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Lenders in 2009 foreclosed on about 41,000 single-family detached homes in Maricopa County , according to a report from Arizona State University. That's more foreclosures than the Valley has seen during any previous year on record, accounting for
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The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 has extended the tax credit of up to $8,000 for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence. The tax credit now applies to sales occurring on or after January 1, 2009
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Maricopa was raised to $346,250. Pima County was raised from $271,050 back up to $316,250. Feel free to follow the link to HUD's website for all other counties in AZ. https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/hicost1.cfm This is welcomed news if you are looking
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Many foreclosed homes are bought by investors who can pay cash, market watchers say. That means fewer homes are going to buyers who plan to live there and hang onto the house for a while. Owner-occupied homes ultimately help an area's recovery. The
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FHA LOAN CHANGES In February, President Bush signed a bill that made a temporary increase to both conforming and FHA loan limits. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released the new limits, which range from $271,050 to
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With the increase in foreclosures lately you may have heard the term “short sale” and wondered what it was. A short sale is when the lender will accept less than the full amount due on a mortgage when a property is sold. Usually, the lender
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Bush administration officials on Friday said they had made a major change to existing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations for mortgages endorsed by the Federal Housing Administration, lifting a key anti-flipping provision that
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There's no guarantee that prices have hit bottom yet - but that doesn't mean that you can't get a great deal now. There's no telling how long the housing crisis will drag on. Here's what you need to know before you start shopping in
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During the housing boom, investors flocked to metro Phoenix and climbed onto buses that took them to the Valley's fringes, where they checked out affordable new homes they could buy low and sell high. Now, the bus tours to those edge suburbs are starting
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HUD just announced today the new loan limits for Arizona. Maricopa County now has a max base loan amount of $346,250 which translates to a purchase price just under $357,000 for a 1 unit SFR. As you know, FHA still requires a 3% down payment. Nehemiah
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Theresa and Tom Love are in a spot. They've been separated six months, as he relocated to Washington for a job while she and their two children remain in El Mirage to sell their three-bedroom home. They are just a few of the everyday people caught
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The Valley's growing foreclosure problem is hitting the upper and middle class the hardest. Metro Phoenix homes in neighborhoods where prices range from $400,000 to $450,000 now have the highest foreclosure rate. Almost 90 out of every 10,000 homes
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West Valley hit hardest by home price drops in 2007 Click Here To Search For Phoenix Metro Area Homes: www.AzRealtyPros.com Not surprisingly, median prices for existing homes fell throughout most of the Phoenix area from 2006 to 2007, especially in the
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High Density Housing in Metro Phoenix Articles from the Experts… As part of our expanded coverage of high-density housing, including lofts, condos, and condo conversions, we are providing these links to articles that deal with this area of the
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Click Here To Search For Phoenix Metro Area Homes: www.AzRealtyPros.com With so many homes out there, buyers now have more time to ponder available homes. The average number of days on the market in February of this year was 96 days, according to the
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