According to RealtyTrac, an online researcher of distressed properties, the number of home foreclosures in the Capital Region of New York has plummeted by 50% in 2009! There were 1220 properties in the Capital Region that were foreclosed upon compared with 2464 in 2008 or 1 out of every 311 housing units.
To offer some perspective of our stable real estate market, Las Vegas ...
January 2010 Real Estate Market sets the year off to a great start! The $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit and the $6,500 Move-Up/Repeat Home Buyer Tax Credit along with the low interest rates (5% and lower!) has the buyers out there looking and buying! Don't miss out on all the good deals, capture the new listings as they come on the market and take advantage of the good times! Albany, ...
Put yourself in the Buyer's shoes and ask what you can do to give a buyer the ability to visualize his or her own belongings in your home.
- Keep the wall colors neutral
- Tidy up closets, cabinets and storerooms
- Clean the floors
- Ged rid of clutter
- Make every appliance, door & cabinet in the kitchen sparkle
expecially the oven and refrigerator
- ...
Move to Central New York? Why on earth would someone want to do that, you ask? Because this transplanted Texan feel’s it’s the best place to live in America, period. So, if you don’t already live here, what are you waiting for? Ok, I know, you probably don’t know anything about this part of the country and probably think it’s a suburb of New York ...
On April 22nd , Coach McCaffrey will be honored by the Catholic Charities Caregivers and Kinship Care Board for the excellent work that he has done with this agency. He is being recognized for all that he has done to set a great example for young people in the Capital Region. Coach McCaffrey is currently working with our Board to make sure that deserving kids get a chance to play basketball with ...
Remodeling a home starts with a dream. A gourmet kitchen! Skylights! A gigantic walk-in closet! But, the dream may turn into a nightmare if you don’t plan ahead. Buying a home will arguably become your most important financial investment, as well as a major emotional investment. And, remodeling that home can make it better suited to your lifestyle and increase the house value. However, the remodeling ...
First-time home buyers reached the highest market share on record during the past year, according to the latest consumer survey of home buyers and sellers. The study was released November 12th at the 2009 REALTORS® Conference & Expo.
The 2009 National Association of Realtors (NAR) Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers is the latest in a series of large national NAR surveys evaluating demographics, ...
Coldwell Banker Real Estate President and CEO Jim Gillespie on why getting the move-up buyers, those looking to trade-up, purchasing again is critical to the long-term sustained real estate recovery.
Wow! It's a New Year and a New Decade! How exciting. Many buyers out there already. More sellers are preparing their homes for sale! Things will be very busy all at once. Don't delay. The interest rates are fabulous and the homebuyer incentives too good to pass up. What a good time to buy and sell! Happy New Year!!!
The Capital Region real estate market continues to exhibit stability in pending sales up over 10% over a year ago.
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