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Author: Cahaba Home Buyers

Birmingham Real Estate Update for February 2012

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The Market Trends blog has released their report on Birmingham real estate for the February 2012 period. Of note is that the number of houses sold in February increased 17% versus February of last year. Also interesting is that the total inventory (homes available for sale on the market) is down dramatically versus last year. … Continued

Refinancing with the FHA “Streamline Refinance” Program

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A Streamline Refinance is a mortgage product for those with existing FHA mortgages.  If you have a conventional mortgage via Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, you cannot use this program.  The FHA Streamline Refinance program is the fastest and simplest way to refinance your mortgage. The program does not require an appraisal.  Instead, you can use your … Continued

Housing Crisis to End in 2012?

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According to a recently released report, some economists believe that the housing crisis will end this year.  The reason given: loosening credit. The firm says the average credit score required to attain a mortgage is 700.  This is higher than credit scores required prior to the housing crisis, but it is constant with requirements from … Continued

6 Things Lenders Will Do to Help You

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If you find yourself behind on your loans, there are several things that a lender will do to try and help you.  Here they are: 1) Forgive late fees.  Hopefully you have contacted the lenders before they have spent money on attorneys fees, which are harder to get forgiven. 2) Forgive back interest.  If you … Continued

The 7 Stages of Losing Your House to Foreclosure

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If you are behind on your loan payments, you will begin receiving a lot of mail from your lenders strongly encouraging you to works something out.  If you do not respond and ignore them, the lender will start the foreclosure process.  Up to the day of the foreclosure sale, you have the ability to reinstate … Continued

Facing Foreclosure? 5 Reasons to Do Something TODAY

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Facing foreclosure is an all-too-familiar situation in this day and age.  If you are in this situation it is important that you act quickly — do not become paralyzed by guilt or debt! Here are some tips from John Schaub about why you should act TODAY to better your situation: 1) Your credit is further … Continued

Birmingham Real Estate Update for January 2012

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Alabama Real Estate Market Trends has released their report on Birmingham real estate for the month of January 2012. Home sales were up almost 8% versus January of 2011.  That is also 10% higher than January 2010, although the increase was less than expected. The average Days on Market (time it takes to sell) for … Continued

6 ways to save your underwater home

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What seemed like a housing market downturn is now seen as the new normal.  Many homeowners are taking a tough look at their mortgage situations in this stark light. Many people wonder whether they should walk away from their underwater houses and upside-down mortgage (mortgage balances higher than the current value of the house). This … Continued

Birmingham Real Estate Update for December and full-year 2011

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The Alabama Real Estate Market Trends blog has released it’s update and report for 2011 Birmingham Real Estate. The Birmingham market in 2011 was about even with 2010, which is considered positive due to the years of decline before that.  Sales for 2012 are predicted to increase over 7%. For the the month of December, the average … Continued

7 Ways to Sell Your House in this Tough Market

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This is a tough market for those looking to sell their houses through the traditional means of using a Realtor.  A large inventory of bank owned homes and people with loans higher than their house values will continue to hold prices down and create obstacles for sellers in 2012. However, people still need a roof … Continued
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