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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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The FHA relaxed the property flip regulations. This waiver is effective for all sales contracts dated on or after February 1, 2010 and will end on January 31, 2011 . Certain property may be resold and financed using FHA insured financing without waiting
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In the current home sale market, it might seem ludicrous to make an offer on a listing if it means competing with another buyer. However, multiple offers are on the rise in some markets( especially the Phoenix Metro Foreclosure Market). But, it doesn't
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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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As long as foreclosures continue to climb, home prices will fall. More than 30,000 Valley homes have been foreclosed on so far this year. That compares to fewer than 1,500 foreclosures in 2006. Now, almost all of the homes are going back to the lenders,
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Metropolitan Phoenix now leads the nation for home price declines, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price index released this morning. The Valley’s existing home price fell 30.7 percent between August 2007 and August 2008. The Valley just
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For aspiring home owners who find their goal stubbornly elusive, newly enacted legislation providing a tax credit of as much as $7,500 for first-time home buyers might just be the opportunity of a lifetime. But like so many of the good things in life,
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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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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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In November of 2007 there were 3,280 resale Phoenix Az metro homes that were sold. Which was down from 3,610 in October. And November 2006 wasn't a good comparison, but there were 5,040 resales then. Phoenix AZ Real Estate home prices continued to
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Click Here To Search For Phoenix Metro Area Homes: www.AzRealtyPros.com Nation’s Building News, Week of December 10 th - Bush Plan Aims at Helping to Stabilize Housing Market A plan announced last week by President Bush to limit foreclosures by
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Click Here To Search Homes in the Phoenix Metro Area: www.AzRealtyPros.com The number of Valley homeowners losing their homes to foreclosure has shot up 566 percent so far this year, a result of the housing market's slowdown and rising interest rates
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