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Jun
Home Builders Slow New Construction, Raise Prices
Builders started fewer single-family homes in May than predicted, which is curious given the low supply of homes. Read source
Jun
Home prices continue to jump — are the good times here to stay?
Home prices have risen nationwide an average of 10.9% year-over-year in March 2013. This is the greatest one-year increase since April 2006. In California the increase is even greater. Compared to last year, home prices were: 22% higher among low-tier properties; 16% higher among mid-tier properties; and 13% higher among high-tier properties. Is this another [...]
Jun
Transfer disclosure statement – The disclosure of property conditions mandate
Form-of-the-week: Condition of Property — Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS) – Form 304 A seller of a one-to-four unit residential property must complete and deliver to a prospective buyer a statutory form called a Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS), more generically called a Condition of Property Disclosure Statement. End of free preview The rest of this content [...]
Jun
The optimistic market hallucination, Weekly Statistical Update 06/17/2013
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Jun
Brokerage Reminder: Permit no omissions
When you submit an offer to purchase on behalf of your buyer, the offer includes an inspection contingency. This further-approval provision allows the buyer to investigate all facts affecting the property’s value. This is just part of the due diligence needed to close (or cancel) a transaction. During this due diligence investigation, the seller, or [...]
Jun
Home Builder Confidence Soars
Now that's a shot of confidence: Home builder sentiment hit a 7-year high in June. Read source
Jun
Home Builder Confidence Hits 7-Year High in June
A monthly sentiment index from the National Association of Home Builders hit a seven-year high. Read source
Jun
FARM Letter: Live smart, live now.
Use this FARM letter copy in your marketing! Have a topic you’d like us to write about? Email editorial@firsttuesday.us and let us know! Read source
Jun
Airing CAR’s laundry – dirty forms
CAR’s decision to protect its product rather than its members poses a more important question: Why get distracted by the packaging when the underlying product is rotten? Read source
Jun
S.J. is no longer U.S. leader in foreclosures
San Joaquin County, at one time the nation’s No. 1 foreclosure market, is no longer even in the top 10. For that matter, it’s not in the top 20. Or 30. Read source