Top 10 Cities Include Denver

{ Posted on Mar 30 2010 by admin }
Some cities are better than others for borrowers. According to Forbes Magazine, the best cities have the lowest percentage of foreclosures and delinquencies, including a low percentage of bank-owned homes.  In most of the cities on this best list, home prices ...Read More »

Lenders Buy Back Faulty Loans

{ Posted on Feb 03 2010 by admin }
    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are enforcing more buy back provisions, requiring Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, and others to reacquire loans whose underwriting was poorly managed, leading to  higher home owner defaults.  Over $300 billion in late paying ...Read More »

Loan Modifications Need a Bailout

{ Posted on Jan 21 2010 by admin }
Loan Modifications have attempted to be the silver bullet solution for distressed home owners late in their payments, hopeful of renegotiating with their mortgage companies or banks. That's plural since the vast majority of homeowners have both a first and ...Read More »

National Builders 2010 Forecast

{ Posted on Jan 19 2010 by admin }
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   The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) gathered this week in Las Vegas for their annual summit of the latest innovations in home building products and  market trends discussions, although this year's event is significantly dominated by economics, political ...Read More »

2009 Denver Real Estate Summary

{ Posted on Jan 08 2010 by admin }
The average patient in a 325 bed hospital has a blood pressure of 130/105, a temperature of 99.3 degrees, 175 lbs. , height 5- 07 ", and generally in recovery. What does that tell you about any particular patient? Absolutely nothing ...Read More »

Short Sales: Denver Market Impact

{ Posted on Dec 09 2009 by admin }
Short Sales earn their name as a result of the first or second mortgage company accepting less than the Sellers' full pay off amounts to close the sale to a new home Buyer. The lender is short anywhere from a ...Read More »

Downsizing From Castle to Cottage

{ Posted on Nov 14 2009 by admin }
A tangible part of America's Dream is growing, although that term is usually associated with getting larger, in this sense, it's getting smaller. November 13,2009's front page Wall Street Journal: "Builders Downsize the Dream Home." Buyers want smaller, more convenient, ...Read More »

Home Buyer Tax Credits Expanded

{ Posted on Nov 13 2009 by admin }
Congress has officially expanded the First Time Buyer Credit, now including Buyers who have lived in their current home for at least 5 of the previous 8 years. New extended time windows specify contracts be written by April 30, 2010 ...Read More »

Welcome to Homes by Parks, Greenbelts, and Golf Courses

{ Posted on Oct 22 2009 by admin }
Thank goodness, a welcome news item in today's real estate world: Premier homes need not have a Premier Price. In fact, there are hundreds of  homes that back to parks, greenbelts, and open spaces, suitable for the most active niche ...Read More »

HomesByParks.com

{ Posted on Sep 29 2009 by admin }
Welcome to the HomeByParks.com blog. Read More »