by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Foreclosures + Short Sales
Are you thinking you need a short sale? If you are selling a home in Arizona, chances are good you are, as about a quarter of our sales are being done that way. A short sale is necessary when sale of the property will not generate enough proceeds to pay off the loan....
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Mortgages + Lending
A reverse mortgage usually pays a lump sum and is not used to acquire a property. Because these characteristics differ from the type of loan used to buy a home that we are all used to, it has been given the “reverse” moniker. Typically a reverse mortgage borrower uses...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Mortgages + Lending, Real Estate Facts & Figures
First, the good news. Rates on 30 year mortgages matched the lowest level in decades by falling to 4.32%. According to Freddie Mac, this is the lowest rate since 1971. The rate on 15-year fixed loans fell to 3.75%, the lowest since records began in 1991. The 15-year...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Preparing a Home for Sale, Renters and Renting
If you buy and fix up older homes to sell or hold as a rental, it just got a lot more difficult and expensive. New federal regulations effective in April of this year (the “New Lead Rules”), now require professional remediation techniques when even a relatively small...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Home Buying, Real Estate Facts & Figures
The numbers are in, and everybody wants to know – what is the latest on metropolitan Phoenix area real estate? Before I give you that, I have to tell you about my vacation. Like many Arizonans, I went to San Diego last month. But unlike normal people who spend their...
