tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:59:57 +0000Let's examine the particles as they fall and hold a lively discussion of the Greater Northern Virginia Real Estate market. <Br>You'll also find same-house sales comparisons here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/harrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)Blogger1195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-4987954992024992677Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-11-10T06:00:00.529-05:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/11/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-11102009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-4468355636787141099Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-11-09T06:00:07.577-05:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/11/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-1192009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-2550671283699645070Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:49:00 +00002009-11-07T09:50:55.989-05:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/11/northern-virginia-weekend-bits-bucket.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-6317584819140585853Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-11-06T06:00:02.276-05:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/11/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-1162009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-6045644696093853652Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:13:00 +00002009-11-05T12:14:42.844-05:00Hmmm . . . I wonder how many this will actually help."Thousands of borrowers on the verge of foreclosure will soon have the option of renting their homes from Fannie Mae, under a policy announced Thursday.The government-controlled company, through its new "Deed for Lease" program, will allow borrowers to transfer ownership to Fannie Mae and sign a one-year lease, with month-to-month extensions http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/11/fannie-mae-landlady.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-2444050273495059509Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-11-05T06:00:02.227-05:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/11/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-1152009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-6929280281910990084Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-11-05T09:03:13.867-05:00VA_Investor has a strategy to consider:"FHA loans are assumable at the original rate and terms. The new buyer must qualify under FHA underwriting guidelines.This could be a huge hedge against rate increases causing your home value to drop or simply freezing the Market. Your house will sell with 5% financing when the going rate is 8+. Conventional loans have a due on sale clause and cannot be http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/11/news-and-things.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-2854743794699605617Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:07:00 +00002009-11-04T22:23:49.137-05:00Northern Virginia Housing InventoryAs we head into the quiet months of November through the end of January, total housing inventory in Northern Virginia is at its lowest point since June-July, 2005. The big question is what's in store for the Spring selling season (which tends to get an early start after the Super Bowl).Also from Virginia MLS is a roller-coaster-looking graph of the percent of active homes that are available.The http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/11/current-housing-inventory.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-44911119665519370Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-11-04T06:00:10.776-05:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/11/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-1142009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-5541394302574367534Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-11-03T06:00:02.510-05:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/11/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-1132009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-468626120368192178Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-11-02T06:01:04.309-05:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/11/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-1122009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)119tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-4944235337846021712Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +00002009-10-31T06:00:00.937-04:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/northern-virginia-weekend-bits-bucket_31.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-7275724029638430598Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:38:00 +00002009-10-30T00:39:17.581-04:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-10302009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-3530508123736687550Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +00002009-10-29T06:00:05.248-04:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-10292009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)85tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-5835164809394560684Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:42:00 +00002009-10-28T18:52:35.790-04:00"Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Democrats plan to extend an $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers and allow benefits for some people who already own residences, a spokeswoman for Majority Leader Harry Reid said.The proposal would let homeowners qualify for a $6,500 credit if they have lived in their residence for five years, said Reid aide Regan Lachapelle. . . .The homebuyers’ credit would http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/and-so-it-continues.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-271806044883941599Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +00002009-10-28T06:00:05.530-04:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-10282009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-2086476162165313209Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:46:00 +00002009-10-27T15:54:49.830-04:00SandP/Case-Shiller August Home-Price IndexThe S&P/Case Shiller® composite index (graph here) for the month of August was released today."'Broadly speaking, the rate of annual decline in home price values continues to improve' says David M. Blitzer, Chairman of the Index Committee at Standard & Poor’s. 'The two Composites and 19 of the 20 metro areas showed an improvement in the annual rates of return, as seen through a moderation in http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/s-august-home-price-index.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-8021184296658799905Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +00002009-10-27T06:00:14.663-04:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-10272009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-4364655041760732988Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:54:00 +00002009-10-26T09:54:49.491-04:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-10262009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-6717168733266451913Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +00002009-10-25T06:00:01.605-04:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/northern-virginia-weekend-bits-bucket_25.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-4427683022740186304Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +00002009-10-23T06:00:03.150-04:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-10232009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)76tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-63245869751127628Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +00002009-10-22T06:00:04.994-04:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-10222009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-495420408404249840Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +00002009-10-21T06:00:06.747-04:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-10212009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-1401238478244400492Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:48:00 +00002009-10-20T23:59:04.467-04:00Calculated Risk has a post on how the Executive Branch is feeling these days about renewing the $8K home buyer bribe. The new news is that the HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan apparently is sounding rather ambivalent about it. My personal suspicion is that it doesn't matter what the White House thinks -- the November 30th deadline is way too soon for them to make a decision on an issue of this http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/maybe-yes-maybe-no.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)96tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787878578920468587.post-1862691623348887081Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +00002009-10-20T06:00:07.070-04:00Please post your local house search updates, MLS finds, on-topic ideas, and links here.http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/2009/10/northern-virginia-bits-bucket-10202009.htmlharrietvanewimsey@hotmail.com (Harriet)64