Just published by the Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS) – ARMLS Subscriber Confidence Index – April 2011. Greater Phoenix real estate agents are growing more positive by the month. By a wide majority, agents who responded to the survey feel the local real estate market is better than it was six months ago, and will continue [...]
April 2011
Sitting in a room full of Realtors the other day, the topic quickly turned to “What’s selling?”. Often a conversation like this is quite subjective, so I thought I’d better do a little digging. Conveniently, ARMLS just published their quarterly publication of STATplus for the 1st Quarter of 2011. Using data from that report, I compiled [...]
Sitting with a group of Realtors recently, the question came up: Are investor sales tapering off? We were all commenting that we were seeing increases in 1st time home buyers, relocations, vacation home buyers, even move-up buyers. “Normal” home sellers are starting to reemerge. So out of curiosity, the question was asked – Are investors [...]
Thanks to Patrick Gavin over at CFS Mortgage for send this brief reference sheet over. Prepared by Fannie Mae, it highlights a buyer’s ability to qualify for another mortgage, based on credit scores, credit history, employment, security clearances and deficiency judgments. Fannie Mae Reference for Short Sale and Foreclosure Impact to Buyer
