http://blog.provident-properties.com News, opinion and statistics about real estate in Fairfax, Loudoun and Arlington Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:27:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Average Sales Price, Average Days on Market and Total Active Listings Click below for more detailed charts ... Average Sales Price for Single Family, Townhouses and Condos Absorption Rate http://blog.provident-properties.com/2008/08/fairfax-real-estate-market-statistics-3/ Average Sales Price, Average Days on Market and Total Active Listings Click below for more detailed charts ... Average Sales Price for Single Family, Townhouses and Condos Absorption Rate http://blog.provident-properties.com/2008/08/loudoun-real-estate-market-statistics-3/ Average Sales Price, Average Days on Market and Total Active Listings Click below for more detailed charts ... Average Sales Price for Single Family, Townhouses and Condos Absorption Rate http://blog.provident-properties.com/2008/08/arlington-real-estate-market-statistics-3/ Conforming mortgage guidelines are the Home Loan Rule Book, delineating between applicants that approved for a mortgage and those that do not. Effective today, the rule book just got a little bit tougher. According to Fannie Mae, homeowners converting their primary residence into a second home or investment property will be subject ... http://blog.provident-properties.com/2008/08/changing-mortgage-guidelines-impact-buyers-of-second-homes-and-investment-properties/ Monday, President Bush signed the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 into law and the press jumped on the obvious storylines: First-time home buyers get a $7,500 purchase "credit" Conforming loan limits move to $625,000 Delinquent homeowners get a lifeline from the FHA Local governments get federal money ... http://blog.provident-properties.com/2008/07/capital-gains-exclusions-the-new-housing-bills-hidden-tax-trap/ Move to Plymouth, Minnesota, says Money Magazine in its 2008 100 Best Places To Live survey. According to the report, the Twin Cities satellite has all of the makings of a desirable home town: Affordable homes Excellent schools Low crime Lots of jobs Abundant "outdoor life" The top 5 cities as listed by Money Magazine are the ... http://blog.provident-properties.com/2008/07/does-your-hometown-rank-on-money-magazines-top-100-places-to-live-in-2008/ Statistics won't always tell the whole story, but they often provide good perspective. The graph at right shows Existing Home Sales data going back three years. An "existing home" is one that can't be called new construction; a "used home", so to speak. Note the steep decline from 2005 through ... http://blog.provident-properties.com/2008/07/why-are-buyers-coming-back-to-the-market-now-theres-good-value-in-real-estate/ Average Sales Price, Average Days on Market and Total Active Listings Click below for more detailed charts ... Average Sales Price for Single Family, Townhouses and Condos Absorption Rate http://blog.provident-properties.com/2008/07/fairfax-real-estate-market-statistics-2/ Average Sales Price, Average Days on Market and Total Active Listings Click below for more detailed charts ... Average Sales Price for Single Family, Townhouses and Condos Absorption Rate http://blog.provident-properties.com/2008/07/loudoun-real-estate-market-statistics-2/ Average Sales Price, Average Days on Market and Total Active Listings Click below for more detailed charts ... Average Sales Price for Single Family, Townhouses and Condos Absorption Rate http://blog.provident-properties.com/2008/07/arlington-real-estate-market-statistics-2/