A new report out Wednesday says Oregon’s economy is recovering better than many have expected. But it projects that growth to slow over the next few months. The forecast comes from the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting at California Lutheran University. Bill Watkins is the Executive Director. He says the preliminary data show strong… Read more »
Real Estate Sales, Prices Fell in Riverside County in February
The median house price in Southwest Riverside County slipped to $200,500 in February as sales fell to a three-year low, according to data from the Riverside County assessor’s office. The median house price has lingered within a range of $200,000 to $215,000 for the 17th consecutive month, roughly the same value as in 2002. Buyers… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Amy Celeste Wilson, Jacksonville, Florida
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Friendly Northern Florida Realtors and Real Estate Professionals Amy Celeste was born and grew up in Atlantic Beach, Florida. She’s watched the Jacksonville area transform into one of… Read more »
Developer Plans New Condo Building in Downtown Miami
A family-run, South American residential development company is prepared to bet its fortune that the Greater Downtown Miami condo market is on the verge of entering a new growth phase in the real estate cycle. The development company, the Melo Group, founded by father Jose Luis Melo with sons Carlos and Martin, is moving forward… Read more »
After Crash, Many Americans Now Shun Homeownership
Victoria Pauli signed a one-year lease last week to stay in her rental home in Fair Oaks, Calif. She had considered buying in the area, where property prices have slumped 57 percent since a 2005 peak. In the end, she decided it was not worth it. “I know people who have watched their home values… Read more »
US: Nearly Half of All March Real Estate Sales Were Distressed Properties
Sales of distressed properties rose to 48.6 percent in March – the second highest level seen in the past 12 months, according to the Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance HousingPulse Tracking Survey. The monthly survey of more than 3,000 real estate agents nationwide each month also found that demand among both current and first-time buyers declined slightly… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Bill Pearson, Denver
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Northern New Jersey Real Estate Off to Slow Spring Start
To hear Realtors tell it, this is not your typical spring market. Some homes are being reduced by $50,000 to $100,000 in Montclair after sitting for weeks; others are simply not moving due to unrealistic pricetags. “In short, sell-through is low, meaning buyers are cautious and don’t see value and don’t want to fix/remodel anything… Read more »
WI: A Tale of Two Sides of the Street
Four years ago, the address West Burleigh Street at Highway 45 glistened with promise as a developer’s diamond in the rough. Swathes of land covered by asphalt, concrete, car dealer showrooms, mechanic garages and warehouses lured real estate investors to seal deals on acres that sold for slightly more than $200,000 to up to $1.32… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Sheila Barnard, Nashville
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MN: Is Twin Cities Real Estate Finding the Bottom?
Falling sales prices, fewer new listings, fewer closed sales. The picture the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors paints of the local housing market in the first quarter of 2011 is, by most accounts, a grim one. The average sale price for homes in Inver Grove Heights stood at $192,654 in the first quarter of 2011… Read more »
British Housing Institute Publishes Guidelines for Housing Associations With LGBT Tenants
The Chartered Institute of Housing has published advice for housing associations on how to provide services to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender tenants. The guide contains advice on how to meet the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, which is intended to simplify discrimination law and place sexuality on an equal footing with other characteristics… Read more »
Bulgaria, New Vacation Home Hot Spot for European Gay Couples?
The Sofia News Agency (www.novinite.com) reports many European gay couples, looking for a second home in sun, are heading for Bulgaria. Notaries have announced that properties along the picturesque Black Sea coast are said to be the top choice among Dutch, German and British same-sex families. Property prices there are relatively inexpensive, offering a great… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Robert H. Leininger, Baltimore
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US Census Reveals Ten US Cities With Most Gay/Lesbian Couples
The 2010 census marked the first time that same-sex married couples will be counted as such in the decennial population count. During the 2000 census, even when no state recognized same-sex marriages, many gay couples listed themselves as spouses; now that five states, plus the District of Columbia, issue licenses to same-sex couples, the bureau… Read more »
Tips for Gay/Lesbian Homesellers
Before potential buyers tour the home, a seller should take specific steps to help make a strong and positive impression. That will greatly improve the chances of getting a prompt purchase offer at a higher price. Here are some tips from experienced real estate professionals that can enhance success for sellers in any market —… Read more »
Sacramento Still Mired in Recession
Seemingly nothing trumps Sacramento’s economic misery. The latest statewide forecast released Tuesday by the Business Forecasting Center at the University of the Pacific in Stockton took special note that “the government and housing-dependent Sacramento economy remains the only area in Northern California still mired in recession.” “The gap between Sacramento and other areas that appeared… Read more »
Tampa Home Sales Surged in March
Tampa Bay’s existing home sales skyrocketed in March to levels not seen in nearly five years. Maybe even better news for homeowners is that average sale prices also rose last month in several area counties. Sales of previously occupied homes in Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties jumped nearly 32 percent, from 3,258 in February to… Read more »
Four Great Places to Buy Gay Real Estate
As the springtime buying season begins, many popular LGBT destinations offer rare bargains and unique investment opportunities. Below are four that show exceptional promise according to the world’s biggest LGBT online real estate network, www.GayRealEstate.com. #4) Asheville, North Carolina: The housing market in Asheville has been somewhat overpriced in recent years and the job market… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Dan Joy, Oakland, CA
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MA: Real Estate Along the Boston Marathon Route
The 26.2 mile Boston Marathon dashes past some of the priciest real estate on the planet. The race kicks off in middle class territory – Hopkinton, Ashland, Framingham and Natick. But as the runners cross the Natick line into Wellesley, the median home price immediately doubles. And as they hit their stride, the Marathon runners… Read more »
US Real Estate: Where is the Bottom?
