by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 21, 2016 | Arizona and Its Amenities, Real Estate Facts & Figures
In a study, 3,000 U.S. counties were indexed based on risk of six natural hazards – such as earthquakes, floods, hail, and hurricane storm surge. The research showed that median home prices in the first 6 months of 2016 are up 9.5% from the same time period 10...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 13, 2016 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home
HOA Related. If there is a homeowners association, the dues – whenever collected (monthly, annually, etc.) will be prorated between buyer and seller. If there is a transfer fee charged by the HOA, it is a negotiable item under the AAR contract, so either party...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 9, 2016 | Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
Foreign buyers pay nearly twice as much for a U.S. home when compared to the overall U.S. average house price, according to NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buying Activity of International Clients. That indicates that a large number of the homes bought by global buyers are...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 7, 2016 | Foreclosures + Short Sales, Home Buying
Americans who lost their home to foreclosure are slow to return to home ownership. About 1.9 million of the 3.1 million home owners who were foreclosed on between 2007 and 2013 have passed the 7 year mark, the typical time required to sufficiently improve a credit...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 2, 2016 | Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
Perhaps because of property value increases here and the strength of the U.S. Dollar, more and more U.S. homeowners are looking to purchase in other countries (sales have increased 233%). The countries that generated the most interest were Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica,...
