First-Time Home Buyers: This Spring's 'Wild Card'?

Many first-time home buyers have mostly been sitting on the sidelines the past few years, but a new survey shows that is changing. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyRealEstateNews/~3/3YqX4UKaq5M/first-time-home-buyers-springs-wild-cardJim Gross @ uwad.com

Mortgage Applications Drop as Refinancings Fall

A decline in refinancing caused overall mortgage applications to take a dip last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyRealEstateNews/~3/HGDSlzGhUu0/mortgage-applications-drop-refinancings-fallJim Gross @ uwad.com

Fannie Mae Soars to Record Profits

The mortgage giant is back in the black, getting a big boost from the housing market recovery. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyRealEstateNews/~3/veAf4GS9Nkg/fannie-mae-soars-record-profitsJim Gross @ uwad.com

One Man Buying Up Town's Foreclosure Stock

A man is on a crusade to save his small Illinois town from foreclosure blight. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyRealEstateNews/~3/HIz9zlDvvMM/one-man-buying-up-towns-foreclosure-stockJim Gross @ uwad.com

'Boomerang Buyers' to Make Strong Comeback This Year

This could be the first big year for once-foreclosed home owners to re-enter the housing market. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyRealEstateNews/~3/1__4FoMpkWk/boomerang-buyers-make-strong-comeback-yearJim Gross @ uwad.com

Preparing to sell your Albuquerque home? Have Fun With It

If you are like most home owners the idea of getting ready to list your Albuquerque home is enough overload to make you want to jump into the Rio Grande! Well… no risk of drowning there, but still most homes require a lot of little things. As a realtor who has been on both sides of the buy-sell fence many times I recommend having a pre-inspection done prior to listing the home. Granted it’s an added expense, but inspections are the number one place where a home sale will crash prior to closing.Make a list from the inspection of major items and easy fix handyman items. We called in UNM students through their job placement at $10 an hour and pizza to get lots of chores done around the home. Keep in mind you should not replace every item. While roofs can be a deal breaker, often a new home owner will want to replace the furnace and swamp cooler with a refrigerated unit. You might offer a special AC/heating allowance, or a flooring allowance to let the buyers order their own flooring prior to closing. Regardless, neither sellers nor buyers like surprises that may impede the pending sell of the home so keeping it all out in the open early on and working a punch list is typically your best bet.So now that you know a little bit more about some of my Albuquerque real estate listing secrets let me show what I can do for your next real estate home sale or purchase! Albuquerque real estate is a passion! Just let me know how I can help.    Contact: 505-980-7788   EMAIL JIMhttp://www.virtualtourclub.com    http://www.searchforalbuquerquerealestate.com   http://www.realestatevideotalk.com/about http://www.marketinghomesonline.com  Jim Gross – 360 Ventures Real Estate, Albuquerque NMSEARCH LIVE – LOCAL ALBUQUERQUE REAL ESTATE AT ANY OF THESE PROPERTY LINKS: Albuquerque | Albuquerque Acres | Belen | Bernalillo | Bosque Farms | Corrales | Downtown | East Mountains | Eastside | Fairgrounds | Foothills | Four Hills | Glenwood Hills | High Desert | Kirtland AFB | Ladera | Los Lunas | Los Ranchos | Mesa Del Sol | Nob Hill | North Valley | Northeast Heights | Old Town | Oxbow | Pajarito | Paradise Hills | Peralta | Placitas | Primrose Point | Rio Rancho | Sandia Heights | Sandia Labs Area | Sandia Park | South valley | Tanoan | Taylor Ranch | UNM | Uptown | Ventana Ranch

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