually move up or down with the prime interest rates.

This week housing permit data also came out, with good news and bad. The results state November as the lowest housing permit month in history since 1975. The good news from this data is less homes being built mean some of the existing homes sitting vacant on the market will be purchased. The bad news is if home building permits are going down, it suggests local economies are struggling and decreasing as well.

It takes many trades and people to build homes. Plumbers, electricians, framers, engineers, designers, project managers, and the list goes on. With less homes being built these people have no where to work and that is not good or the economy.

So with all the bad news about the real estate market many questions come to mind. When will the real estate market find a bottom? When will we stop seeing more foreclosures across the nation? When will many of americans largest investments start seeing positive returns rather than declines in the double digits?

There is no one or two pieces of data that can lead you to the answer of when the real estate market is going to turn around. There are however a few economic factors that you can track locally to determine where your local market sits. Here are a few economic factors I suggest you track on a monthly basis. Rate of new house building permits, rate of existing homes sales, rate of foreclosures, and interest rates.

If you track these items on a monthly basis you should have a pretty good idea of when the real estate market will hit bottom, or when it does. When building permits increase, and existing homes sales increase it is a sign that better times are ahead.

For now if you are in a home that seems impossible to sell I suggest contacting a local home buyer or we buy houses representative in your area. They exist in every major city in the nation. They are not real estate agents but investors who are professional home buyers. You can talk with them at no cost and they can give you great advice about your best home selling options.

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November Foreclosure Rates Down, Could This Be A Sign?

December 13, 2008

In November 2008 the foreclosure rate dropped 7 percent. Could this be the beginning of the bottom for foreclosures? Anytime you look at statistics or analyze data you get different answers depending on how much data you look at. In this instance only looking at one month, the month of November would lead you to believe that foreclosures are starting to slow. Look at 3 to 4 months of data and you will find a different answer.

One possibility of the slow down in November is the foreclosure moratorium that Fanni Mae and Freddie Mac have put on repossessions of homes and foreclosures. In an effort to keep more home owners in their homes and slow the foreclosure rate these two, now government owned companies have stopped foreclousre repossessions for a 90 day period.

over 78,000 home owners lost their homes in the month of November. This is an enormous number of people, now out on the street. This is down almost 8 percent from the month of October with over 84,000 home owners loosing their home to foreclosure.

Since the housing market took a steep dive from its peak in August of 2007 over 1 million home owners have lost their house to foreclosure. You can make a claim that many of these people over purchased and that is the reason they are loosing their homes now. The fact is not all of these people can be sub prime mortgage holders and over purchased.

Only the months ahead will let us know if the foreclosures are starting to slow. My opinion is the foreclosure rate will hold steady at an alarming rate until the government can do more to keep people in their homes. When our new american president Barrack Obama takes seat in January lets home real estate is one of the issues he tackles to get our economy back on the right track. 

In the mean time if you own real estate and need to sell your home, I suggest you find a local home buyer in your area. There are still people who are buying new homes, growing their family and starting their life. Everyone wants to own their own home, if not for a long term investment then for comfort.


How To Sell My House In Collin County Texas

November 12, 2008

Lets face it, life is not always easy and is not always perfect. Many good people in cities like, Allen, Frisco, McKinney, Plano, Richardson, Wylie and other parts of Collin County get into financial situations which cause them to get behind on their mortgage payments. One day things were going great so you purchased a new house. A few months later you lost your job and now you can not make your mortgage payments. Now you need to sell your house in Collin County.

Situations like this happen to many people each and every day. When a life changing event like loosing your job, or going through a divorce happen, usually your house becomes a large financial burden. In fact, with the real estate market slow and buyers having trouble getting financing, your house can become a stressful, financial nightmare.

The government has been trying to stop the real estate meltdown for 2 years now with no success. Foreclosures in Collin County and other areas of the nation keep climbing at record levels and more and more homes owners are falling into financial distress because of their home.

In September 2008 there are approximately 5,000 homes for sale in Collin County. Collin County is made up of the larger populated cities like, Allen, Frisco, McKinney, Plano, Richardson, and Wylie.  Out of the 5,000 homes for sale, approximately 400 homes sold in September. At this rate of selling many people are going to have a hard time getting an offer on their home. This is why we suggest contacting a local real estate home buyer in your area. These professionals help home owners solve their real estate problems.

Local home buyers exist in every major real estate market. They have many options to help solve your financial distress. One of the best options they provide is the ability to buy your house fast so you can move on with your life. Local home buyers are honest real estate professionals who earn a living from helping people who need to sell their house quick. They are professional and highly respected people.

There are many reasons you may need to sell your house in Collin County, to stop foreclosure, finalize a divorce, loss of your job, can not make your mortgage payments, health issues, family issues, and the list goes on. If you need to sell your house to save your equity, I recommend getting a free offer from your local Texas home buyer. The service is free and you have no obligation to accept their offer.


Falling Houseing Prices Continue to Rule The Economic World

August 6, 2008

When will the falling house prices finally plateau? This question is on the lips of a number of real estate market analysts and investors who are looking for the promised turnaround in a housing sector that continues to disappoint. Although regulations are becoming more stringent in the lending market and the real estate sector has seen some overall positive trends, the big factors of foreclosures and a reticent buyer attitude has continued to make property prices fall.

Some home analysts are wondering where the bottom prices are. For millions of American homeowners, the same question is being analyzed. With a stalled real estate market, homeowners are sitting tight, waiting for the storm of failing prices to past. While they wait, their home equity is slowly sliding by and the value of their home dips more and more. Many potential home buyers have decided to wait on the sidelines rather than risk selling their home for too little of a profit. And for those individuals who are in the market for their first homes, the unsteady market has played a role for these non-homeowners as well. The ability to secure a mortgage, and establish a good rate, has proven to be trickier as the market continues to spiral downward.

Last week, the National Association of Realtors stated that the median price of homes decreased 6.1% compared to a year ago. Sales from the previous month had also fallen 2.6%, which was a higher percentage than had been previously estimated by experts.

What hope lies on the horizon for home buyers and sellers alike? Fortunately, there are major housing packages that are currently in Congress that can help to turn the situation around. A beneficial package was passed by the House last week that would boost the market by assisting first-time home buyers.

However, analysts state that there are a number of factors that could make the housing market go up or continue to fall in the future. One of these factors is foreclosures. The increased wave of foreclosures has given banks a higher inventory of these properties. In turn, the banks have become eager sellers, wanting to get their foreclosed properties off the books as quickly as possible before prices fall again. However, the surplus of motivated sellers and a stale feeling coming from the potential buyers has locked a number of potential sales. As long as the lock continues, the prices on the properties themselves continue to drop down.

Rising energy and fuel costs coupled with poor mortgage situations have been to blame for the rise in foreclosures. However, so long as this trend continues, the drop in prices will follow suit. In addition, there is the question of over-saturation. During the real estate boom years, new housing developments sprang up quickly and were bought even faster. With the halt in the housing market, however, these projects are now additional surplus with reluctant buyers, leaving these homes vacant or worse, unfinished. As long as these trends continue, the prices in properties will continue to drop until more positive steps are taken.

If you are thinking how can I sell my house fast to get out from under this large mortgage, contact your local we buy houses professional. They existing in every major metro area and will give you an offer for your home. Their service is free and there is no obligation for you to accept their offer.