Welcome to the New RealTown! Submit Feedback
Member Login | Join RealTown
The Real Estate Network

Tags and Keywords

Tags are special keywords that help to categorize blog entries on RealTown.

The Top Tags are organized alphabetically below with the more popular tags appearing in larger text.

Good News For Home Buyers! By Dan Polimino.

November 16th, 2009 6:26 am
I am sure by now that you saw the news from two weeks ago about the first-time home buyers’ tax credit being extended through April 30, 2010 and Congress creating a new credit for people other than first-time home buyers.

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: Breaking News – Obama to Extend Homebuyer Tax Credit

November 6th, 2009 11:20 am
Earlier today the House signed a bill that will extend (and expand) the first-time homebuyer’s tax credit and introduce a similar credit for people who already own their home but need to move. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law on Fr

No Urgency. By Dan Polimino.

November 3rd, 2009 6:43 am
A husband and wife are on vacation, the husband says to the wife, “Hey, what do you think about maybe making an on offer on that home we saw three months ago?” The wife says, “Yeah, I kinda liked it. Let’s call our realtor and take another look wh

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: A Housing “Mini-boom”

October 30th, 2009 12:16 pm
On Tuesday I blogged about the fact that home prices rose in Phoenix for the third straight month since August 2006. But there’s more good news: the number of home sales was up, too -- across the nation, actually -- leading one real estate expert to dub

Has The Housing Market Hit Bottom?

October 29th, 2009 3:50 pm
Recent housing market reports are generating some incredibly positive headlines and prompting many to wonder, has the housing market hit bottom? Before we attempt to answer this complex question we should note that market bottoms, like market peaks, are n

Housing Recovery - Up or Down?

October 27th, 2009 8:33 pm
IF you have read more than a blog or two of mind, you know I am an optimist. That's why when Moody's Investors Service, a financial research firm, shared what some believe to be somber news in September, predicting it could take 10 years to get back to b

Positive Real Estate News | Positive Home Builder Growth

October 21st, 2009 1:34 pm
Economists Announce that the Three-Year Housing Slump is Coming to an End The positive real estate and economic recovery news is hard to ignore these days. Although there may still be some mixed sig... [Read More]

Real Estate Inventory is Moving Quickly in Tampa, Buyers Now Facing a Competitive Housing Market

October 6th, 2009 12:17 pm
The housing inventory is moving quickly in the Tampa Bay area. Buyers who are looking for rock bottom prices are finding their search to be more difficult than originally expected.

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: What Affects a Homeowner’s Credit Rating?

September 24th, 2009 12:30 pm
Last week Realtor.com asked “Do you know what affects a homeowner’s credit rating?” It’s a good question – and an important topic – so I thought I’d blog about it today. The most commonly used credit scoring method is the FICO score. Th

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: September Phoenix and Scottsdale Real Estate Market Update

September 16th, 2009 1:11 pm
I decided again this month to look to Trulia to help me give you a more a detailed analysis of what’s going on in the Phoenix and Scottsdale real estate markets. A couple of notes: • Median sales price, recently sold, and foreclosures numbers are

Lennar Announces New “FriendShip Cruise Contest” For Fans On Facebook

September 15th, 2009 1:04 pm
Lennar’s new Facebook contest is giving Fans of Lennar a chance to win a cruise for two. Now through October 15th.

Fabulous Year-End Pricing & FREE Move-In Package on Select Homes

September 15th, 2009 12:46 pm
Fabulous Year-End Pricing & FREE Move-in Package! Includes FREE Backyard Landscaping, FREE Window Coverings, FREE Refrigerator & NO Closing Costs on Select Lennar Solar Homes!*

Columbus, OH Listed in 10 Best Cities to Find a New Job

September 14th, 2009 4:21 pm
No U.S. cities have been untouched by the economic downturn, but some job markets have been better able to weather the storm. U.S. News & World Report examined a variety of data to identify cities where it's easier to find a job than in many other plac

Pending Home Sales Index Continues to Rise!

September 14th, 2009 3:58 pm
Contract activity for pending home sales has risen for six straight months, a pattern not seen in the history of the index since it began in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indi

New Homes in Sacramento! Special Deals on Solar Homes + Broker Co-op!

September 3rd, 2009 6:36 pm
New Homes in Sacramento, Roseville, Rancho Cordova & El Dorado Hills. Special Deals on Solar Homes + Broker Co-op! INCREDIBLE PRICES on a great selection of QUICK MOVE-IN HOMES. ASK ABOUT SPECIAL FINANCING FROM UAMC OF CALIFORNIA!