Home builders Grow More Confident About Housing Recovery. Home builders confidence inched slightly higher in October, bringing it to its strongest level since June of 2006, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. The October gain also marks the sixth consecutive month for increases in the index, which measures builder confidence …
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Oct 17
Housing Appraisals Remain Big Hurdle.
Housing Appraisals Remain Big Hurdle. Housing Appraisals have been blamed on derailing a lot of sales in recent years. In fact, more than one-third of REALTORS® recently reported that deals were canceled, delayed, or renegotiated to a lower price due to a low appraisal. The National Association of REALTORS® has spoken out against faulty Housing Appraisals, …
Oct 17
House Flipping is Back!!
House Flipping is Back!! Buying up homes, rehabbing them, and reselling them for a profit was big during the housing boom. But when the housing market started to slump, these buyer interested in House Flipping and in search of quick profits nearly vanished. As the housing market recovers, house flipping may be showing signs of re-emerging, …
Oct 16
A New Housing Boom by 2015?
A New Housing Boom by 2015? The housing market has been showing several signs of recovery, including home prices and home sales on the rise, new construction up, foreclosures falling, and mortgage rates near record lows. Some economists are getting very bullish about a Housing Boom recovery and even predicting that the market will return …
Oct 16
706 Saint Francis Drive, Broomall PA 19008 home for sale
706 Saint Francis Drive, Broomall PA 19008 home for sale in Delaware County. Price: $299,900 Est. payment: $1,343/mo Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Property type: Single-Family Home Size: Ask agent Lot: 0.28 acres Price/sqft: Ask agent Year built: 1954 MLS/ID: 6123206 Zip: 19008 Detached, Rancher,Traditional home for sale at 706 Saint Francis Drive, Broomall PA 19008 …
Oct 15
1414 South Penn Square #25B, Philadelphia PA 19102
1414 South Penn Square #25B, Philadelphia PA 19102 Home for sale. Price: $1,595,000 Est. payment: $7,147/mo Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 3 full, 1 partial Property type: Condo Size: 2,046 sqft Lot: Ask agent Price/sqft: $780/sqft Year built: Ask agent MLS/ID: 5854009 Neighborhood: Center City West, 19102 Condo, Contemporary home for sale at 1414 South Penn Square …
Oct 15
6308 Sherwood Road, Philadelphia PA 19151 Home for sale
6308 Sherwood Road, Philadelphia PA 19151 Home for sale. Price: $1,100,000 Est. payment: $4,929/mo Bedrooms: Ask agent Bathrooms: Ask agent Property type: Multi-Family Home Size: Ask agent Lot: 8,712 sqft Price/sqft: Ask agent Year built: Ask agent MLS/ID: 5899197 Neighborhood: Overbrook, 19151 Multi-Family home for sale at 6308 Sherwood Road, Philadelphia PA 19151 Make this …
Oct 12
Foreclosures Drop to 5 Year Lows
Foreclosures Drop to 5 Year Lows. Foreclosures continue to do the opposite of what most analysts had predicted: They keep falling rather than rising. Foreclosure filings in September fell 7 percent from August and are down 16 percent from last September, RealtyTrac reported Thursday. Foreclosure filings include default notices, scheduled auctions, and bank repossessions. The …
Oct 12
5100 Convent Lane #205, Philadelphia PA 19114 home for sale
5100 Convent Lane #205, Philadelphia PA 19114 home for sale. Price: $109,900 Est. payment: $492/mo Bedrooms: 1 <1 days on Trulia Bathrooms: 1 full, 1 partial Property type: Condo Size: 1,423 sqft Lot: Ask agent Price/sqft: $77/sqft Year built: 1972 MLS/ID: 6036507 Neighborhood: Torresdale, 19114 Condo,Hi Rise 5+story,Unit/Flat, Traditional – PHILADELPHIA, PA house for sale …
Oct 11
Wells Fargo Accused of ‘Reckless’ Lending
Wells Fargo Accused of ‘Reckless’ Lending. The government has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Wells Fargo, alleging the nation’s largest mortgage lender has engaged in a decade of regular “reckless origination and underwriting” of government-backed loans. The government’s lawsuit against Wells Fargo is the latest in its broad sweep against banks that cites …
Oct 11
Upbeat About Housing
Upbeat About Housing. Americans continue to get more optimistic and Upbeat About Housing, according to Fannie Mae’s September National Housing Survey of 1,000 Americans. In fact, Americans’ views on the direction of housing prices has remained positive for 11 consecutive months in the survey, and the number of people expecting home prices to fall now rests …
Oct 10
1 River Road, Philadelphia PA 19128 Home for sale
1 River Road, Philadelphia PA 19128 Home for sale. Price: $675,000 Est. payment: $3,024/mo Bedrooms: 2 <1 days on Trulia Bathrooms: 2 full, 1 partial Property type: Single-Family Home Size: 3,400 sqft Lot: 0.33 acres Price/sqft: $199/sqft Year built: 1984 MLS/ID: 6052107 Neighborhood: Roxborough, 19128 Home for sale at 1 River Road, Philadelphia PA 19128 …