Archive for October, 2008


Buying a Home in a Down Market

Everybody wants to know how to best time the market when buying a home. It’s just natural. Especially if you’re thinking about buying in a down market where homes prices are declining. You wonder how low they will go and whether you should wait, right? To read more of what By Elizabeth Weintraub, About.com has [...]

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Existing Home Sales UP by 5.5%

According to the National Association of Realtors, the sales of existing homes rose by 5.5 percent from August to September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.18 million units — far better than the flat results analysts had expected. Prices, however, continue to fall, with the median sales price dropping to $191,600, which is [...]

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Home Buyers Tax Credit

With all of the negative news media relating to the mortgage industry, the team here at Badger Realty remain optimistic that the real estate market in the Mt. Washington Valley will come out of these trying times. People move to the White Mountains and western Maine for the “quality of life” that is here in [...]

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Is It Better To Buy a Short Sale or Wait for the Foreclosure to Happen?

In an article written by Elizabeth Weintraub, About.com Waiting for an answer on a short sale can be frustrating. A short sale happens when a seller’s lender agrees to accept less than its unpaid mortgage balance to facilitate a sale between the seller and buyer, and banks take a long time to decide. To read [...]

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