NAR Chief Economist Comments on Housing

Realtor Magazine recently interviewed NAR Chief Economist, Lawrence Yun.  Lawrence gave a glimpse into the recent decline in Pending Homes Sales, impact of weather on the real estate market, new home sales, and the ending of Mortgage Backed Security purchases by the Fed.   Here’s a recap of the interview.
On Pending Home Sales
January’s Pending Home Sales [...]

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NAR Chief Economist Comments on Housing

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Real Estate Lessons From A Monkey

What can a monkey teach you about real estate? Quite a bit. To be clear, we
 are talking about a real, live, honest-to-goodness monkey.
Once a month or so my wife and I volunteer at a local, non-profit zoo in our area. A week ago I was helping them convert a storage building in to a gift shop. [...]

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Real Estate Lessons From A Monkey

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Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss

The Obama administration will offer distressed homeowners $1,500 to sell for less than the mortgage balance, along with incentives for banks.

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Short-Sale Program to Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss

The Obama administration will offer distressed homeowners $1,500 to sell for less than the mortgage balance, along with incentives for banks.

Source: Short-Sale Program to Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss