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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Builder Confidence Steady in December After 3 Months Of Gains
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today released it's Builder Confidence Index for December Each month NAHB asks its members to describe their current perceptions of the market for new homes, their projections for six months in the future, and their measure of the current level of buyer traffic. From the responses, which are given along a continuum of poor to good in the first two instances and very low to very high in the third, NAHB constructs the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). A score below 50 on any of the individual questions/components or the composite index indicates that more builders have a negative attitude toward the market than a positive one. The overall confidence composite was changed at an index leve of 16. This follows three straight months of modest...(read more)
A new wrinkle in time management
Think: Seasons, cycles and events
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Refinance Apps Down Five Weeks in a Row. Purchase Demand Stalls After Brief Run Up
The Mortgage Bankers Association today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 10th, 2010. The MBA's loan application survey covers over 50% of all U.S. residential mortgage loan applications taken by mortgage bankers, commercial banks, and thrifts. The data gives economists a snapshot view of consumer demand for mortgage loans. In a low mortgage rate environment, a trend of increasing refinance applications implies consumers are seeking out a lower monthly payment. If consumers are able to reduce their monthly mortgage payment and increase disposable income through refinancing, it can be a positive for the economy as a whole (creates more consumer spending or allows debtors to pay down personal liabilities like credit cards). A falling trend of purchase...(read more)
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U.S. Housing Market Recovery Backtracks with 23% Year-Over-Year Rise in National Price Reductions
Trulia.com?s December price reduction report found that the number of listings with at least one price cut grew nationwide by 23 percent from 22 percent in December 2009 to 27 percent in December 2010. Meanwhile, average reductions remained flat at 11 percent in a year-over-year comparison, although it has risen by 10 percent [...]
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Some of 2010?s Top Real Estate Sales in U.S.
The sexiest real estate list each year is the Most Expensive Homes for Sale in the U.S., but the flip side of that list is what did these homes sell for, if they indeed did sell? While multi-million dollar price tags create oohs and aahs, it’s nothing more than a price tag until it’s sold. [...]
Source: http://www.zillow.com/blog/some-of-2010s-top-real-estate-sales-in-u-s/2010/12/20/
Have a plan before you invest in any advertising
Have a plan before you invest in any advertising A lot of time and effort often goes into planning and setting your advertising budget. Whether you choose to invest in SEM, SEO, display advertising or the like, sometimes the most crucial step can be overlooked as an effective starting point. Before you spend a dime [...]
Source: http://www.homefinder.com/news/opening-doors/2010/11/02/plan-before-advertising/
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