by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Real Estate Facts & Figures
The latest market analysis (for May 2011) was released by our local Multiple Listing Service. The good news is that sales are up over last year, with about 9,000 homes sold for three months in a row. This is due to the record affordability of housing in the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Canada and Canadians, Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
The numbers are in, and non-U.S. citizens continue to pour money into real property purchases. According to the National Association of Realtors®, international purchases of residential property are up by $16 billion over the equivalent period in 2009-2010. This is...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Mortgages + Lending
Rumblings from the loan industry are that loans could be much harder to get in the future. Restrictions are being imposed upon government related loans, which are big part of current financing. Nationally, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Home Buying, Renters and Renting
Late last year, Fletcher Wilcox, a well-respected real estate analyst with Grand Canyon Title, prepared a report entitled “Should you Rent or Buy a Single Family Home.” It analyzed whether it was cheaper to pay rent or pay a mortgage on a single family home. Based on...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Home Buying
For the first time, we now have access to homes listed for sale in Tucson and Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), Mexico. This means that SimplySOLD can now offer his expanded and elevated level of service to our local, Canadian and international clients, and can find your...
