SILVAR REALTOR® Officials' Forecast for 2010 Hopeful, with First-time Home Buyers Leading the Way
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
With the extension of the home buyer tax credit and higher loan conforming limits for high-cost areas, local REALTOR® officials are even more confident of a sustainable recovery and healthy outlook for housing this year.
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REALTOR® Confidence Index Gauges Market Trends and Current Conditions
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
A National Association of REALTORS® survey of more than 50,000 REALTORS® shows real estate professionals continue to be concerned about foreclosures and short sales, and note the first-time homebuyer tax credit helped turn the market around in 2009.
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REALTOR®: Builders Report Some Positive Growth in California New-Home Market
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
The pace of California new-home sales rose above year-ago levels for the first time since December of 2006, the California Building Industry Association reported this month. Real estate industry officials see this as a positive sign which could ease the state's unemployment rate and address the need for more housing.
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Silicon Valley's REALTOR® of the Year Says 2009 Twice More Challenging than 2008, but Better Times Are Ahead
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
When Jeff Barnett was presented the 2008 REALTOR® of the Year award at the beginning of this year, the real estate community had just concluded a very challenging year.
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REALTOR®: Survey Shows First-Time Home Buyers Set Record in Past Year
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
First-time home buyers reached the highest market share on record during the past year, according to the 2009 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. The study reveals the number of first-time home buyers rose to 47 percent of all home sales from 41 percent of transactions in last year's study, the highest on record dating back to 1981.
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REALTOR®: Short Sales, Foreclosures, Loan Modifications Will Continue to be Top Issues in 2010
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Although sales are up and market activity has increased, expect short sales, foreclosures and loan modifications to continue in 2010, Robert Cruz, director of REO/Short Sales at Intero Real Estate Services told members of the Silicon Valley REALTORS® at a tour meeting this month.
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REALTOR®: Filipino Real Estate Group Installs 2010 Officers, Board Directors
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Members of the real estate community and public officials gathered at the Domain Hotel in Sunnyvale on Friday, Dec. 11, to celebrate the installation of 2010 officers and board of directors of the Filipino American Real Estate Association (FAREPA) Santa Clara County chapter.
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REALTOR®: REALTOR® Confidence Index Gauges Market Trends and Current Conditions
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
A National Association of REALTORS® survey of more than 50,000 REALTORS® shows real estate professionals continue to be concerned about foreclosures and short sales, and note the first-time homebuyer tax credit helped turn the market around in 2009.
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Article Archive:
| 12/09/2009 |
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REALTOR®: REALTOR® Confidence Index Gauges Market Trends and Current Conditions |
| 12/09/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program Guidelines Will Help Troubled Homeowners |
| 12/02/2009 |
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Legal Experts Discuss Top Issues Impacting Agents and Their Clients Today |
| 12/02/2009 |
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REALTOR®: All Parties in a Short Sale Transaction Need to be Pro-active, Patient, Experts Tell REALTORS® |
| 11/25/2009 |
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REALTOR®: October Sees Another Big Gain in Existing-home Sales as Inventories Continue to Shrink |
| 11/25/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Pending Home Sales Continue Rising |
| 11/18/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Entry-level Housing Affordability Reached 64 percent in the Third Quarter of 2009 |
| 11/18/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Realtors Answer Questions About the New Home Buyer Tax Credit |
| 11/11/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Recovery Will Face Challenges Ahead, C.A.R. Chief Economist Tells REALTORS® |
| 11/11/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Existing-Home Sales Surge in Many States in Third Quarter, Metro Prices Moderating |
| 11/04/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Realtors See Good Signs for Housing Market with Rise in Pending Sales and Extension of Higher Loan Limits |
| 11/04/2009 |
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REALTOR®: New Law Will Stop Loan Modification Scams |
| 10/28/2009 |
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Recovery Will Be Painful; “New Normal” Will Be “People Buying What They Can Afford,” According to Economists |
| 10/28/2009 |
