Why have listings for homes in toronto gone down? Shouldnt they have gone up?

December 292011

With home prices in canada, especially toronto increasing, why have the listing for home for sales gone down? Care to explain? Thanks

Many people take their properties off the market for winter as moving in winter stinks. And not many buyers are out there stomping around in the snow to look. Therefore, rather than trying to keep the house market ready, they wait until spring.

used trailer homes for sale ?

November 262011

i cant find any places online with listings of used trailer homes around me i live in Newport Maine can you help me find websites or places i could go and look at trailers used or new

thanks

Find a Real estate agent or Real estate brokerage company in your area that allows you to search MLS listings through their website. Then, when you do the search, just check the box to include manufactured homes and uncheck the box to include single family homes.

Can I buy a short sale with a VA Loan?

November 232011

We are looking to buy a short sale home. We have looked through all the available home listings with non short sale sellers and have found nothing. We are VA buyers and want to purchase a nice home that was just put up for sale for a "short sale". I know we need the bank to approve the sales price and I know that government loans have certain other requirements to consider but does anyone know that we can use our VA benefits for a short sale? Thanks in advance

Yes, however, you might want to consider your waiting time. Short sales have a history of taking forever to get acceptance on offers. You might be better off seeking out Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and even VA foreclosures. They answer offers within 24 hours. Short sales are tough because lenders aren’t willing to provide answers on a timely basis. It makes more sense to them financially to let the property foreclose.

There are many sites for homes 4 sale in the Philippines.?

August 72011

There are a lot of sites that advertise homes 4 sale in the Philippines. I’m quite sure that sites ie. Islands Properties don’t update very often. What about BF Properties? Are their listings accurate?

its pretty simple,filipinos can’t afford to buy and foreigners aren’t allowed to buy

Salou, Spain: Can anyone give me a website for listings of RESIDENTIAL rentals and home for sale, not holiday?

August 42011

Would anyone be able to link me to a website for residential rentals and home for sale, not just holiday rentals in SALOU, spain?

I’ve googled to no avail…

just try this sites:

http://www.propertysalespain.com/search/53/189/Salou_property.html

http://www.thinkspain.com/properties-in-spain/3/10/45/5915

http://www.arkadia.com/usa/real-estate/for-sale/spain/catalonia/tarragona/salou/

http://www.kyero.com/property_guide/52417-salou-property-guide

What is a Public Auction Tax Sale?

April 232011

A friend of mine is trying to get me to invest in a Public Auction Tax Sale in Riverside County, CA. There are listings for homes that start from $200 – and up for bid. What is the catch here? Can it be profitable? Is it possible to own a home for that little?

Simply tax sales are public auctions where properties are sold, on the spot, to the highest bidder. townships and municipalities………

Can I sue my real estate agent?

April 212011

My grandparents are selling their house.
1) the real estate agent (who is also an investor) told my them they couldn’t sell their house for what they wanted. The other houses next door (literally) are going for 245,500-300,000 and my grandparents wanted to sell for 225,000. He said that no one will pay that price given the economy,. We def know different. We know the people in the neighborhood.
2) my grandparents settled to sell their house for 199,000. They lowered it for 1 couple to 195,000. Then we go see on his (Realtor) website later (months) that he changed the price of the house to $195,000, and we also saw this on other websites with current home listings for sale.

can we sue him for lowering it without notification, or is he entitled to do that once we go down on price for someone. Obviously the house is still up for sale; and I am wondering what we can do.
He seems a little shady to us, this is their first house they are selling.
All of the appliances are up-to-date sheesh…better than mines. They have the money for it all. So when i do say my grandparents house please dont think they are extremely old with walkers and canes. They are far from that and are in better health (thank god) than a lot of people their age. Their house is pretty modren and the love it.

And the house has had offers in fact tons, but its not what they want. They are going to take if off the market and might just end up passing it to a grandchild right now. But It’s in a great part of town less than 5 minutes away from the downtown Austin scene.

Well obviously I CAN’T SUE its my grandparents. I am just trying to see if there is anything there or just get a new agent or take it off the market.

but thanks everyone for the help i def appreciate it

As with any legal case, you need to be able to prove your position. While I agree it does sound like the Realtor did keep your grandparents best interests in mind, you may have a hard time proving that in court. But yes to answer your question, you can sue your Realtor.

free web site home listings?

April 192011

anyone know a good web site to view home listings for homes for sale in modesto. i am renting a home and ant to find out if its up for sale so im not scammed

search on realtor.com first, then do zillow. Some property on zillow not up to date. If property you see for sale on zillow may be not for sale or already under contract.

With a Va home loan, can I look at "any" real estate on the market for sale (homes) ?

January 222011

I was told I could buy any home that I choose once approved with the VA Mortgage Co. I am working with. I have also been led to believe that this is not true, that there are VA listings and then "others." What’s the real deal?

Almost 100% of the homes for sale will be willing and able to sell to you with a VA loan. It does require a little extra cost of the seller- so they can turn it down, but they probably don’t. And the condition has to meet certain minimum requirements. Of course there is also a maximum that VA will lend.

So many short sale properties in Capecoral florida. Does the banks really give them away at asking price?

January 42011

It seems to me that their are more short sale listings then regular listings. Does anyone know if they really go for what they are listed? Take for instance, a $45,000 home that is a short sale, yea i know it takes for ever and short sales are a pain but having so many of them and such a short market of buyers, do you think the odds of getting them for asking are in my favor? thanks

Most lenders, especially in states that don’t allow deficiency judgements, are not going to accept a drastically lower sales price. He house for sale for $45k may very well be worth…$45k. The thing is, banks have no incentive to agree to a short sale-they do not own the property so it is not sitting in their inventory so, if it takes the owner 1 year to find someone to sell it to for a reasonable amount-it is no skin off the mortgage company’s nose as long as the pay,ents are being made.