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2010 Georgia Housing Market

Home sales are sliding in Georgia and foreclosures are climbing as markets are hampered by high unemployment, despite some of the lowest mortgage rates in history. But the housing market poses the best buyers market in more than a decade for those looking to get into a home. Despite rising home sales prompted by the… Continue reading 2010 Georgia Housing Market

Best Real Estate Markets in 2011

The best real estate markets for investors to put down their money in 2011 are located in a cross section of areas across the U.S., many of which are supported by strong government jobs. Hubs for high-tech, health care and education also make up the ten best markets to buy a home to make a… Continue reading Best Real Estate Markets in 2011

HAMP Revamps Underwater Refinancing Program

By Kevin Chiu The U.S. government’s giant lenders, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have revamped the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) to make it easier for more underwater homeowners to refinance mortgages. The government sponsored enterprises, under the direction of the Federal Housing Finance Agency detailed the changes Tuesday evening. The program is intended to… Continue reading HAMP Revamps Underwater Refinancing Program

News Releases from Housing Predictor

News releases are posted from the newest to the oldest. The news releases posted here are for the use of news organizations, web site owners and bloggers, who want to keep their visitors up to date on the latest Housing Predictor news. They are provided here for you to copy and paste on to your… Continue reading News Releases from Housing Predictor

Housing Predictor in the News

Housing Predictor has been featured in hundreds of newspapers, on television and online. Here are just some of the places we’ve been in the news.                                    

Fixer Upper King Reveals Secrets

Matt Stansfield is the Fixer-Upper King. He just finished his last fixer upper, and after nearly 20 years of making his living doing fixers Matt is hanging up his hammer, retiring with more than $1.5 million in cash. After a national real estate boom that has seen appreciation rise to record levels in many markets… Continue reading Fixer Upper King Reveals Secrets

Housing Crisis in U.S. Worst Since the Depression

Grab a Parachute It has exploded into the worst housing crisis since the Great Depression. Home owners with near perfect credit scores are having their homes foreclosed. The subprime crisis has taken a fast leap into the conventional mortgage market, and little is being done to bring it to a halt. The infamous frauds at… Continue reading Housing Crisis in U.S. Worst Since the Depression

Overwhelming Majority Favor Homeownership

By Mike Colpitts An overwhelming majority favor homeownership over renting despite the housing downturn, according to a new study. The results were found as part of a Fannie Mae survey that asked a variety of questions revolving homeownership and the economy. An astonishing 85% of respondants said they favor homeownership over renting based on the… Continue reading Overwhelming Majority Favor Homeownership