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REALTOR®: September Home Sales Up 2.1 Percent, as State's Median Declines 7.3 Percent |
| 10/21/2009 |
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California Mortgage Defaults Down For Now |
| 10/21/2009 |
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REALTOR®: 2010 Wild Cards Foreclosures, Unemployment, Federal Government Actions, according to C.A.R. |
| 10/21/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Bay Area Home Sales, Prices Rise |
| 10/15/2009 |
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REALTOR®: It's a New Housing Market Environment for Buyers, Sellers |
| 10/15/2009 |
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New Law Will Stop Loan Modification Scams, DRE Commissioner Tells SILVAR Members |
| 10/11/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Recovery Will Face Challenges Ahead, C.A.R. Chief Economist Tells REALTORS® |
| 10/02/2009 |
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Bay Area REALTORS® Assess the Market Situation at Summit |
| 10/02/2009 |
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REALTOR®: C.A.R. Reports August Home Sales Increased 9 Percent |
| 09/22/2009 |
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Bay Area August Home Sales and Median Price Fall |
| 09/22/2009 |
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REALTORS® Bring Value to a Transaction |
| 09/16/2009 |
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California Sees Rise in International Buyers, but Credit Crunch Hampered Their Buying |
| 09/16/2009 |
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REALTOR®: REALTORS® Urge Congress to Act Now to Extend Homebuyer Tax Credit |
| 09/09/2009 |
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REALTOR®: California Continues to Attract International Buyers |
| 09/09/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Safety Means Knowledge, Awareness, Empowerment |
| 09/02/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Pending Home Sales on Continuous Upward Trend |
| 09/02/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Set Goals, Parameters When Searching for a Home |
| 08/26/2009 |
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REALTOR®: California Home Sales Increased 12 percent in July, Median Home Price Declined 19.6 percent |
| 08/26/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Existing Home Sales Maintain Uptrend |
| 08/19/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Entry-level Housing Affordability in California Reaches 67 percent |
| 08/19/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Second Quarter Existing-Home Sales Show Healthy Gains |
| 08/07/2009 |
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Santa Clara County Assessor Worries as Property Values Drop This Year |
| 08/05/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Tax incentives Abound for Homeowners Who Go Green |
| 08/05/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Pending Home Sales Continue Upward Trend |
| 07/29/2009 |
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REALTOR®: NAR Reports Existing-Home Sales Up Again |
| 07/29/2009 |
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REALTOR®: California June Home Sales Increased 20.1 percent as Median Home Price Declined 26.4 Percent |
| 07/22/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Bay Area Home Sales and Median Price Rise |
| 07/22/2009 |
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REALTOR®: There's No Place Like Home |
| 07/15/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Most Americans Still Believe Buying a Home is a Good Financial Decision, NAR Survey Shows |
| 07/15/2009 |
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REALTOR®: 10 Helpful Tips to Take the Trauma Out of Buying a Home |
| 07/08/2009 |
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REALTOR®: High-end Sales Moving in Greater Mid-Peninsula Area |
| 07/08/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Statewide Home Sales increased 35.2 percent in May |
| 07/08/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Increased Affordability, Low Mortgage Rates Motivating Home Buyers, according to Survey of California Home Buyers |
| 07/01/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Statewide Home Sales Increased 35.2 Percent in May |
| 07/01/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Pending Home Sales Up for Fourth Consecutive Month, but New HVCC Causing Delays |
| 06/24/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Bay Area Home Sales and Median Price Rise As More High-end Homes Sell |
| 06/24/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation Presents Scholarship Awards to 18 Students |
| 06/17/2009 |
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REALTOR®: April's Pending Home Sales Up |
| 06/17/2009 |
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REALTOR®: REALTORS® Share Safety Tips with Clients |
| 06/10/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Today's Buyers Have 8,000 Reasons to Become Homeowners |
| 06/03/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Home Buyer Tax Credit for Closing Will Help Stabilize Housing Market |
| 06/03/2009 |
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REALTOR®: April Home Sales Increased 49.2 Percent |
| 05/27/2009 |
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REALTOR®: NAR Reports Existing-Home Sales Increase in April |
| 05/27/2009 |
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REALTOR®: DRE Commissioner Warns Against Loan Modification and Foreclosure Scams |