Over recent years, a favorite past time of most real estate shoppers, watchers, and pundits, has been to make multiple guesses as to when the market bottom has arrived, will arrive, or is arriving. Buyers who seek to time a market and purchase at the exact summit of the decline appear to be most interested… Read more »
US: Investors Bought a Million Homes in 2010, NAR Says
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), “nearly 1 million homes were bought as investment properties in 2010″[1]. While real estate investors and real estate agents have not always been the best of friends, this development has encouraged many realtors to extend their services to investors more willingly in hopes of also extending their… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Michael Wilcox, Vancouver, BC
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CA: Is Chatsworth Real Estate on the Mend?
Recession Over? Depends on Who You Ask So reads the title of a recent article by Mark Brenner on the website Labor Notes. The same could be said of Chatsworth’s housing market, except that it also depends upon which factors you’re looking at and the periods of time being compared. For instance, according to Trulia.com,… Read more »
March Brings Increase in Sales, Prices for Chicago Real Estate
The metropolitan Chicago real estate market saw more homes sold and at higher prices in March than in February of this year, according to an analysis by RE/MAX of sales data compiled by Midwest Real Estate Date, LLC. Overall, however, the 2011 housing market still lags behind the brisk pace set during the first six… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Frank Silva-Berger, Milwaukee
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CT: Hartford Area New Home Listings, Pending Sales Dip
Unemployment, shaky consumer confidence and a rough winter are among the factors that have slowed the real estate market lately, according to area real estate agents. Statistics for Greater Hartford show a decline in the number of new, single-family residential listings, as well as drops in pending and closed sales in the first two months… Read more »
Calgary Home Prices Rise Slightly
The average MLS sale price of a residential property in Calgary has increased slightly so far this year compared with 2010. The Canadian Real Estate Association reported Friday that year-to-date, for the first quarter of 2011, the average residential price was $398,558, up one per cent over the first quarter of 2010. In Calgary, sales… Read more »
BC: Vancouver Home Sales Jumped 30% in March
Sales of existing homes in Canada held steady in March from the previous month, with stable demand in most large urban centres, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Friday. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, home sales edged up 0.1 per cent from February, CREA said. But Douglas Porter, deputy chief economist at BMO Capital… Read more »
TX: 40 Month Low for Dallas-Fort Worth Foreclosures
For the first time in more than THREE YEARS, foreclosures are diminishing in Dallas Fort Worth. George Roddy Sr. of Foreclosure Listing Service, Inc. reports some good news preceding the spring market: Dallas-Fort Worth residential foreclosure postings have dropped to a 40-month low. Roddy says that for the upcoming auctions on May 3, only 3,719… Read more »
Southern California Real Estate Market Still Weak in March
Southern California home sales turned in another lackluster month in March, the result of a fussy mortgage market, slow job growth and a continued wait-and-see attitude among potential buyers and sellers. There were signs, however, that the market was a little less dysfunctional than in recent months, a real estate information service reported. A total… Read more »
Beach House From “Beverly Hills 90210” on Market for $9 Million
Mention the ZIP code 90210 and it’s easily one of the most recognizable postal codes in the United States due to its fame in the ’90s hit series “Beverly Hills, 90210.” Although this home doesn’t boast the famous ZIP code, it’s titled as the “90210 house” for its role in the show. The property was… Read more »
GA: Cherokee County Real Estate Sales Up While Prices Drop
Home sales in Cherokee County crept slightly higher in March, but still fall short of last year’s numbers. There were 153 homes sold last month throughout the county, according to the First Multiple Listing Service, a data services provider for real estate professionals. The total may increase, as not all sales are immediately reported. That’s… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Jon Becker, Traverse City
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Las Vegas: Home Sales Spike As Prices Continue to Fall
Based on a new report by the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR), local home sales soared and prices slipped in March compared to the previous month and year. “Local homes were already selling at a strong pace, but sales increased significantly in March,” said GLVAR President Paul Bell. “As for the slight decrease… Read more »
CA: Palo Alto Real Estate Market Booming
The other day as I was getting groceries out of my car an enterprising young man approached me and asked if I was willing to sell my house. “My client, a senior executive at Facebook, is interested in moving into this neighborhood,” he explained. The man was well dressed, clean cut, and his business card… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Andrew D. Daily, Plymouth, Michigan
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AL: Central Birmingham Real Estate Still Stuck in Low Gear
Nearly five years after the foreclosure crisis started to take hold in metro Birmingham, neighborhoods at the core of the city remain hotspots for such activity, with little relief in sight. In Ensley, Five Points West and East Lake, almost 5 percent of homes with a mortgage are in foreclosure, a level that surpasses the… Read more »
NJ: Low End of Real Estate Market Losing Value Faster
North Jersey’s lower-priced neighborhoods were hit harder by the housing downturn last year, as home values plummeted by 9.1 percent in Passaic County, while Bergen County saw a milder 1.9 percent drop. The split reflected higher rates of foreclosures and unemployment in lower-income areas, as well as tighter mortgage standards for marginal buyers. Bergen County’s… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Brad Millington, Scottsdale, AZ
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Is it a Good Time to Invest in Mexico?
