Tag Archives: Pending Home Sales
Should I Buy or just Rent? A Cost/Benefit Analysis
You might be surprised to find that a careful Cost/Benefit Analysis still favors BUYING, despite increasing interest rates. Here’s one scenario: What Does Opportunity Cost Mean? Here is a great explanation we found at www.investopedia.com: 1. The cost of an alternative … Continue reading
Posted in Buyers, Home Ownership, Idaho, Interest, Market Analysis, Market News, Market Value, Mortgage, Our Listings, Pricing, Real Estate, Rental, Save Money
Tagged 2011, Buyers, Christy, Coeur d'Alene, Cost-benefit analysis, Dining room, Home, House, Investing, Market News, Market Value, North Idaho, Oetken, opportunity cost, Pending Home Sales, property, Randy, Realtors, rent vs buy, scenario
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Real estate: It’s time to buy again
Forget stocks. Don’t bet on gold. After four years of plunging home prices, the most attractive asset class in America is housing. From his wide-rimmed cowboy hat to his roper boots, Mike Castleman fits moviedom’s image of the lanky Texas … Continue reading
Posted in Acreage, Build Your Custom Home, Buyers, Coeur d'Alene, Hayden Listings, Market News, Market Value, New Construction, Our Listings, Pricing, Rathdrum, Rathdrum Listings, Real Estate, Sell
Tagged 2011, Construction, Fortune, Home, House, Idaho, Market News, Market Value, National Association of Realtors, Oetken, Pending Home Sales, Real Estate, Real estate economics, Shawn Tully, Texas, United States
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2011 Windermere Market Review
Hello, Friends! Our Annual Windermere Report (see link below) is an overview of last year’s real estate market and a forecast of the trends, opportunities, and challenges we can expect in the coming months. Forecasting the future is always a … Continue reading
Posted in Coeur d'Alene, Hayden, Home Ownership, Idaho, Kootenai County, Market Analysis, Market News, Market Value, New Construction, Post Falls, Pricing, Rathdrum, Real Estate, Sell, Sellers, Windermere
Tagged 2010, 2011, Business, Buyers, Coeur d'Alene, Coeur d'Alene Idaho, Construction, costs, forecast, Foreclosures, Home, House, Idaho, Lake Coeur d'Alene, Market News, Market Review, Market Value, North Idaho, Oetken, Pacific Northwest, Pending Home Sales, property, Real Estate, Realtors, selling, Windermere
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Good News: Existing Home Sales Jump
As you wander through life, whatever be your goal, keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole! -Sign in the Mayflower Coffee Shop, Chicago This quote came to us through our Windermere Coeur d’Alene Realty newsletter … Continue reading
Posted in Buyers, Home Ownership, Market News, Pricing, Real Estate, Sell
Tagged 2010, 2011, Buyers, Chicago, December, Donut, doughnut, goal, hole, House, Lawrence Yun, Market News, Mayflower Coffee Shop, National Association of Realtors, Oetken, Pending Home Sales, property, quote, Real Estate, Real estate pricing, Realtors, Sales, selling, United States, Windermere
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Browser’s Friends in Cougar Gulch
Browser wants to give a “Howl-Out” to our new friends in Cougar Gulch area. We sold them this property last year, and we were so pleased to receive their Christmas Card last month. Here are the pictures of their beautiful family enjoying … Continue reading
Posted in Browser's Friends, Buyers, Coeur d'Alene, Cougar Gulch, Holidays, Home Ownership, Idaho, Kootenai County, Our Listings, Photographs, Pricing, Real Estate
Tagged 2010, Browser, Browser's Friends, Buyers, Christmas, Christmas card, Coeur d'Alene, Coeur d'Alene Idaho, December, Family, Home, House, Idaho, Oetken, Own The Lifestyle, Pending Home Sales, Photographs, property, Real Estate, winter
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Market News: SOLD Residential Comparison 2005 – 2010
Here’s the data from the Coeur d’Alene MLS. Are you thinking of selling your home in 2011? The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator, rose 10.4 percent to 89.3 based on contracts signed in October from 80.9 in September. … Continue reading
Posted in Buyers, Coeur d'Alene, Free, home, Idaho, Market Analysis, Market News, Market Value, Multiple Listing Service, Real Estate, Sell, Sellers
Tagged 2011, Buyers, Coeur d'Alene Idaho, Data, Free, Graph, Home, House, Market Analysis, Market News, Market Value, NAR, National Association of Realtors, North Idaho, Oetken, Pending Home Sales, property, Real Estate, Realtor, Realtors, rebound, Residential, selling
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Strong Rebound in Pending Home Sales
Washington, DC, December 02, 2010 Pending home sales jumped in October, showing a positive uptrend since bottoming in June, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator, rose 10.4 percent to 89.3 based … Continue reading
Posted in Market News, Real Estate
Tagged affordability, economy, Lawrence Yun, Market News, NAR, National Association of Realtors, October 2010, Pending Home Sales, Pending Home Sales Index, Realtors, rebound, recovery
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