ByJeffBater
fromWALLSTREETJOURNALNew-homesalesdefiedexpectationsandstoppedslidingduringJuly,makingamodestincreasethatgavethebeleagueredhousingmarketalittlegoodnews.Meanwhile,demandsurgedforexpensivegoodsduringJulyinabroad-basedincreasethattoppedexpectationsbyawidemarginandincludedastrongclimbinakeybarometerofcapitalspendingbybusinesses.Salesofsingle-familyhomesincreasedby2.8%lastmonthtoaseason...[閱讀全文]
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(2007-08-24 20:39:53)
(2007-08-23 21:19:09)
SUB-PRIME影響著全美的房地產市場,房地產的衰退或多或少,或慢或快地在各地上演著。在房產交易中，一些買房者的超低出價讓正在賣房的同學們很是頭疼。所謂超低，就是通常低於要價的15%~20%，這種砍價多見於專業房產投資人，但現在市場如斯，也見怪不怪了。如果你是賣方，不幸碰到這樣一個“lowball"offer，將如何應對呢？
首先，把自己和這個房子多年的千絲萬縷的感[閱讀全文]
首先，把自己和這個房子多年的千絲萬縷的感[閱讀全文]
(2007-08-21 19:43:52)
FannieMae’sChiefRiskOfficerEnricoDallavecchiapredictedthathousingpriceswilldeclineby2percentonaveragethisyearand4percentnextyear.
Thedeclinesaretheresultofcontinuingmortgagedelinquencies,tighterborrowingstandards,andtherecordlevelsofinventoriesofunsoldhomes.
Addingtothetrouble,Dallavecchiasaid,isthatmanyborrowerswithadjustable-ratemortgagesarefacingrisingmonthlypayments,whichcoulddrivethe...[閱讀全文]
Thedeclinesaretheresultofcontinuingmortgagedelinquencies,tighterborrowingstandards,andtherecordlevelsofinventoriesofunsoldhomes.
Addingtothetrouble,Dallavecchiasaid,isthatmanyborrowerswithadjustable-ratemortgagesarefacingrisingmonthlypayments,whichcoulddrivethe...[閱讀全文]
(2007-08-20 18:09:37)
很多初次買房的同學不知道這三種名詞的真實涵義,所以覺得有必要講一講,否則對自己所買房屋的產權是什麽都是一筆糊塗帳，那是萬萬不可的。
首先,Townhouse隻是一個建築名稱,而Condo和Co-ops是房地產的所有權行式.所以,Condo和Co-ops可以是大家在國內常見的在一個Building裏麵的Apartments,也可以是象國內現在流行的聯棟別墅(Townhouse).第二,北美房地產的所有權主要有3種,第一種是FeeS[閱讀全文]
首先,Townhouse隻是一個建築名稱,而Condo和Co-ops是房地產的所有權行式.所以,Condo和Co-ops可以是大家在國內常見的在一個Building裏麵的Apartments,也可以是象國內現在流行的聯棟別墅(Townhouse).第二,北美房地產的所有權主要有3種,第一種是FeeS[閱讀全文]
(2007-08-19 22:34:07)
你聽說過“HomeStage"嗎？如果沒有，那至少知道Stage吧？舞台（stage)是一個講述故事的地方，故事的發生需要有背景，所以舞美燈光師必須在幾分鍾之內將舞台布景從火熱的塞外荒漠變成清涼的水鄉小鎮。究竟是什麽樣的魔法讓人們產生這麽大的視覺差異呢？這就是“STAGING”。其實每個賣房的房主都有過類似“staging"的經曆。他們會打掃房屋，收拾起平時堆積如山的過期[閱讀全文]
(2007-08-19 21:24:55)
NewhomeconstructionfelltothelowestpaceinJulythanin10years,accordingtotheU.S.CommerceDepartment.
Theconstructionofnewhomesandapartmentsfellby6.1percentinJulyversusJunetoanannualrateof1.38millionunits.Thatwasdown20.9percentfromayearago.
“Decliningstartsandpermitsclearlyreflectdeepeningproblemsinthemortgagemarkets,whicheruptedearlierthisyearinthesubprimesectorandnowhavespilledoverintootherco...[閱讀全文]
Theconstructionofnewhomesandapartmentsfellby6.1percentinJulyversusJunetoanannualrateof1.38millionunits.Thatwasdown20.9percentfromayearago.
“Decliningstartsandpermitsclearlyreflectdeepeningproblemsinthemortgagemarkets,whicheruptedearlierthisyearinthesubprimesectorandnowhavespilledoverintootherco...[閱讀全文]
(2007-08-17 12:01:10)
Ajumpininterestrateshasendedathree-weekruninlowerborrowingcosts,reportsFreddieMac.Accordingtothemortgagefinancegiant,theaverageintereston30-yearfixedloansroseto6.62percentthisweekfrom6.59percentlastweek.Meanwhile,therateforthe15-yearfixedmortgages,whicharecommoninrefinances,floatedupto6.3percentfrom6.25percentovertheone-weekperiod.Alsoontherisewerefive-yearadjustable-ratemortgages,whichnudgedupto6...[閱讀全文]
(2007-08-16 20:09:00)
記得多年前我們開始買自己的第一個房子的時候,那感覺真是兩眼一抹黑呀。除了跟著我們的房產經紀人進了一家又出一家，心裏完全沒有諸如一個城市的學區，人口結構等數據。當時沒有GOOGLEMAP，也沒有TRULIA。就連我們的經紀人也似乎不大告訴我們多少信息。如今我也入了這一行，才知道這裏麵的清規戒律（eg.FederalFairHousing,Anti-discrimination等）讓經紀人在很多問題上三緘其口[閱讀全文]