President Felipe Calderon declared that the key to ensuring the development of sectors of the economy such as real estate is to boost economic competitiveness. To this end, Federal Government is making every effort to improve the conditions of real estate development in order for firms to grow and create jobs. During the inauguration of… Read more »
Six Common Mistakes Home Sellers Make
Selling a home during this real estate downturn can be stressful on the seller. It’s not unusual for some homes to sit on the market for months on end, and many areas are still working through a backlog of foreclosure inventory, which also drives down home prices. Fact: 36 percent of homes nationwide sold for… Read more »
US: HUD Launches Campaign Against Gender Stereotyping in Housing
Though federal fair housing laws don’t protect against anti-LGBT discrimination, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has launched a campaign to protect against discrimination on the basis of gender stereotypes. The effort is part of HUD’s “Live Free” campaign that will run through the year in print ads and online initiatives. Passed in 1968,… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Avi Dan-Goor, Las Vegas
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BC: Fraser Valley Real Estate Sales Improve
Last month was the busiest March for Fraser Valley realtors since 2006. The Fraser Valley real estate board processed 1,818 property sales in the month, an increase of 16 per cent compared to the 1,565 sold in March 2010. It was also an increase of 42 per cent over February’s 1,279 sales. It is still… Read more »
NY: The West 70’s – Manhattan’s Suburbs
WHEN Paul Kahn was growing up on the Upper West Side in the 1980s, he recalled recently, it was pleasant and livable but a neighborhood that might seem surprising in hindsight. There were some blocks his parents didn’t let him walk on; many children, himself included, went to private school; and his Little League, which… Read more »
Million Dollar Listing’s Gay Realtor Releases New Book
Josh Flagg of Bravo’s hit TV series “Million Dollar Listing” ended Season 4 with a memorable and life changing revelation. His “coming out” with partner Colton not only allowed viewers to get an even more personal glimpse into his ‘million dollar’ life, but showcased how nothing could ever hold this reality and realty star down…. Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Patrick Tester, Dallas, TX
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Hartford, Connecticut Real Estate: Jobs to Help
Adam and Clare Baroncelli have been on the open-house circuit for several months and have seen good homes get snapped up more quickly. The increased activity drove them off the fence. They have made an offer on a $370,000, four-bedroom home in Simsbury, near Hartford. “There’s a lot more activity,” says Clare, 34. The Baroncellis… Read more »
Stockton, California Real Estate: Pain & Opportunity
Few areas have been through a longer and darker tunnel than this central California city. Since peaking in 2006, Stockton’s median home price is down 62 percent. For three of the past four years, Stockton ranked in the top five nationwide for foreclosures, says market researcher RealtyTrac. In January, six of 10 homes for sale… Read more »
Fort Meyers, Florida Real Estate: New Values “Wow” Buyers
Ray Bayer, 59, of Pittsburgh has long planned to retire in Florida, but prices were too high. In January, the postal worker finally bought a $255,000 Fort Myers home that he says would have fetched $400,000 at the market’s peak. Bayer and his wife, Kathy, 57, a nurse, expect to retire to it in a… Read more »
Columbus, Ohio Real Estate: Getting In Young & Cheap
First-time home buyers are having a hard time in today’s market, given tight lending standards and competition from all-cash buyers. In February, 34 percent of existing-home buyers were first-timers, a National Association of Realtors survey says. In a healthy market, that would be 40 percent, the NAR says. But Columbus and the five other markets… Read more »
Vallejo, California Real Estate: Bruised, But With Good Bones
Realtor Ramon Torres has a front-row seat on the housing wreckage in this San Francisco suburb. Seated next to a living room window during one of his recent open houses, he saw just one couple coming up the steps in the first hour. They stayed less than five minutes, apparently underwhelmed by the $269,000 five-bedroom… Read more »
Las Vegas, Nevada Real Estate: Flat is the New Up
Investors are betting that the home market here has bottomed – or is about to. Daniel Callihan, 57, a former mortgage company officer, sees that when he hits foreclosure auctions held in a parking lot near downtown. There are twice as many bidders as a year ago, Callihan says. He’s bought and sold 10 Las… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Brad Hinckley, Seattle
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Montreal Real Estate Market Leaving First-Time Buyers behind?
Rising Montreal housing prices have left young families buying their first home with limited choices in the city, raising the spectre of continued urban sprawl, a report suggests. During January and February, only 89 single-family homes on Montreal Island were listed for $250,000 or less – a price point within the means of local first-time… Read more »
IA: Des Moines Foreclosures Rising, But Delinquencies Fall
Foreclosure rates in the Des Moines metro area increased in January compared to a year earlier, but the percentage of mortgages seriously delinquent fell, said CoreLogic, a California-based real estate analytics company. The rate of foreclosure among outstanding mortgage loans was 2.83 percent in January, an increase of 0.63 percentage points over January 2010, CoreLogic… Read more »
CA: Lake Tahoe Ski Condos to Be Auctioned Off On April 30th
Seventeen luxury Tahoe condominiums are going up for auction April 30. Starting bids range from $130,000 to $185,000 – well down from the $375,000 to nearly $1 million price tags they fetched during the boom. Auctioneer Kennedy Wilson, a real estate investment and services company, is auctioning the 17, fully furnished, ski-in, ski-out condos in… Read more »
Will Brazilians Save South Florida Real Estate?
