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Belief That “Now Is the Time to Buy” by Age Group

by the KCM Crew – KCM Blog * Blue represents Home Owner Percentages by Age Group * Grey Represents Renter Percentages by Age Group

Jan 26, 2012 | 0 comments View Post

Sales Stir Hope for Housing Market

By Robbie Whelan – Wall Street Journal Sales of previously owned homes rose in December for the third straight month, bringing the supply of homes listed for sale to the lowest level since 2006 and offering a glimmer of hope that the housing market could be starting to climb out of a profound [...]

Jan 24, 2012 | 0 comments View Post

Homes – Buy Now!

Huff Post - by John R. Talbott I have been waiting for more than five years to offer this advice. It is now time in most cities across the country to buy a new home or refinance your existing home with thirty-year fixed rate mortgage debt. And this from the author of The Coming [...]

Jan 19, 2012 | 0 comments View Post

Good News On The Real Estate Front – Pending Sales Are Rising

by The Real Estate Briefings Blog The real estate markets are on the rise a little bit. Pending home sales are rising by more than 7%. This is the highest it’s been in 19 months, according to the National Association of Realtors. NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun states: “Housing affordability conditions are at a [...]

Jan 17, 2012 | 0 comments View Post

Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows: Freddie Mac

Fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgages break records this week by Amy Hoak – Marketwatch Mortgage rates dropped to record lows this week, with 30-year fixed-rate mortgages falling to 3.89%, its sixth week below the 4% mark, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates. The mortgage averaged 3.91% last week and [...]

Jan 13, 2012 | 0 comments View Post

New Listing: 19129 Dale Way, Lynnwood, 98036

$210,000 / MLS#310188 / One level / 3 bedroom / 1.5 bathroom / 1,272 sq feet / 8,712 sq foot lot. Come home to this charming rambler in the Dale Way Neighborhood. This close-in, quiet and peaceful home offers 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, ample kitchen, and large family and living rooms. Vaulted ceilings and lots of light. Add the [...]

Jan 12, 2012 | 0 comments View Post

Comparing Real Estate To Other Investments

by the KCM Crew – KCM Blog VodpodYahoo BookmarksBeboMister-WongWordPressGoogle ReaderOrkutXINGEvernoteNetvibes ShareStrandsPosterousBusiness ExchangeArtoTipdSmakNewsPlurkAIMYahoo MessengerIdenti.caMozillacaBlogger PostTypePad PostBox.netNetlogTechnorati FavoritesCiteULikeJumptagsHemidemiFunPInstapaperPhoneFavsXerpiNetvouzWinkDiigoBibSonomyBlogMarksTailrankStartAidKledyKhabbrMeneameYoolinkBookmarks.frTechnotizieNewsVineMultiplyFriendFeedPlaxo PulsePingSquidooProtopage BookmarksBlinklistFavesYiGGWebnewsSegnaloPushaYouMobSlashdotFarkAllvoicesJamespotImera BrazilTwiddlaLinkaGoGounalogHuggDiglogNowPublicTumblrLiveJournalCurrentHelloTxtSpurlYampleOneviewLinkatopiaSimpyLinkedInBuddyMarksAsk.com MyStuffViadeoMapleWistsConnoteaBackflipMyLinkVaultSiteJotSphinnDZoneCare2 NewsHyvesSphereBitty BrowserGabbrSymbaloo FeedsTagzaFolkdNewsTrustAmazon Wish ListPrintFriendlyRead It LaterTuentiEmailRediff MyPage Google GmailYahoo MailHotmailAOL MailAny email We recently posted Real Estate: Today’s Golden Opportunitycomparing the current housing market to the market for gold about a decade ago. [...]

Jan 11, 2012 | 0 comments View Post

How To Get Your Home To Sell Faster

by The Real Estate Briefings Blog Lately you see a lot of homes sitting on the market for sale for months on end. Yet at the same time, you will see one that gets grabbed up as soon as it hits the market. What factors are involved in these quick sales and how [...]

Jan 09, 2012 | 0 comments View Post

30 Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage at Record Low

by Amy Hoak, MarketWatch.com Housing Market Showing Signs of Improvement, Economist Says Fifteen-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.23% this week, down from 3.24% last week and 4.13% a year ago. Five-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage averaged 2.86%, down from 2.88% last week and 3.75% a year ago. But 1-year [...]

Jan 06, 2012 | 0 comments View Post