Comments for WelcomeHomeNWI.com http://welcomehomenwi.com Unbiased Real Estate Market Trends and Statistics for The Best Home Communities in NW Indiana Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:17:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Are Home Values Up or Are Home Values Down? by Greg Fleischaker http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/01/are-home-values-up-or-are-home-values-down/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Greg Fleischaker Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:17:34 +0000 http://welcomehomenwi.com/?p=1548#comment-324 James, Interesting article. Down south where I live, it looks like the Louisville real estate market is either up, or down, depending upon which set of stats you look at, and what you compare it to. For instance, the asking price of homes is rising across much of the city, which seems like good news. But the sales price is down across the board. Unless you compare the most recent sales numbers to the worst sales numbers on record, last years. So if you are an optimist, you say "At least we aren't as bad off as last year", and if you're a pessimist, you say "Man, this year is just about as bad as last year!" Greg James,

Interesting article. Down south where I live, it looks like the Louisville real estate market is either up, or down, depending upon which set of stats you look at, and what you compare it to. For instance, the asking price of homes is rising across much of the city, which seems like good news. But the sales price is down across the board. Unless you compare the most recent sales numbers to the worst sales numbers on record, last years. So if you are an optimist, you say “At least we aren’t as bad off as last year”, and if you’re a pessimist, you say “Man, this year is just about as bad as last year!”

Greg

]]> Comment on Simple Real Estate Definitions: Quitclaim Deed by David Hiestand http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/09/simple-real-estate-definitions-quitclaim-deed/comment-page-1/#comment-85 David Hiestand Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:52:16 +0000 http://welcomehomenwi.com/?p=962#comment-85 I usually describe a quitclaim deed to clients as transferring whatever interest you may have in real property to another person, but it does not guarantee that you have an interest in the property. They can also be useful in clearing up inheritances between children or boundary confusions between neighbors. I usually describe a quitclaim deed to clients as transferring whatever interest you may have in real property to another person, but it does not guarantee that you have an interest in the property. They can also be useful in clearing up inheritances between children or boundary confusions between neighbors.

]]> Comment on How to Fight Mortgage Rate Volatility by New Jersey Home Mortgage http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/06/how-to-fight-mortgage-rate-volatility/comment-page-1/#comment-16 New Jersey Home Mortgage Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:28:16 +0000 http://welcomehomenwi.com/http:/welcomehomenwi.com/#comment-16 I appreciate it very much, at least I know from it someone is reading the contents I have here. I appreciate it very much, at least I know from it someone is reading the contents I have here.

]]> Comment on How to Fight Mortgage Rate Volatility by briefs http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/06/how-to-fight-mortgage-rate-volatility/comment-page-1/#comment-15 briefs Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:20:50 +0000 http://welcomehomenwi.com/http:/welcomehomenwi.com/#comment-15 Refi business is basically gone, those who sat on their hands at 4.5% last month did so at their own risk. The great news is that refis pulled thousands of homes out of foreclosure and off the market, so inventories in NW Indiana have finally dropped. <br /><br />Now watch for a summer surge in actual sales of homes to follow, remember rates are still 5.5% or thereabouts Refi business is basically gone, those who sat on their hands at 4.5% last month did so at their own risk. The great news is that refis pulled thousands of homes out of foreclosure and off the market, so inventories in NW Indiana have finally dropped.

Now watch for a summer surge in actual sales of homes to follow, remember rates are still 5.5% or thereabouts

]]> Comment on Adjusting For Cost Of Living Differences After A Non-Local Move by CoachingByPeter http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/06/adjusting-for-cost-of-living-differences-after-a-non-local-move/comment-page-1/#comment-14 CoachingByPeter Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:29:49 +0000 http://welcomehomenwi.com/http:/welcomehomenwi.com/#comment-14 If a good real estate agent can help grease the wheels and get your offer in front of a lender, you can get an answer more quickly, and potentially close more deals. If a good real estate agent can help grease the wheels and get your offer in front of a lender, you can get an answer more quickly, and potentially close more deals.

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