Below you will find my predictions from a January 7, 2010 blog post and my comments on each of those predictions as of August 24, 2010:Foreclosures will continue to come on the market and many will be scooped up quickly with multiple offers. Correct! This has been the case so ...
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USDA Rural Development Program Receives Cash Infusion
According to the National Association of REALTORS, the USDA will once again have funding for their guaranteed loan program:------------------------------------------------------------- Thousands of Rural Home Buyers Aided by Passage of Housing Funding Measure Washington, July 28, 2010The restoration of the single-family rural housing program that would guarantee home loans for rural buyers was passed by the ...
40% Of Twin Cities Home Purchasers Used FHA In 1st Half 2010
The trend from 2009 continues: nearly 40% of all home buyers in the Twin Cities during the 1st half of 2010 used FHA Loan to finance their purchase. This is up from just 2% in 2007!Why are so many buyers using ...
Twin Cities Home Buyer Financing Over The Years
I took some time today to go over some NorthstarMLS data (the Twin Cities area MLS data service) to see how home buyer financing has changed over the last few years and put together a few pie charts that I thought you might enjoy. Click on each image for a bigger view:
"I'm taking myself out of the house-buying frenzy until after the end of April"
A friend of mine posted to Facebook the following: I'm taking myself out of the house-buying frenzy until after the end of April. I can't take the stress anymore! I've never been so frustrated or disappointed. This same message is being said by many of my current clients. Dissatisfied by the low inventory of quality ...
Aaron Dickinson
Edina Realty
1-800-941-0959
Licensed in MN
