I want to thank everyone from BofA that has emailed and Jonathan that called this morning to get this FHA Short Sale moving along.
Jonathan, thank you so much for your help this morning.
I was worried that this short sale would be hard, as it isn't in the equator system. However this response has been great!
Lisa Hanawalt
A Better Realty.Net
480-655-0904
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| Case-Shiller Index : 85% Of Tracked Cities Showed Home Price Improvement In July Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:48 AM PDT
Standard & Poors released its monthly Case-Shiller Index this week. The Case-Shiller Index measures home price changes from month-to-month, and year-to-year, in 20 select U.S. cities. It also reports a “national” index; a composite of the values in said cities. The most recent Case-Shiller Index shows a 0.9% rise in home values from June to July 2011. Home values were higher in 17 of the 20 tracked cities. Only Phoenix and Las Vegas fell. Denver was flat. Also noteworthy is that, of all of the Case-Shiller cities, Detroit posted the strongest 1-year, home price improvement. As compared to July 2010, home values are higher by 1.2 percent in Detroit. This bests even Washington, D.C. — long-believed to be the nation’s healthiest housing market. That said, we should be careful of the conclusions we draw from July’s Case-Shiller Index — both on a city-wide level, and on a national level. This is because, as with most “home price trackers”, the Case-Shiller Index has flaws in its methodology. The first Case-Shiller Index flaw is its limited scope. Although it’s purported to be a “nationa”l housing index, the data that comprises the monthly Case-Schiller Index is sourced from just 20 U.S. cities. These 20 cities represent just 0.6% of the more than 3,100 municipalities nationwide. The second Case Shiller Index flaw is that the sample sets include single-family, detached homes only. iCondominiums, multi-unit homes, and new construction are specifically excluded from the Case-Shiller Index. In some markets, “excluded” home types outnumber included ones. And, lastly, the Case-Shiller Index is flawed in that it takes 2 months to gather data and report it. It’s nearly October, yet we’re still discussing the real estate market as it existing in July. For buyers and sellers in Scottsdale , July in ancient history. The Case-Shiller Index is useful for tracking long-term trends in housing, but does little to help individuals with their choices to buy or sell a home. For relevant, recent real estate data, talk to a real estate agent in your market. Real estate agents are often the best source for real-time, real estate data.
This post comes from Mark Taylor you can reach him via email at Mark@awesomerates.com 480-655-0904 Please remember if you are facing a Trustee's Sale you have options call for help or email me, Let me help you! |
Open house today!
This is a great rental home in Scottsdale AZ, near the Mayo Clinic. This home is in the Scottsdale School District, Anasazi Elementary School, Mountainside Middle School and Desert Mountain High School.
This 3 bedroom 2 bath 1556 Square foot home features a formal living room and dining room, family room with fire place, inside laundry with washer and dryer. 2 car carport, easy maintenace front yard, grass back yard.
Come and see us today at 10470 E Clinton Street, Scottsdale AZ
(on block north of shea at via linda)
Lisa Hanawalt
480-655-0904
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| The Fed Adjourns At 2:15 PM ET Today : What It Means For Mortgage Rates Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:47 AM PDT
The Federal Open Market Committee adjourns from a two-day, scheduled meeting today, the sixth of 8 scheduled meetings this year, and the seventh Fed meeting overall. The FOMC is a designated, 12-person committee within the Federal Reserve, led by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. The FOMC is the voting members for the country’s monetary policy. Among its other responsibilities, the FOMC sets the Fed Funds Rate, the overnight rate at which banks borrow money from each other. Note that the “Fed Funds Rate” is different from “mortgage rates”. Mortgage rates are not set by the Fed. Rather, they are based on the price of mortgage-backed bonds, a security traded among investors. As the chart at top illustrates, the Fed Funds Rate and conforming mortgage rates in Mesa have little correlation. Since 1990, the two benchmark rates have been separated by as much as 5.29 percent, and have been as close as 0.52 percent. Today, the separation between the Fed Funds Rate and the national average for a standard, 30-year fixed rate mortgage is roughly 4 percent. This spread will change, however, beginning 2:15 PM ET Wednesday. That’s when the FOMC adjourns from its meeting and releases its public statement to the markets. There is no doubt that the Fed will leave the Fed Funds Rate in its current target range of 0.000-0.250%; Fed Chairman Bernanke plans to leave the benchmark rate as-is until at least mid-2013. However, the Fed is expected to add new support for markets. Unfortunately, there are few clues about how the Fed will support markets, and there is no consensus opinion regarding the size of the said support. As a result, mortgage rates should be bouncy today. First, they’ll be volatile ahead of the Fed’s statement. Then, they’ll be volatile post-Fed statement. Even if the Fed does nothing, mortgage rates will change. This is because Wall Street is prepping for an announcement and — no matter what the Fed says or does — investors will want to react accordingly. When mortgage markets are volatile, the safest move is to lock your mortgage rate in. There too much risk to float. Thank you Mark for this information you can contact Mark via email Mark@awesomerates.com
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A successful short sale closing, this has been a long one… times when we all thought it wouldn’t happen. PHH was very slow at times however they did come through and close the transaction! So congratulations to the B’s they can move on, and the O’s as they can move in!