If south Florida’s real estate market returns from the dead, thank a Brazilian. Brazil’s upper middle class have been buying properties in Miami and Orlando since the 1990s, when high interest rates and high taxes forced many of them to invest overseas in a way to avoid tax authorities. Now, the middle class is buying… Read more »
Michigan Realtors Cautiously Optimistic About Future
At the start of the millennium, home sales in Jackson County soared and new builds were the norm. But few could have predicted the turn Michigan’s housing industry would take. By 2007, the area had plunged into the foreclosure crisis that gouged neighborhoods nationwide. Local industry leaders say they have seen signs of recovery in… Read more »
NY: Brooklyn’s Gayest Neighborhood
Suck it, Park Slope! According to new Census data, the highest percentage of same-sex couples can be found in the Columbia Street Waterfront District–not a real neighborhood, but a real census tract, from Atlantic Avenue to Degraw Street, from Columbia Street to the BQE–where 11 percent of 549 households identify as same-sex, the Brooklyn Paper… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Brad Hinckley, Seattle
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What’s More Important, the Credit Card or the Mortgage Payment?
There once was a time in the not too distant past when a homeowner’s mortgage would be paid even if every other payment was made late or not at all. A current mortgage, after all, meant that there would always be a place to live. Things have changed, and changed in a big way. Transunion… Read more »
Northern New Jersey Seeing Rising Home Vacancies
A growing number of houses and apartments sit empty in North Jersey, a result of the four-year-old housing bust. From affluent to middle-class to poor neighborhoods, the percentage of vacant homes was higher in 2010 than in 2000, according an analysis of U.S. census data by The Record. The vacant homes include a Saddle River… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Eric Joy, Portland, Oregon
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New York City Real Estate Still Five Times the US Average
Just why do so many people love New York City? What with the miserable weather for 9 months every year, the grid-locked streets, packed restaurants and dirty subway stations, things couldn’t get any better, could they? Well apparently they just did for some. According to a new market report from the real estate Miller Samuel,… Read more »
BC: Victoria’s Housing Market Sees Improvement in March
Greater Victoria’s real estate market had a slight spring in its step in March as total sales and average prices increased from the previous month. However, sales in the first three months of 2011 hit 1,449 units, well behind the same time frame in 2010 when sales reached 1,828. Maria Dominelli, a Victoria mortgage broker… Read more »
AB: Edmonton’s Downtown Faces Golden Opportunity
This is a city that can’t help but grow, as the city’s chief economist likes to say. For Edmonton, it’s already baked into the pie. The real question is: What kind of growth does this city want? Will it remain an esthetically challenged, relentlessly utilitarian industrial burg -the “boiler room” of Canada, as Mordecai Richler… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Peter Tortorello, Chicago
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Friendly Illinois Realtors and Real Estate Professionals “Your home is that special place where you share the most intimate moments with your family and friends. Choose it carefully.”… Read more »
Huntsville, Alabama’s Mill Towns Seeing Renovations
First came Twickenham and Old Town in the 1970s. Then Five Points in the 1980s and beyond. Of the historic properties in town, the former mill village neighborhoods in northeast and southwest Huntsville were the only ones that had not received large restorations. But there are strong signs that historic preservation has arrived in many… Read more »
LA: New Orleans to Auction Off Properties Damaged By Hurricane Katrina
Several properties in New Orleans are scheduled to hit the auction block this weekend as part of a recovery effort to reclaim real estate damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. 94 properties in 27 neighborhoods throughout New Orleans will be up for sale. Of the 94 homes, at least 20 are vacant, and most are… Read more »
AZ: Is Scottsdale Home Market Bottoming Out?
It’s still a buyer’s market, but a shrinking inventory of homes and fewer foreclosures are giving analysts and real-estate agents hope that housing prices are flattening out. The overall median price in Scottsdale of $375,000 fell 6 percent last year from 2009. But that follows two years of double-digit percentage price declines in most Scottsdale… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Michael Souza, Burlington, Vermont
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KS: Farmland Sales Going Strong
A recent auction of seven dry land Kansas farms attracted a strong field of 51 registered bidders, leading to sale prices that reflect the continued upward trend in prices of agricultural land, according to R.D. Schrader, president of Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, which conducted the sale. On March 25, Schrader successfully sold the… Read more »
Australian Home Builder Moving Into Seattle Real Estate Market
As reported by Eric Pryne of the Seattle Times, an Australian home builder is making a big move into the Seattle real estate market. By building 500 homes in the area, it will immediately become one of the largest builders in our market. New construction starts have been down significantly in recent years, and as… Read more »
Foreign Investors Buying Up Tampa Bay Real Estate
Foreign investors have more than doubled their purchases of Tampa Bay real estate in the last year, as buyers look beyond Miami for bargains. At $120 million, overseas purchases in Tampa Bay in the last 12 months trailed only Miami at $127 million and Palm Beach at $275 million. In the previous two years, according… Read more »
Canada: Vancouver Island Real Estate Lagging Behind Mainland
Nanaimo’s condo market is flatlining, as condominium sales improve in B.C.’s bigger markets. Slashed prices are being used to push unit sales at one of Nanaimo’s biggest downtown condo towers, while another building remains shelved for the foreseeable future. Greater Vancouver is enjoying a bullish market, especially in condo sales, fuelled by Chinese investors looking… Read more »
Home Prices in Tampa Still Dropping
In the first half of the aughts (2000-2005), home prices rose dramatically in the U.S., and few places soared higher in property values than in the Tampa Bay area. Although some real estate representatives boasted at the time that home values would only continue to rise, we all know that in fact they had peaked… Read more »
What Gay and Lesbian Homeowners Need to Know for Tax Season
Not only did LGBT Americans lose an hour of sleep by setting clocks forward in March, but many of them are still losing sleep as they worry about looming state and federal tax filing deadlines. To take full advantage of any tax breaks and benefits that are available to LGBT real estate buyers, sellers, or… Read more »
13% of US Homes Are Vacant
High residential vacancies are killing many housing markets, as foreclosed homes sit on the market and depress sale prices and property values. And it’s only getting worse: The national vacancy rate crept up to just over 13% according to last week’s decennial census report. That’s up from 12.1% in 2007. “More vacant homes equal more… Read more »
Banks Seeking Judgments Against Foreclosed Homeowners
He once lived just steps from the ocean in a home valued last decade at more than $500,000 . But John Ericksen has fallen – far – and the bank that took away his Juno Beach home last year isn’t done with him yet. In November, Riverside National Bank won a $151,461 claim against the… Read more »
When Will Housing Market Begin Recovery in Earnest?
