City to consider more money for redevelopment agency
Wednesday Dec 9 | via Austin American-Statesman
The Austin City Council is poised today to give the Austin Revitalization Authority $110,000 in operating money over the next nine months, even though a recent audit said the redevelopment agency needs to find other sources of income. Comment?
Repeat postings inflate foreclosure listings
Tuesday Dec 1 | via Austin American Statesman
New figures show that Central Texas' residential foreclosure picture isn't as gloomy once repeat postings are factored out, according to the firm that compiles the numbers. Comment?
30-year mortgages return to record low; State Farm t...
Wednesday Nov 25 | via Austin American-Statesman
Average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages matched a record low of 4.78 percent this week, government-controlled financier Freddie Mac said. Comment?
Foreclosed Hamilton Pool development is up for sale
Nov 19, 2009 | via Austin American-Statesman
Rocky Creek Ranch, the western Travis County development that became one of the region's biggest residential foreclosures in July, is on the market for $17.5 million. Comment?
Nov 19, 2009 | via Austin American Statesman
Rocky Creek Ranch, which was foreclosed on in July, is on the market for $17.5 million. Comment?
10 Housing Markets Where Prices Have Gone Up
Yesterday | via Freerepublic.com
The housing market is showing some signs of recovery. Sales are up and prices have stabilized after falling for three years. Comment?
NYC tops the list of America's costliest cities
Saturday | via MSNBC
It will come as little surprise that the cost of groceries, gasoline and various sundries, at a little more than twice the national average, is highest in New York City. Comment?
Mortgage-backed securities make comeback
Saturday | via Bizjournals
Discussions about the commercial mortgage-backed securities market in 2008 and early 2009 might have started jokingly with a question: "What market?" But few people in the real estate industry have been in a joking mood because the market for commercial mortgage-backed securities - secured by loans on commercial properties that can provide ... Comment?
Deals up for Grabs as Nearly 80 Homes Hit Auction Bl...
Tuesday Dec 15 | via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
Valued from $1,000 to $1.5 million, Homes and Vacant Lots Auctioned by Hudson & Marshall December 15th-20th Scheduling update: The Dallas/Fort Worth Date Has Changed From Dec. Comment?
Dallas housing poised for a rebound a " but how...
Thursday Dec 17 | via Denton Record-Chronicle
Dallas housing poised for a rebound - but how big? 10:51 PM CST on Thursday, December 17, 2009 By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News stevebrown@dallasnews.com After slogging through two years of decline, the North Texas housing market is headed for a rebound in 2010. Comment?
Your View: $175,000 property is not low-income housing
5 min ago | via Free Press
According to the Multiple Listing Service , the computer database to which most area Realtors have access, there are currently 114 properties between the price tags of $50,000 and $174,900. In your recent article on the land grab by the city for "low-income housing" you failed to mention this nugget of information. Comment?
Metro home prices continue decline
7 min ago | via Cincinnati Business Courier
Cincinnati-Middletown home prices continued to decline in October, according to First American CoreLogic . Comment?
Borrowers with modified loans falling into trouble
4 hrs ago | via The Daily Breeze
Homeowners who get a substantial cut in their monthly mortgage payments still stand a good chance of falling behind again, a report by two federal regulators says. 4 comments
Report says homeowners whose loan payments are cut b...
10 hrs ago | via KPLR-11
One of the biggest challenges to ending the foreclosure crisis is this: A surprising number of homeowners who get their monthly payments reduced fall behind again within a year. Comment?
IDS Center's owner refinances mortgage
10 min ago | via Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
The owner of the IDS Center, one of Minneapolis' tallest buildings, on Monday said it has addressed a host of debt issues, including a refinancing of IDS' mortgage. Comment?