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Have the New Canadian Border Rules Hurt Arizona?
The U.S. government’s Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative has impacted travel by Canadians to the U.S. The question is whether the passport requirement portion of the law has been as disruptive to Canadians traveling to the U.S. as once was feared. As of June 1 all...
Do the Latest Market Numbers mean Recovery? (Part 2)
With great fanfare the real estate media announced that the number of homes on the market in parts of the greater Phoenix area had declined in the last few months. As detailed in Part 1 of this blog, certain cities showed a decrease in the monthly supply of homes for...
Do the Latest Market Numbers mean Recovery (Part 1)?
Time on the market statistics are an important indicator of the health of a real estate market. One of the indicators of a recovery is when the residential resale inventory falls below a six-month supply. This means, on average, homes listed for sale will accept an...
How does Arizona Rate – Nationwide Foreclosure Rankings.
Although there are monthly variations in the number of foreclosures around the country, it is usually not difficult to figure which states will be the leaders. Arizona continues to rank in the top three, but there are a few surprises in the national distressed sale...
Canada’s Economy is Going South, Literally…
What’s happening with Canadian real estate prices? What about the economy in the frozen north? Have Canadians stopped spending in the US? Although the Canadian economy has slowed, the flow of investment by to the US has been largely unaffected. Housing seems to be...
Positive Lending News at Last!
Good news on the lender front. First, HUD has reinstated the higher limits on FHA loans that expired 1/1/09. The limit for this government guaranteed loan was $346,250 last year for a single family home. But on 12/31/08, that amount lowered to $271,150.00. The impact...