What passes for optimism on the housing market these days is a pale reflection of the glory days of five years ago. “Housing is dead,” writes MarketWatch’s Rex Nutting. “There is no doubt about that. Housing is as dead as a door nail.” The good news, such as it is, is that “housing is just… Read more »
Tucson: Catalina Foothills Losing Population, Census Says
The Catalina Foothills, an area synonymous with growth and prestige for the past 70 years, is losing residents. It was one of just three Pima County communities to show population declines in the 2010 census, along with the southeast-side neighborhood of Littletown and the old mining town of Ajo. The Foothills, where household income approaches… Read more »
IN: Muncie Area Home Sales Down in February
After years of recession and job losses, after tightened mortgage requirements and hundreds of foreclosures, the Delaware County housing market is still waiting to recover. But when will the housing market bounce back? The latest figures from the Indiana Association of Realtors show that closed home sales were down 43 percent in February compared to… Read more »
NV: 65% of Homes in State “Underwater”
One of the many real estate issues homeowners in the United States face is negative equity, which occurs when homeowners owe more on their homes than they are worth. It’s a more significant problem here in Nevada than it is in any other state. According to a recent report from CoreLogic, 55.6 percent of all… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Shea Steel, Portland, OR
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Has the Las Vegas Real Estate Market Finally Bottomed Out?
With the Vegas housing market at the bottom, and the Canadian dollar at the top, purchasing a second home in the gambling capital of America seems a sure bet for discretionary second homebuyers. After five years of declining prices, the real estate market in Las Vegas may have bottomed out, say some local realtors after… Read more »
MA: South Shore Home Sales Still Slow
After a whirlwind of activity last year, this spring’s real estate market promises to be a lower-key affair. With lingering job insecurity and a long-delayed recovery in the labor market, economic headwinds are expected to buffet the home sales environment. “It still is a buyer’s market because we still have considerable supply of properties,” said… Read more »
NH: February Home Sales Down in Cheshire County, Up For Whole State
New Hampshire’s real estate industry is showing some signs of revival, but the picture in Cheshire County isn’t all that bright, according to data from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors. Statewide, home sales in February were up 7.2 percent from the year-ago period. The gain came off a similar-size jump in January. A total… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Julie Nelson, Austin, TX
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Friendly Austin Realtors and Real Estate Professionals Led by Julie Nelson, The Nelson Project is a team of 4 real estate professionals with Keller Williams Realty serving Austin,… Read more »
Palm Springs Area Real Estate Bucks Nationwide Trend in February
Home sales rose 7.3 percent in February across the Coachella Valley compared to the same month a year ago, bucking a downward trend in Southern California and the nation. The latest monthly home-sales tally also rose considerably from January, La Jolla-based DataQuick Information Systems reported. The 848 existing homes, condos and newly built homes that… Read more »
NY: Bargain Basement Prices – Studios for As Low As $200K
WHEN New York’s real estate market was at its dizziest height, $1 million studios had become routine and buyers with less than $250,000 to spend were almost surely headed out of Manhattan, perhaps even to another state. iPhone App But in a clear sign that the city’s recovery is still elusive, the studio market has… Read more »
Buy A Little Fabulous: Cher’s Former Miami Beach Home for Sale
Cher’s former Miami Beach home is now on the market for $10.2 million with a price cut of $4.7 million. This 11,460-square-foot mansion with six bedrooms and eight bathrooms served as the award winning singer and actress’ primary residence in the mid 1990s and went on to serve several other rich and famous as their… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Val Tolson, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Friendly Delaware Realtors and Real Estate Professionals The Rehoboth beach real estate market becomes more sophisticated and challenging every day, and you need a real estate professional who… Read more »
CA: Sacramento Median Home Prices Fell in February
Sacramento County home sales hovered around seasonal norms for the second month in a row, but the median price fell again as investors snapped up distressed properties, according to figures released Thursday by market watcher DataQuick Information Systems. Sales in Sacramento County rose 6.3 percent in February compared to the same month of 2010, the… Read more »
US: Foreclosures Drop to 36 Month Low
The number of U.S. homes in some stage of foreclosure fell last month to a 36-month low, as lenders delayed taking action against homeowners amid heightened scrutiny over banks’ handling of home repossessions. Foreclosure-related notices sent to homeowners in February tumbled 14 percent from January and 27 percent versus the same month last year, foreclosure… Read more »
More Mid Michigan Houses Sitting Empty
A new wave of Census data released Wednesday confirmed what most mid-Michigan residents already knew just from taking a walk in their neighborhoods. There are more empty houses than 10 years ago. New Census housing data show an across-the-map spike in the number of vacant homes and apartments in the tri-county area with the percentage… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Ariel Feir, Irvine, California
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Friendly Orange County Realtors and Real Estate Professionals Ariel is very experienced in business and in the Irvine real estate market, with detailed local area knowledge of the… Read more »
New York Foreclosures Drop in February
PropertyShark.com, the premier real estate research site, today released its monthly report covering first-time residential New York City foreclosures for February 2011. Key Report Findings New scheduled foreclosures in NYC were down 82% in February 2011 over February 2010 and were down 59% over January 2011. * Compared to the February 2010 level, the number… Read more »
US: New Home Sales in February At Lowest Level Since 1963
Sales of new homes in the United States have slumped to the lowest level since the 1960’s, official data showed Wednesday, offering more evidence of an lingering real estate crisis. Sales tumbled nearly 17 percent in February, the Commerce Department said, to a seasonally adjusted total of 250,000 sales during the month. That marked the… Read more »
