Buyer Expectations that Prices will “Rise a Lot” Doubles

April 17, 2013 By In Uncategorized No Comment

The number of buyers who believe prices will increase in the next year shot up even higher in the first quarter, while the share of buyers expecting big price gains dramatically increased. Twenty-two percent of respondents expect home prices in their area to “rise a lot” over the next twelve months, up from just 10%

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FHA TAKES ADDITIONAL STEPS TO BOLSTER CAPITAL RESERVES

April 17, 2013 By In Uncategorized No Comment

Continuing effort to help strengthen FHA’s Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund WASHINGTON – As part of a broad effort to strengthen the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI Fund), FHA Commissioner Carol Galante announced a series of changes to be issued that will allow the agency to better manage risk and further strengthen

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The Atlanta Housing Market is on the Rise

April 17, 2013 By In Uncategorized No Comment

Due to strong demand and limited supply of both new and resale houses, home prices could rise by as much as 10% in 2013. Net job growth may push this number even higher. According to a recent report by Metrostudy, a national housing intelligence and consulting firm that maintains the most extensive primary database on

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ALL REAL ESTATE MARKET STUDIES ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL

April 17, 2013 By In Uncategorized No Comment

One of the major causes for the recent real estate crash, just like the S&L debacle in the late 80’s, were bad projects/loans made without accurate information showing whether a project could succeed. It is critical as we begin to pull out of the deepest recession in our history that we are strategic and objective

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