| 05/20/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Opportunities, Incentives for Buyers Attributed to Increasing Sales |
| 05/20/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Entry-level Housing Affordability Level in California Jumps to 69 Percent |
| 05/13/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Local REALTORS® Give Back to Their Communities through RSVP |
| 05/13/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Housing Market Activity Picks Up |
| 05/06/2009 |
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REALTOR®: C.A.R. Economist Says There Are Long-term Gains in Real Estate |
| 05/06/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Pending Sales Rise, Housing Affordability Near Record |
| 04/29/2009 |
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REALTOR®: C.A.R. Reports March Sales Up 63.8 Percent |
| 04/29/2009 |
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REALTOR®: First-Time Buyers Respond to low Interest Rates, Tax Credits |
| 04/22/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Bay Area Home Sales Continue to Rise as Median Price Drops to $300K |
| 04/22/2009 |
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People Need REALTORS® Now More Than Ever |
| 04/15/2009 |
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REALTOR®: REALTORS® Get Relief with the “Right Tools Right Now” So They Can Better Serve Their Clients |
| 04/15/2009 |
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REALTOR®: April is National Fair Housing Month |
| 04/08/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Gain Seen In Pending Home Sales, Housing Affordability Sets New Record |
| 04/08/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Why Now is a Good Time to Buy a Home |
| 04/01/2009 |
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Future of Second-home Market Still Bright, Despite Decline in Sales |
| 04/01/2009 |
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California Association of REALTORS® Launches Mortgage Protection Program for First-time Home Buyers |
| 03/26/2009 |
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Gains in Sales Lift Housing Market Prospects |
| 03/25/2009 |
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REALTOR®: California February Home Sales Climb; Statewide Median Price Down to $224,000 |
| 03/25/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Existing-Home Sales Rise in February |
| 03/18/2009 |
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REALTOR®: REALTORS® Back Guidelines for Refinancing, Mortgage Loan Modifications |
| 03/18/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Fed Move to Buy More Securities Will Boost Housing Markets |
| 03/11/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Home Buyers Expected to Respond with Improved Affordability Conditions and Other Incentives |
| 03/11/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Silicon Valley REALTORS® Pleased with Making Home Affordable Plan |
| 03/04/2009 |
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REALTOR®: REALTORS® Learn How to Improve FICO Score |
| 03/04/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Conditions Favor Buyers, Just Need Confidence |
| 02/25/2009 |
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REALTOR®: As January Existing-Home Sales and Median Price Fall, Favorable Time for Buyers |
| 02/25/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Bay Area Home Sales Up, Median Down to $300K |
| 02/18/2009 |
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REALTOR®: REALTORS® Urge Quick Implementation of Stimulus Package |
| 02/18/2009 |
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REALTOR®: County Assessor tells REALTORS® to Warn Clients about Tax Reassessment Scams |
| 02/11/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Free Assistance with Household Tasks for Seniors |
| 02/11/2009 |
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REALTOR®: REALTORS® Provide Scholarships for Graduating Seniors |
| 02/11/2009 |
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Key to Success is Remain Positive, Broker Tells Silicon Valley REALTORS® |
| 02/04/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Homeowners Still Gain Over the Long Term |
| 02/04/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation Presented $63,000 in Grants in 2008 |
| 01/28/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Over Long Term, Owning is Better than Renting |
| 01/28/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Real Estate Is a Solid Long-Term Investment |
| 01/21/2009 |
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For Market to Rebound, REALTORS® Need to be Part of Solution |
| 01/21/2009 |
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REALTOR®: SILVAR Installs 2009 President, Board of Directors, Presents Appreciation Awards |
| 01/14/2009 |
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REALTORS®: Real Estate Still a Good Long-term Investment, Real Estate Expert Says |
| 01/14/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Increased home sales, declining home values, credit crunch impacted California housing market in 2008, according to C.A.R. Report |
| 01/07/2009 |
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REALTOR®: C.A.R. Reports Statewide Sales Up 83.2 percent; Median Home Price Down 41.8 percent in November |
| 01/07/2009 |
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REALTOR®: Silicon Valley REALTORS® Encourage Green Practices |
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