C21AGVoices

Real Estate Wisdom and Information From CENTURY 21 Advantage Gold -The Only CENTURY 21 Firm With Offices in Pennsylvania AND New Jersey!

C21AGVoices header image 4

Entries Tagged as 'Local'

Home Values in Philadelphia Area Challenge National Trends

February 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Home Values in Philadelphia Area Challenge National Trends

Home values were reported unchanged in November 2010, on average, according to the Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index.

[Read more →]

Tags: Home Price Index · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Housing And Mortgage Predictions For 2011

December 31st, 2010 · Comments Off on Housing And Mortgage Predictions For 2011

With 2010 coming to a close, the “experts” are out in full force, making predictions for next year’s housing and mortgage markets on business television and in the papers.

[Read more →]

Tags: Local · New Jersey · Opinion · Pennsylvania · Real Estate · Wall Street

Housing Starts Rise In November, But With A High Margin Of Error

December 29th, 2010 · Comments Off on Housing Starts Rise In November, But With A High Margin Of Error

The number of single-family Housing Starts increased in November, adding 30,000 units as compared to October.

[Read more →]

Tags: Housing starts · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Foreclosure Activity Plunges (But With An Asterisk)

December 27th, 2010 · Comments Off on Foreclosure Activity Plunges (But With An Asterisk)

November marked the first time since February 2009 that the number of monthly foreclosures filings failed to surpass 300,000 units.

[Read more →]

Tags: foreclosures · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Rankings : America’s Best Places To Raise A Family (2010)

December 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Rankings : America’s Best Places To Raise A Family (2010)

BusinessWeek recently released its America’s Best Place to Raise a Family list. Chicago suburb Tinley Park, Illinois, topped the list.

[Read more →]

Tags: Consumer Interest · Pennsylvania · Rankings · Real Estate

Home Affordability Reaches Record-Levels… Last Quarter.

December 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on Home Affordability Reaches Record-Levels… Last Quarter.

it’s a fantastic time to be a Philadelphia home buyer where 66.3 percent of all new and existing homes sold in the third quarter were affordable

[Read more →]

Tags: Economy · Home Values · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Pending Home Sales Index Points To A Budding Seller’s Market

December 19th, 2010 · Comments Off on Pending Home Sales Index Points To A Budding Seller’s Market

The Pending Home Sales Index surged 10 percent in October as low mortgage rates and low home prices spurred buyers into action. The market looks different today, however.

[Read more →]

Tags: Economy · New Jersey · Pending Home Sales · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Simple Real Estate Definitions : Loan-Level Pricing Adjustments

December 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on Simple Real Estate Definitions : Loan-Level Pricing Adjustments

Loan-level pricing adjustments are mandatory loan fees based on a borrower’s specific default risk.

[Read more →]

Tags: Mortgage Lending · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate Definitions

October 2010 : 5 States Account For Half Of The Nation’s Foreclosure Activity

November 24th, 2010 · Comments Off on October 2010 : 5 States Account For Half Of The Nation’s Foreclosure Activity

As usual, foreclosure density varied by region last month, with just 5 states accounting for close to half of the nation’s repossessed homes.

[Read more →]

Tags: foreclosures · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Housing Starts Data Much Better Than The Headlines Would Have You Believe

November 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Housing Starts Data Much Better Than The Headlines Would Have You Believe

Newspaper stories can be misleading sometimes — especially with respect to real estate. We saw a terrific example of this Wednesday.

[Read more →]

Tags: Economy · Housing starts · Pennsylvania · Real Estate