I can’t thank my Sellers enough for hanging in there, it is difficult… they lose hope and think that this is never going to work.. The bank makes demands that they need paperwork by a deadline, however the bank doesn’t have to have any deadlines. We worked this short sale for a year! I don’t want to know what my per hour is on this one, what I can tell everyone is that this is why I do what I do, my Sellers do not have a foreclosure on their credit and the burden is lifted, big smiles. Life can get back to normal.
Thank you
Lisa Hanawalt
480-655-0904
| What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 19, 2011 Posted: 19 Sep 2011 05:47 AM PDT
Mortgage rates rose for the first time in three weeks last week, pushing conforming and FHA mortgage rates in AZ off their all-time, historical lows. Rates were at their lowest Tuesday morning, then rose through Friday’s afternoon closing. Markets open this week with an eye toward the world’s central banks. In the Eurozone, central bankers (continue to) discuss the debt burdens of Greece and whether a coordinated intervention is necessary. Without it, some economists believe that the nation-state will default on its sovereign debt, which would then create additional financial stress within other nations in the region. Italy is included among those countries. In the United States, central bankers are making equally-important choices. The Federal Open Market Committee will emerge from a 2-day meeting Wednesday and is expected to announce new stimulus for the U.S. economy. Since 2009, the Federal Reserve has twice stimulated the economy via an open-market, bond buying initiative. The programs created demand for mortgage bonds which, in turn, lowered mortgage rates for U.S. homeowners. If the Fed chooses this path a third time, expect for mortgage rates to fall in Phoenix. If the Fed’s sponsored stimulus is something else, however — or if the Fed choose to do nothing — mortgage rates may rise. There is economic data due this week, including the Existing Home Sales and Housing Starts report, but it will be the world’s central bankers that sit in spotlights. Expect volatile mortgage rates this week. Wall Street can only guess what governments will do to stimulate their respective economies and can lead to wild swings in pricing. The “safe play” is to lock a rate while we’re still near all-time lows. Once rates reverse higher, they’re expected to rise quickly.
I want to thank Mark Taylor for the information, you can reach him via email Mark@awesomerates
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What is one to do when you email everyone you can think of when trying to negotiate a short sale, and you hear nothing, I am going on day 3. We have a Buyer waiting on the response, the poor seller is going crazy. PHH call Me or email ME!!!
Lisa Hanawalt
A Better Realty.net
480-655-0904
Waiting for your call
What a response to Open house I am looking forward to all the people that have called to say they will be there!
Meeting new people is wonderful, I enjoy it so much. You really need to be a people person in this business.... Well, I better get busy and have the home ready to show people.
This is truly a day to be thankful, everyone remembering the 10th Anniversary of the attack on America, our prayers go out to everyone that lost a loved one. 
Lisa Hanawalt
A Better Realty.net
480-655-0904
Welcome to open house on Sunday 1:00- 4:00 pm, in Scottsdale we will have two homes open.
6754 East Phelps Road, Scottsdale cross roads Bell and 68th Street, turn left on 68th, right on Phelps. Melody will be there and happy to show you around. This is a 2 bedroom 2 bath home 1461 square feet. Paradise Schools
10470 East Clinton Street, Scottsdale open on Sunday 1:00-4:00 pm, Cross Roads Shea and Via Linda, north on Via Linda, left (west) on Clinton Follow the signs. This is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 1556 Square feet. Scottsdale Schools. I will be at this home and Happy to show you around and answer all your questions.
Please remember if these homes do not fit your needs we can help you find homes that will.
Also in this market if you know of someone that needs options for their home, send the to us we can help! Please do not just let your home go to foreclosure, you do have options.
Have a great day, I look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday!
Lisa Hanawalt
A Better Realty.Net
480-655-0904
Fax: 1-888-456-4097
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Mortgage bonds worsened last week as Eurozone default fears eased abroad, and expectations for a domestic stimulus increased. 