TN: Nashville Foreclosures Jumped at End of 2010
CoreLogic reports that the Nashville-area foreclosure rate ended 2010 at 1.89 percent, 16 basis points higher than a November number that was itself up 17 beeps from October. We can take some solace from the fact that Middle Tennessee’s housing market is still in much better shape than the nation’s — December’s foreclosure rate was… Read more »
Real Estate Issues for Same Sex Couples
We were recently contacted by a reader who wanted to thank us for maintaining such a valuable resource at SDGLN. The reader also recommended a resource to share with other readers. After investigating, I also found the information to be solid and informative resource. If you have information or resources that you would like to… Read more »
“Million Dollar Listing” Realtor to Come Out
Million Dollar Listing real estate agent Josh Flagg is gay and will make it known to viewers of his Bravo reality show on Tuesday, Reality Blurred reports. Flagg gives an interview to San Diego Gay and Lesbian News in advance of the episode. Says Flagg: “You know my sexuality does not define me, it is… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Danielle Lazier, San Francisco
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Friendly San Francisco Bay Area Realtors and Real Estate Professionals I’m Danielle Lazier of Zephyr Real Estate – a real-estate professional who has your success as a property… Read more »
Gay Investors Buying Up Fort Lauderdale Beach Properties
A pair of international investors are in the midst of the largest buy-up of property in the blocks behind the city beach since the end of the Spring Break era. Acting independently of each other, the two men have spent about $39 million to acquire more than two dozen small hotels, apartment buildings and shops…. Read more »
OH: Cincinnati Real Estate Market Sees Glut of Properties
Spring can be an exciting time for homeowners ready to sell. But it is less so for those whose home has lingered on the market through multiple spring selling seasons. Years of listings, open houses and showings without offers are weighing on many homeowners. “I would like to move on,” said Jim Oliver, who’s been… Read more »
Are Short Sales the New Normal?
Back in 2003, when I first got my real estate license, times were good. The prices of homes were going up, sellers were getting a great return on their investment, buyers were getting homes with ‘no money’ down and life was wonderful. But as everyone now knows, the housing bubble has burst and we are… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Kyle Matthews, Encino, California
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Friendly Los Angeles Realtors and Real Estate Professionals Kyle is a Los Angeles Realtor with White House Properties. Kyle works extensively to help buyers and sellers meet their… Read more »
Canada: Vancouver Home Sales Rose in February
Residential MLS home sales increased by 2.1 per cent in February to a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate of 92,250 units. This marked a seventh straight monthly increase in provincial activity. Gains were driven by higher sales in the real estate board areas spanning Metro Vancouver and Abbotsford/ Mission, which observed a 4.9 per cent increase. Combined… Read more »
Canada: Calgary Real Estate Market Improving
Two months does not a trend make -but in terms of resale housing, things are already looking better than a year ago. With the new mortgage rules in place, and 35-year amortizations gone the way of the dodo bird, it will take a while to see what impact those two elements will have on sales…. Read more »
Five Ways to Sell a Home Faster
LGBT home sellers should understand that it is still a buyer’s market and that the average time it takes to sell a home is more indicative of a bear market than it is of a bullish one. With that in mind, LGBT homeowners who hope to sell in 2011 are encouraged to be proactive about… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Todd Black, Toronto
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Friendly Toronto Realtors and Real Estate Professionals There is nothing quite like the experience of matching buyers with sellers, and knowing that you are making a real difference… Read more »
Top Reasons Mortgage Applications Are Denied
1.) Loan-to-Value Ratio – Perhaps the most common problem in today’s mortgage industry is a low loan-to-value ratio. This is the percentage of the loan amount compared to the overall value of the property. For example, if you currently have a balance on your first mortgage of $200,000 and the appraisal comes back with a… Read more »
TX: Dallas Real Estate Market Improved in 2010
While home prices plummeted throughout most of the country last year, people moving to the Dallas-Fort Worth area enjoyed improved real estate values. According to a study conducted by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, prices for nondistressed homes increased 1.2 percent on a per-square-foot basis compared to 2009, while the value of… Read more »
North Dakota: Real Estate Market to Watch in 2011
North Dakota may not be known for much, but housing experts say people planning on moving should get familiar with the region, as it’s one of the top real estate markets to move to, according to Inman News. The main thing going for the state, according to the paper, is its low unemployment rate, as… Read more »
US: Just 4 in 10 Expect Home Values to Increase by 2016
Homeowners are more pessimistic about the short-term housing market, but now fewer than half the nation’s homeowners expect the value of their homes to go up in the next five years. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of 720 Homeowners shows that just 19% of homeowners believe their home’s value will go up over… Read more »
OR: Portland Real Estate Has Another Difficult Month
February was another dismal month in residential real estate with deep declines in new listings, pending sales and prices. The median home sales price in the Portland metro area finished the month at $213,700, down 9.1 percent from February 2010, according to the Regional Multiple Listing Service’s monthly Market Action report. The average sales price… Read more »
NY: Long Island Real Estate Sales Jump
Long Island home sales in February jumped 7.5 percent over a year ago, the first such increase in eight months, a new report said. The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island reported that there were 1,784 closings last month and 1,660 in February 2010. It marked the first time since June 2010 that monthly sales… Read more »
NC: Asheville Condo Project Never Materialized
At the time he put his money down, Justin Arnall figured the Zona Lofts project was a sure bet. Its design — with solar panels and a rainwater collection system — allowed marketing it as environmentally friendly. It offered a good location for people wanting downtown living. And many of the condos would be inexpensive… Read more »
