Must The Garbage Disposal Work For A Denham Springs FHA Home Loan?

https://www.denhamspringsappraisers.com/ – Must The Garbage Disposal Work For A Denham Springs FHA Home Loan? As a State Certified Home Appraiser in Louisiana and FHA/HUD approved appraiser since 1996, I can validate that FHA Home Loans have strict requirements of operational mechanical systems placed upon the home appraiser to inspect and verify. While home appraisers aren’t necessarily “home inspectors”, FHA home appraisers are required to verify that mechanical systems are functioning properly and that they would appear to have a reasonable life left. HUD or FHA Home Appraisers are expected to be well versed on 2 major manual plus keeping up Continue reading Must The Garbage Disposal Work For A Denham Springs FHA Home Loan?

Denham Springs Real Estate Agents: Four Unique Open House Ideas

http://www.denhamspringslarealestate.net/ – Denham Springs Real Estate Agents: Four Unique Open House Ideas   The Keeping Current Matters Blog has a helpful article today for Denham Springs Real Estate Agents: 4 Unique Open House Ideas The first paragraph starts out, “Open Houses have long been a tool used by agents to get a home seen. On any given weekend, there are dozens of them in every community in America. How can your real estate agent position YOUR Open House differently to make it stand out from the rest? Remember, the goal of the Open House is to increase traffic and “thinking Continue reading Denham Springs Real Estate Agents: Four Unique Open House Ideas

Denham Springs Home Appraisers Video: Robert Shiller: End of Tax Credit Could Mean Big Trouble for Housing … and Banks

https://www.denhamspringsappraisers.com/ – Denham Springs Home Appraisers: Robert Shiller: End of Tax Credit Could Mean Big Trouble for Housing … and Banks! Yahoo Finance has an interesting video on Robert Shiller feels that the end of the tax credit could mean big trouble for housing. And… Altos Research Blog this morning has an interesting chart: What if the Housing Stimulus Never Existed?   Yes, this argument is counterfactual, economically speaking, but… as Kyle Bass has asked – “How many problems have you solved by kicking the can down the road?”

Greater Baton Rouge Home Appraisers: One and Three Year Housing Studies Released!

http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ – Greater Baton Rouge Home Appraisers: One Year Housing Study Released! Accurate Valuation Group has released a 1 year and 3 year study on Greater Baton Rouge Housing – Facts, Prices, Trends! The 1 year study includes 10 charts and 3 year includes 9 charts. Click here to view the 1 Year Study! Click here to view the 3 Year Study!

2010 Greater Baton Rouge Short Sales Study Released, 2 Percent Of All Sales

http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/ – 2010 Greater Baton Rouge Short Sales Study Released, Approximately 2 Percent Of All Sales! Greater Baton Rouge Appraiser, Bill Cobb, has performed a study on the number of “short sales” taking place within the Greater Baton Rouge Housing Market. This was a rather difficult study to complete because of the lack of designation of short sales within the local GBRMLS. In other words, there’s no box for agents to check that specifically states the reason for the sale was “Short Sale”. So, this makes the numbers below somewhat questionable because of the lack of a proper method for Continue reading 2010 Greater Baton Rouge Short Sales Study Released, 2 Percent Of All Sales

2010 Comprehensive Greater Baton Rouge Foreclosure Numbers And Charts Released

http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/ – 2010 Comprehensive Greater Baton Rouge Foreclosure Numbers and Charts Released   East Baton Rouge Foreclosure Trends: East Baton Rouge 2009 2010 Foreclosure Sales Numbers! 2010 Foreclosures total 12% of sales YTD; 2009 Foreclosures totaled 11%. 7% of all EBR MLS Listings are Foreclosures! Foreclosures are negatively impacting this market. Where Are The 2010 East Baton Rouge Foreclosures Concentrated? AREA 11 FORECLOSURES, Primarily Baker. In Area 11 in 2010, there have been 33 solds in Baker and 13 in Zachary. In 2009 and 2010, the Baker market has experienced a significant amount of fore closure activity as it was Continue reading 2010 Comprehensive Greater Baton Rouge Foreclosure Numbers And Charts Released

Where Are The 2010 Livingston Parish Foreclosures Taking Place?

Where Are The 2010 Livingston Parish Foreclosures Taking Place? Livingston Parish Fore closure Trends: 2009 2010 Foreclosure Sales Numbers! 2010 Foreclosures total 13% of sales YTD; 2009 Foreclosures totaled 9%, an increase of +2% since 2009. 7% of all Livingston MLS Listings are Foreclosures! Foreclosures are negatively impacting this market. Where Are The Foreclosures Most Concentrated? The chart below represents the number of recorded Livingston Parish REO or Foreclosure Sales within the Greater Baton Rouge MLS (Multiple Listing Service), with the exception of Manufactured Housing sales. Greater Baton Rouge MLS Areas for Livingston Parish are 80, 81, 82 and 83. Continue reading Where Are The 2010 Livingston Parish Foreclosures Taking Place?

Livingston Parish Foreclosure Trends: 2009 2010 Foreclosure Sales Numbers!

https://www.denhamspringsappraisers.com/ – Livingston Parish Fore closure Trends: 2009 2010 Foreclosure Sales Numbers! 2010 Foreclosures total 13% of sales YTD; 2009 Foreclosures totaled 9%, an increase of +2% since 2009. 7% of all Livingston MLS Listings are Foreclosures! Foreclosures are negatively impacting this market. There’s A Major “Caveat” with the numbers below! The chart below represents the number of recorded Livingston Parish REO or Foreclosure Sales within the Greater Baton Rouge MLS, with the exception of Manufactured Housing sales. GBRMLS Areas for Livingston Parish are 80, 81, 82 and 83. Let’s put these foreclosure numbers into perspective! In 2009, there were Continue reading Livingston Parish Foreclosure Trends: 2009 2010 Foreclosure Sales Numbers!