by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 15, 2011 | For Buyers, For Sellers, REO Info, Short Sale Info, Uncategorized
There were quite a few interesting tibits in RealtyTrac’s year-end 2010 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, released Jan. 13. For starters, a record 2,871,891 U.S. properties received foreclosure filings in 2010. That figure shows an increase of nearly 2 percent from 2009...
by Lisa Broadwater | Nov 12, 2010 | About Tumalo, Oregon, For Buyers, For Sellers, REO Info, Short Sale Info, Tumalo Market Reports
Plenty of interesting twists in the Tumalo real estate market last month. After experiencing a sharp increase in September (from $650,000 to $699,000), the median sales price of Active listings in Tumalo decreased a bit in October, to $680,000. That’s still...
by Lisa Broadwater | Nov 4, 2010 | For Buyers, Homeowner Tips, REO Info, Uncategorized
Anyone who’s even thinking about buying a bank-owned property should read this New York Times article detailing one woman’s quest to invest in a foreclosed home. It outlines in detail some of the many steps that buyers often skip but that should factor...
by Lisa Broadwater | Sep 10, 2010 | About Sisters, Oregon, Area Market Reports, For Buyers, For Sellers, REO Info, Short Sale Info, Sisters Market Reports, Uncategorized
Unlike much of Central Oregon (where distressed properties comprise up to 30 percent of the active real estate market), traditional sales continue to dominate the Sisters real estate market. Here’s the latest breakdown, as of Sept. 10, 2010: Of the 226 Active...
by Lisa Broadwater | May 10, 2010 | About Central Oregon, Central Oregon Events, For Sellers, REO Info, Short Sale Info, Uncategorized
Today, the Oregon Housing and Community Services department begins hosting a series of public forums across the state designed to determine how best to provide assistance to Oregon homeowners facing foreclosure. Recently, the Obama administration announced that...
by Lisa Broadwater | Apr 26, 2010 | For Buyers, For Sellers, Homeowner Tips, REO Info
When it comes to bank-owned properties, I’ve seen some pretty unbelievable things in the past year or so. There’s a reason these homes are called distressed properties: Oftentimes, either they’ve been left vacant for long periods of time, which...
