Dick Thackston Realtor News
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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:29:08 +0000
By Dick Thackston Prior to 2007-2008 most of the American public and most mortgage lenders believed, and often would state in conversation, “real estate never goes down!” Since that time frame buyers and sellers have gone to the other extreme and now the common wisdom is “real estate will never go back up.” Well never [...]
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| Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:50:01 +0000
By Dick Thackston So, 2012 looks like maybe hone buyers will be back out seriously looking at homes which means the whole issue of buyer brokerage will soon be among us again with untrained agents trying to represent buyers again. Thinking about that, I have created a six point template that every buyer thinking about [...]
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| Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:00:31 +0000
By Dick Thackston The National Association of Home Builders maintains indices that measure conditions for the home building industry. There are three basic measures that the NAHB looks at as measure of were the home building industry is at: traffic visiting model homes, current sales conditions and the most subjective of the three expectations for [...]
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| Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:18:34 +0000
By Dick Thackston 2012 is likely to be defined, in the real estate world, by three “E’s”: Expectations, Employment and Europe/Economy. No matter what your political belief system is, no matter how much or how little money you have, these three factors will permeate American life and the economy more than any others in the [...]
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| Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:40:36 +0000
By Dick Thackston I continue to read about mortgage credit terms such as Credit Scores, Down Payment Requirements, and so forth being eased on home purchases. Federal Reserve Senior Loan Officer Survey still reports historically tight standards. Part of the problem from what I’ve seen, is values coming in low on appraisals after the buyer [...]
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| Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:31:48 +0000
By Dick Thackston By now if you’re in the housing market, have been in the housing market or are thinking about being in the housing market, you’ve heard about buyer brokerage. Most folks, consumers & REALTORS, have an idea about buyer brokerage but very few actually understand it or have the training and background to [...]
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