Thomas Wong – Real Estate Commissioner gives us an update on Foreclosures in Hawaii.
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According to Rob Chrisman:
the statement made by Shaun Donovan, HUD secretary, on how the FHA will allow the $8,000 tax credit to be used for down payment at a NAR conference earlier this week was apparently “off base”. The information was removed from the website and the “Mortgagee Letter has been pulled for the time [...]
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Here is some good news for first time homebuyers that want to take advantage of the historically low rates and very soft sellers.
According to Rob Chrisman’s blog http://www.robchrisman.com/ ,
“Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, said that the FHA is going to permit its lenders to allow homeowners [...]
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Median sale price for single-family home drops to $585,000
The median sale price of single-family homes last month was down 8.5 percent to $585,000 on significantly fewer sales compared with the same month last year, according to the Honolulu Board of Realtors.
Condominiums sold for a median $310,000 in April, [...]
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I just found this great article. It’s a quick read. Check it out.
RISMEDIA, May 1, 2009-Potential home buyers who aren’t eligible for the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit because they currently own a home actually have what could be an even bigger advantage – the opportunity to buy a new home that is bigger [...]
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