Central Louisiana Real Estate Market Still Depressed
While the Alexandria area housing market has weathered the economic downturn better than many parts of the country, its has taken its share of hits. The number of practicing Realtors is down, the foreclosure rate is up, and sale, volume fell significantly through the early part of 2011. “We’re still in a down cycle, no… Read more »
Win a House in Gay Friendly Palm Springs
Santiago Communities, owner and operator of numerous manufactured home communities, has announced their Great Home Giveaway. Participants have the opportunity to win prizes including a new home, new cars and cash when they refer their friends to purchase Santiago homes. The grand prize winner of the Great Home Giveaway can have their new home located… Read more »
CT: Foreclosures Plummet in February 67%, Also Down Nationwide
A total of 225,101 additional homes went into foreclosure in the U.S. in February, bringing the year-to-date total to 486,434, according to the latest RealtyTrac figures. That’s one of every 577 American homes, but down 13.86 percent, RealtyTrac says. Connecticut currently has 6,794 properties in foreclosure status, RealtyTrac says. The 747 in February is 67… Read more »
Does it Make Sense to Buy Real Estate Now?
Several months ago Karl Case of the Case-Shiller Report said, “If you have a realistic version of the American dream, buying a house now can make a lot of sense.” Case is considered the guru on real estate pricing. If you don’t believe him, how about the Gallup Poll in January that says 67% of… Read more »
Hernando County, Florida Draws Cash Buyers With Rock-Bottom Real Estate Prices
After years of snow boots, frozen windshields and furry paws caked with Maine’s ice and mud, Dottie Brown and her husband, Ralph Kent, recently decided to take their modest retirement savings and their two dogs and head for the sun. Surfing the Internet, they found a shingle-roofed, stucco-coated fixer-upper on Killinger Avenue with a grapefruit… Read more »
NH: Real Estate Sales Improve, But Young Couples Flee
Although the Seacoast Board of Realtors had some good news to report at their State of Seacoast news conference in New Hampshire yesterday, there were some disturbing trends covered as well. In January and February of 2011, single-family home sales had their best start since 2008. Furthermore, residential sales volume in the entire state is… Read more »
FL: Downtown Miami Real Estate Market Reviving
More folks are choosing to call downtown Miami and the surrounding area home, halting fears of condo buildings closing and fueling some new and novel businesses. The latest real estate numbers show 85 percent of downtown Miami condos are now occupied — up more than 20 percent from two years ago, when that number was… Read more »
NJ: Condo Market Starting to Thaw?
LAST month a few strong blips indicated a quickening pulse on the New Jersey condominium market. Or maybe just a pulse. There were 15 sales in four weeks at one building in Jersey City, 6 at another, 5 at a Hoboken building where sales had been lagging — even a premarketing sale at a town… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Don Munro, Honolulu
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Friendly Oahu, Hawaii Realtors and Real Estate Professionals Don was born and raised in the highlands of Scotland, and served in a Scottish infantry regiment. He has lived… Read more »
DC: Pending Real Estate Sales Soaring
A real estate information company says pending home sales in the Washington, D.C., market has showed the largest year-over-year increase in 10 years. RealEstate Business Intelligence says the number of contracts signed in February was up 33 percent from the same time last year, the biggest increase in more than a decade. The company added,… Read more »
WI: Milwaukee Real Estate Market Slowed in February
The Metropolitan Milwaukee real estate market slowed down in February, with sales falling 5.7% compared to a year ago, after starting the New Year on a strong note in January when sales increased 17.9%, according to housing statistics released today by Metro MLS, Inc. Brokers are not overly concerned about the decrease in sales in… Read more »
TN: Memphis Area Foreclosures on the Rise
“Some of them lost jobs and they could just not afford it at all,” said listing broker Jim Abell. Abell works as a real estate agent and broker hired by Fannie Mae to fix up the foreclosures and get it back on the market. He says Germantown and Collierville have become foreclosure hot spots. “I… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Denis Fuster, Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Friendly Big island of Hawaii Realtors and Real Estate Professionals Denis is full time international Realtor. A Hawaii resident since 2001 and investor himself on the island, Denis… Read more »
The Advocate’s Gayest City in America: Minneapolis, MN
Over the past decade, Minneapolis has become the gay magnet city of the Midwest. It makes sense: People here are no-nonsense, practical, and don’t deal well with hypocrites. This is where the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America took a historic leap forward and voted to accept gay and lesbian pastors, including the Reverend Mary Albing,… Read more »
The Advocate’s 2nd Gayest City in America: Santa Fe
At an elevation of 7,000 feet, Santa Fe is the nation’s oldest state capital — and the highest. This is where seasoned gays come to center themselves, but not in a boring way: LGBT retirement community RainbowVision has raucous drag shows at the Silver Starlight Lounge (500 Rodeo Road, nominated a Top 60 bar in… Read more »
The Advocate’s 3rd Gayest City in America: Las Vegas
Dozens of flashy shows every night! Home of Siegfried and Roy! The setting of the campiest film ever made (Showgirls)! According to a survey by Community Marketing Inc., Sin City is the top destination for American lesbians as well as the number 2 destination for American gay men and gay seniors (after New York City)…. Read more »
Southern Oregon Real Estate Prices Down, But Sales Up
Jackson County real estate sales for the three-month period ending Feb. 28, gained steam with 401 units sold compared to 378 for a corresponding period a year earlier, according to Southern Oregon Multiple Listing Service. That’s considered a good sign, considering the federal tax incentives that spurred activity a year ago have expired. Most of… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Rudy Molinet, Key West
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Key West Location Realtors and Real Estate Professionals Rudy Molinet is one of the leading gay Key West realtors. Rudy is a top producing Key West realtor who… Read more »
Why is it So Hard to Get a Home Equity Loan?
