Top 5 real estate posts for Thursday 5/14/2009
1) FHA and the $8,000 tax credit – what I know and what I don’t… – Tom Vanderwell takes a look at the decision to allow first time home buyers to use the $8,000 tax credit for your FHA down payment. I did something on this yesterday too and have some of my own thoughts that are similar to Tom’s.
2) Rare breed indeed: SF Realtor is 18 years old – This Zillow blog post is an fun look at a 18 year old kid in San Francisco who is trying his hand at real estate.
3) Realtor member survey show response to challenging market – This Realtor survey has some interesting numbers such as money earned in relationship to time in business, hours worked, use of assistants, age of real estate agents and use of technology.
4) Phoenix foreclosure market, it is not the end – Last week we had a post about how the Phoenix foreclosure market has probably hit bottom, this post says not so fast, there is another wave to come.
5) Making an offer on a short sale – Jonathan writes this important blog post for those interested in purchasing a short sale. There are numerous posts warning buyers about the trouble they will face, I have written some myself. This one is a good post on how to do it if you still wish to after the warnings. And you have to respect any post that can work in a Brady Bunch reference.
