Welcome to the June 22, 2009 edition of Real Estate Market Reports.We have included real estate market reports from all around the country and each blogger would appreciate any feedback that you can or will provide. Thank you.

Housing Report

Rob Arnold presents Orange County & Seminole County real estate statistics for May 2009 posted at Central Florida Orlando Real Estate - full service & investor friendly Realtor specializing in foreclosure, short sale, & bank owned REO houses, saying, "The Orlando Regional Realtor Association released their real estate market statistics for May 2009 and again the numbers are looking very positive. The inventory level of homes for sale continued its decrease to 19,123 - that's 1,071 less homes for sale than just last month. And not all the properties are expiring or getting foreclosed on. Many are actually selling."

Tallahassee Real Estate presents Tallahassee Home Buyers Still Seeking Bottom posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, "We know we must see a change in home buyer activity in Tallahassee before the market change can occur. With some great programs that have been launched to provide free money for first time homebuyers, we were hoping that we would start to see some measurable results by mid-July. Also, with the proposed $15000 Federal Tax Credit For All Home Buyers, we really believe the breakout could occur really soon."

Jacqulyn Richey presents New Home Builder Price Reductions posted at Las Vegas Homes - Henderson Real Estate, saying, "New home builders are feeling pressure from the foreclosure market. For new homes, it is definitely a buyer's market."

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Detroit House vs Parking Spot: A Real Estate Market Conundrum posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks!"

The Smarter Wallet presents Home Improvement Contractor Problems: How To Resolve Contractor Disputes posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, "Thanks!"

Local Real Estate Data

Donna Bigda presents Guilford CT Real Estate Market Report May 2009 posted at Branford Connecticut Real Estate Blog - Donna Bigda RE/MAX Alliance, saying, "There are currently 198 homes for sale in Guilford ranging in price from $199,000 to $6,750,000. In the month of May 2009 there were 19 homes that closed which is a decrease of 4 homes as there were 23 homes that closed in May 2008. The average sales prices of the homes sold in May 2009 was $449,716 versus $521,643 for those sold in May 2008."

Tallahassee Real Estate presents Are We Seeing A Rebound In Golden Eagle Home Sales? posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, "Home sales in Golden Eagle have fallen roughly 70% from the peak of the market, with a monthly average of just under 2 home sales (existing home sales). This mirrors home sales very closely in the rest of the Tallahassee real estate market."

Handy Saputra presents 4 Good Reasons to Get a Refinance Home Loan posted at Home Loan | Mortgage Resources, saying, "Why should I refinance my home? There are several reasons home owners decides to refinance that you should know and to lower the Interest Rate"

Mike Saunders presents Athens - Clarke County, GA Weekly Real Estate Market Report & Stats, 6/21/2009 posted at Mike's Greater Athens Area Blog and Then Some, saying, "In Athens -Clarke County, GA, for the week ending June 21, 2009 the real estate market looks like this: There are 1816 active listings of which 1532 are residential, 21 are farm and land. This is, again, an increase of 9 listings over the previous week. There are 203 listings under contract. This number is up 14 from last week. There have been 8 closed sales duiring the period of June 7 - June 14, 2009, all of which were residential."

Real Estate Market Report

Connie Harvey presents Villages of Brentwood Sales of Homes in Nashville TN - Market trends for Spring 2009 posted at Connie's Blog, saying, "Home sales are just barely down in the Villages of Brentwood this year. Prices have also remained very close to their levels of 2008. The bigger difference that you'll see is that the smaller and thus lower priced homes are the ones selling right now. What that means is where you see the AVERAGE sales price is down from $181,230 to $168,818 which looks like a lot. The actual price per square foot is actually up a Dollar!"

Cindy "in Indy" Marchant with Keller Williams in Fishers Indiana presents Cynthia Marchant’s Blog » Blog Archive » Carmel Real Estate Report for May 2009 posted at Carmel Real Estate, saying, "May 2009 Carmel Indiana Real Estate Market Report"

Tallahassee Real Estate presents Have Lot Sales In Tallahassee Bottomed? posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, "Residential lot sales in Tallahassee have mirrored the rest of the residential real estate market. Unit sales are down off their highs and prices have fallen. Since January of 1991, Tallahassee has averaged over 180 residential lot sales per month, but the current trend is down near 50 per month."

Cindy "in Indy" Marchant with Keller Williams in Fishers Indiana presents Indianapolis/Fishers Real Estate » Blog Archive » Fishers Indiana Real Estate Market Report for May 2009 posted at Fishers Real Estate, saying, "May 2009 Fishers Real Estate Market Report"

Other Information

Edan presents Park City Ski Resorts posted at Park City Condo Lodging, saying, "Find out all about Ski Resorts in beautiful Park City, Utah, site of the 2002 Winter Olympics."

Handy Saputra presents Refinance Tips That Can Save You Thousands posted at Home Loan | Mortgage Resources, saying, "Plans to refinance are going to work better if you know more about mortgage and the process of refinance. Here are some tips that can provide you with a lot of inside information, and putting you in a better position to make a good business decision."

Kerry Fletcher presents City or suburbs posted at Houston Interior Decorating Examiner.

Handy Saputra presents The Truth About Second Mortgage and HELOC posted at Home Loan | Mortgage Resources, saying, "Is second mortgage the same with home equity loan? There are a lot of people who often confuse one for the other. While both are associated with each other, they have their own benefits. But distinguishing one from the other should not be difficult."

Handy Saputra presents When is the best time to refinance home mortgage? posted at Home Loan | Mortgage Resources, saying, "The refinancing of mortgage means that you make a payment of your current mortgage and the establishment of a new mortgage. Most people refinance their mortgages to ensure a better rate. If you plan to refinance your mortgage, there are some things that you need to know to determine if refinancing is a good choice."

Tallahassee Real Estate presents How To Find Homes For Sale With Seller Financing posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, "Seller financing is a topic about which many people could benefit from learning. Most real estate agents will never do a transaction involving seller financing, and most homebuyers would never even think about asking for this type of assistance. And finally, most home sellers would never even realize the benefit to themselves to offer some level of owner financing."

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