Many homeowners long to hear the magic words: “Your home equity loan is approved.” But for most, this type of loan, which allows a homeowner to borrow against the equity in the home, is hard to get. The typical barriers are lack of equity, impaired credit and inadequate income to support additional borrowing. Of those,… Read more »
NE Florida Real Estate Prices Dipped in 4th Quarter of 2010
Area real estate sales volumes and median prices both cooled in the fourth quarter after volumes showed signs of life in the third quarter. According to quarterly real estate sales data from data aggregator DataQuick, median sales prices in Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties continued to decline, but sales volumes – which had… Read more »
NJ: Housing Boom Years Caused Big Drop in Year-Round Jersey Shore Residents
It was 2004 when Lorraine McCarthy, a full-time resident of this Cape May County resort, sold her duplex a block from the boardwalk and decamped to the mainland. “The choice we made to move off the barrier island was the same choice that a lot of people who wanted to make some money made,” said… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Frank Sweet, Wilton Manors
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Friendly Fort Lauderdale Realtors and Real Estate Professionals Frank is the Broker/Owner of Palm Tree Real Estate, Inc. and has lived in Broward County, Florida since 1978. He… Read more »
NM: Taos Real Estate Market Grinds to Halt in Legal Dispute
On the bright side, it’s not the robo-signers this time. In Taos County, New Mexico, two “heirs” have filed warranty deeds laying claim to a combined 42,000 acres of land and calling the ownership of about 7,000 properties into question[1]. The warranty deeds were filed in an effort to show the right to inherit ownership… Read more »
NC: Raleigh Called Healthiest Home Real Estate Market for 2011
According to Builder Magazine, Raleigh, North Carolina is the place to be if you are in construction this year[1]. Building permits increased 85 percent last year, with “much of the strength on the multifamily side,” reported the magazine when explaining the accolade. The magazine ranks metro areas based on a system called the “Builder Healthy… Read more »
Distressed Home Sales Driving Chicago Real Estate Market
We’re still more than 2 weeks away from the February home sales release from the Illinois Association of Realtors but I can give you a pretty good idea of what it’s going to show for Chicago – if you read past their characteristically upbeat headlines. My preliminary numbers show Chicago home sales down about 14%… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Christopher Rocca, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Friendly Santa Fe Realtors and Real Estate Professionals For Santa Fe real estate sellers, Christopher offers innovative and comprehensive marketing programs that combine technology, (virtual property tours, wide… Read more »
Ottawa Home Sales Drop, But Prices Rise in February
Sales of resale homes fell sharply in February as the market returned to more normal winter buying patterns, according to the Ottawa Real Estate Board. The board said 936 resale homes were sold through the Multiple Listing Service during the month, down 9.1 per cent from the 1,030 that sold during February 2010. “Once again… Read more »
NY: Upper East Side Street Second Most Expensive Real Estate in US
For those who think Forbes’ annual list of the most expensive zip codes covers too much terrain, a new analysis has honed in on the priciest streets. And not surprisingly, New York’s poshest real estate is a seven-block stretch of the Upper East Side’s Gold Coast, 70th to 77th Streets between Park and Fifth Avenues…. Read more »
Tips for Preparing Your Home for Sale in a Difficult Market
Architecture or interior design that calls to mind better economic times might actually be turnoffs to homebuyers. Opulence is out. Just try selling a mini-castle in this market. Real estate broker Marian Anthony, of Anthony Realty Group in San Diego, Calif., listed such a home, knowing it would be a tough sell. “In this market,… Read more »
Featured Gay Friendly Realtor: Michael Cornell, Seattle
Periodically we’ll feature one of our real estate professionals here to let our readers know about some great Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and Other Real Estate Professionals. Gay Friendly Washington State Realtors and Real Estate Professionals Maura would love to help you buy or sell your Woodbridge area home, and is one of Northern Virginia’s top… Read more »
