by Doug Reynolds | Feb 18, 2013 | February 2013, No Category
By Stefanos Chen In stark contrast to this time last year, the housing market is chugging into 2013 with a head of steam. Home-listing prices were up 5.1% nationally in December on a year-over-year basis, according to data released Thursday by real-estate listings and...
by Doug Reynolds | Feb 13, 2013 | February 2013, No Category
After hitting a low of $6.45 trillion in the final quarter of 2011, Americans’ combined home equity jumped 20% during the next nine months to $7.71 trillion. By Kenneth R. Harney of latimes.com WASHINGTON —With all the nail biting over fiscal policy and...
by Doug Reynolds | Feb 12, 2013 | February 2013, No Category
By Lily Leung A law that gives financially strained home-sellers tax relief on forgiven mortgage debt has been extended through 2013 as part of “fiscal cliff” talks. Mortgage debt that’s been forgiven by lenders in short sales or loan workouts...
by Doug Reynolds | Feb 11, 2013 | February 2013, No Category
Homeowners having trouble paying their mortgage are often required to write a hardship letter when applying for a loan modification. Such a letter is a requirement for modification applications under the government’s Making Home Affordable program. Making sense...
by Doug Reynolds | Feb 7, 2013 | February 2013, No Category
There were 9 homes sold in College Greens / Glenbrook / Larchmont / College Greens East for the month of January, 2013. That is slightly down from the 10 sold in December, 2012. Traditionally the neighborhood has a lower amount of sales from...
by Doug Reynolds | Feb 7, 2013 | February 2013, No Category
There were 9 homes sold in Rosemont in the month of January, 2013. That is an decrease from the 13 that sold in December, 2012. Here are the addresses and specific information. Currently there are: 5 Active listings, 3 Active short sale...