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HOME SALES TRENDING UP IN APRIL!!! | Inman News

Home sales, inventory both tick up in April | Inman News

NAR: Scarcity of listings in some markets driving up prices

The pace of existing-home sales picked up in April, and while the number of homes on the market grew even faster, an "acute shortage of inventory" in some markets is driving up prices and creating multiple-bid situations, the National Association of Realtors said today.

Housing Trends eNewsletter- Craig Formalarie

LOTS OF POSITIVE NEWS!!!

Housing Trends eNewsletter- Craig Formalarie

Under Agreement in 57 Days!!!

MARCH 2012 - HOUSING TRENDS eNewsletter - Craig Formalarie

My Housing Trends eNewsletter is filled with U.S. Census Bureau key market indicators, consumer videos, blogs, a real estate glossary, mortgage rates and calculators, consumer articles, real estate radio, REALTOR.com local community reports and local and national real estate sales and price activity provided by local MLSs and the National Association of REALTORS®.

Housing Trends eNewsletter- Craig Formalarie

HOUSING MARKET REACHES TURNING POINT

Housing Market Reaches Turning Point, Economists Say

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012

Economists say the housing market is starting to heal, but too many people aren't aware of it because they're judging a housing recovery on the wrong sign: What’s happening with home prices. 

Paul Dales at Capital Economics says higher prices won’t be the sign that the housing market is on the mend — that can be a lagging indicator — but rather an increase in overall home sales. And that's showing signs of improvement: Existing home sales in 2011 rose to 4.26 million compared to 4.19 million in 2010. In the last six months alone, home sales have increased 13 percent. 

As a recent article at Fortune points out, “The evidence reminds us that perhaps we should change our expectations of what a housing recovery might look like, particularly following a crisis marked by record foreclosures and a financial crisis that sent the economy into one of the deepest recessions. The recovery we have been anticipating is defined more on the rate at which the glut of vacant properties comes off the market as opposed to any steady rise in prices, which some think won't happen for another few years.”

Source: “The One Number to Watch for a Housing Recovery,” Fortune (March 20, 2012)

BUYING REAL ESTATE? THINK LONG TERM...

Buying real estate? Think long term | Inman News

NAR Housing Affordability Index hits 42-year high in January

Index based on home price, income, mortgage interest rate data

House and penny image via Shutterstock.

The National Association of Realtors' (NAR) Housing Affordability Index reached a record high this January, at 206.1. January 2012 is the first month since the index's inception in 1970 that the index has hit or passed 200, the group announced this week.

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NAR Housing Affordability Index hits 42-year high in January | Inman News

Housing Trends eNewsletter- Craig Formalarie

Housing Trends eNewsletter- Craig Formalarie

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Price: $800/Mo
Firm: RE/MAX 1st Choice
Agent: Craig Formalarie
Email: cformalarie@nh-moves.com

Remarks:
Well maintained historic, Circa 1800 Colonial Inn. 1st Floor, 1 Bedroom. Exposed brick center chimney and post and beam. Separate patio & gardens for tenants. Plenty of parking. Public water & sewer. Easy & quick access to Rt 93 for commuters. Nice setting.

Directions:
Rt 93 to Exit 5/Rt 28 Bypass North. Left onto Page Rd. Left onto Old Mammoth Rd. First House on the left.

MLS 4135283

NEW DERRY LISTING - 143 WARNER HILL RD

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Price: $274,900
Firm: RE/MAX 1st Choice
Agent: Craig Formalarie
Phone: 603-490-4281
Email: cformalarie@nh-moves.com

Remarks: Colonial with a contemporary flare. 4 Bedrooms, but the 1st floor bedroom can be used as a den or home office. Large sun-room with French Doors leading to the stone paver patio and private wooded backyard, ready for entertaining! Master Bedroom suite with gas fireplace, full bath and huge walk-in closet. Another bedroom with 3/4 bath and walk-in. AND MORE! BRAND NEW GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS, BRAND NEW FURNACE, Central Air & Vacuum, Security System, New Gutters. Come check it out!

MLS 4133451

16 PREMIER DRIVE LONDONDERRY, NH

Located in one of Londonderry's most sought after neighborhoods! Come see this beautifully landscaped 4 Bedroom Colonial on a quiet cul-de-sac. Large kitchen with BRAND NEW Granite Counter Tops and Stainless Steel Appliances. Backyard made for entertaining with deck, patio, IG pool, putting green. Orchard views. Master Bedroom Suite with Cathedral Ceiling, His & Hers Walk-in Closets & a Super Master Bath. And more! Finished Basement, 8 Zone Irrigation System, BRAND NEW Water Heater, Wired for an In-line Generator Back-up. Watch the sun rise over the orchard from your Breakfast Nook or Backyard Deck!
MLS 4124655

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HOW "REAL" IS "HGTV" REALITY TV???

FOR THE RECORD - I ENJOY ALL THESE SHOWS AND DO WATCH THEM. BUT, KEEP THEM IN THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE. It is entertainment. And the remodels for X dollars??? Not too sure how those shows reflect REALITY... I think the shows about Curb Appeal and Staging are pretty good.

CHECK OUT THIS ARTICLE...

http://money.msn.com/saving-money-tips/post.aspx?post=c398c3bc-594b-4b45-bced-3053a9c4a1bd