Category Archives: Sellers

Five things stagers don’t want to see anymore

Editor’s note: This article is reposted with permission of Zillow.            View the original item: “Five Things Stagers are Tired of Seeing.”   By Roslyn Ashford Last week, I conducted an informal survey of home stagers from the U.S. and Canada … Continue reading

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FHA Rolls Out Bad Guideline Update

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Market Snapshot

Europe’s stock markets weaker this morning leading to a very weak open in US equity markets. Increased concern today that Europe is moving back into recession more quickly than had been thought. The 17-nation euro-area economy shrank 0.3% in the … Continue reading

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FHA’s new limits on financial concessions from sellers to buyers

Commentary: New FHA restrictions seek to reduce agency’s own risk of loss By Ken Harney Inman News® The Federal  Housing Administration’s long-awaited rules on how much home sellers can  contribute to buyers’ closing costs are finally out — sort of. … Continue reading

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Market Snapshot

Q4 GDP preliminary report this morning was widely expected to match the advance report released last month at +2.8%, it jumped to 3.0%. The Q4 personal consumption expenditures was revised from +1.1% to +1.3%, still way under the 2.0% the … Continue reading

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Housing Crisis to End in 2012 as Banks Loosen Credit Standards

Capital Economics expects the housing crisis to end this year, according to a report released Tuesday. One of the reasons: loosening credit. The analytics firm notes the average credit score required to attain a mortgage loan is 700. While this … Continue reading

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A 3.8 Percent “Sales Tax” on Your Home?

Q: Does the new health care law impose a 3.8 percent tax on profits from selling your home? A: No, with very few exceptions. The first $250,000 in profit from the sale of a personal residence won’t be taxed, or … Continue reading

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The Short Sale Telephone Game

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What Happens When You Walk Away From Your Home?

It was just last summer that Charlotte Perkins made the hardest decision of her life as she and her husband Jim were caught in the vise of the housing bust. Wanting to downsize their lives as they headed toward retirement, … Continue reading

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Kitchens Sell a House

by Carla Hill It’s a tool used by house flippers all across the nation. Stagers know its power. Real estate agents push its importance. What is this not-so-well-kept secret of real estate? A kitchen can sell a house. A kitchen … Continue reading

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