It was announced recently that a Federal Bankruptcy court judge ordered Bear Stearns, one of Americas top tier trading firms to pay $160 million to investors who lost money with a hedge fund that cleared through Bear Stearns. While doing stock research on publicly traded brokerage corporations, we came across the settlement. This spurred us on to thinking, what does this mean for the everyday investor, and what does it mean for stock research in general. Heres the real stor…
Investing Home Prices Fall In Majority Of The Biggest Markets
If you have owned a home, or any piece of residential real estate including condos, and vacation homes than you are aware of the run up in prices that occurred for a five year period that ended more than a year ago. In terms of investing, owning a home for half a century has been a wonderful way to build wealth. It is one of the few investing methods where you could actually live in your investment, while it increased in value. Most investors are not aware that from World War…
The Real Estate Market Currently Has a Balance of Buyer Demand and Seller Supply
Current real estate market conditions report mirrors inventory of unsold homes; prices firm even though its taking more than 60 days to sell. The housing market has a balanced demand and supply for the first time since 1998.
Real Estate: Homes on Market Taking Much Longer to Sell, in Past Six Months
According to the latest HouseHunt, Inc. Market Conditions Survey, 75% of real estate agents say homes for sale nationwide are now taking more than 30 days to sell signaling a more balanced market emerging.
Real Estate: Inventory of Unsold Homes Growing Steadily Across the Nation
The nations inventory of unsold homes is growing steadily in many areas of the country even though buyer demand continues strong, according to the latest HouseHunt Inc., quarterly Current Real Estate Market Conditions survey.
Overpricing Homes: Sellers #1 Mistake When Listing Their Home
Home Sellers said that overpricing was the biggest mistake when listings their homes. The next worst mistake is dealing with the same real estate agent who represented the buyer.
Real Estate Home Prices to Cool in 2006 – Soft Landing Projected for Current Record Housing Boom
2006 Should be second best in history with 6.86 million existing home sales; U.S. market entering more sustainable transition period, economists say
Real Estate Market Reaches Equilibrium between Buyers and Sellers
Exceptions are in the northeast, western states & Chicago metro area. Three months ago, the Current Market Conditions survey showed that overall the U.S. housing market was displaying a rare balance between buyer demand and seller supply for the first time in eight years.
Affordable Homes: Real Estate in Nation’s 10 Most Cheap & Livable Metro Areas
The new HouseHunt Current Market Conditions survey researched the top most livable and affordable metro areas in the United States. The majority of the 10 metro areas reported balanced, good-to active real estate housing markets with sellers usually getting 95% or more of their asking prices.