Cheryl Malone

Buying A Home? These Apps Can Help!

ADDED May 10, 2012 0 COMMENTS

Each day technology becomes even more impressive as new tools, products and apps are rolled out that truly have a place in your daily life. It can be exciting and exhausting to try to find the ones that will benefit you. As a homebuyer, it can be overwhelming to narrow down all the choices.  With…Read More »

Play to Win When Buying a Home

ADDED May 8, 2012 0 COMMENTS

Many areas of the United States are seeing a shift towards a seller’s market. In a seller’s market, homes for sale may receive multiple offers and are often sold in less time.  We are experiencing some of this in the Rogue Valley already. Home sellers get excited at that news, but if you are trying…Read More »

Buying a Home? Don’t Forget the Inspection!

ADDED April 26, 2012 0 COMMENTS

You’ve finally found the home that is just right and made an offer and it was accepted. Now you just wait for escrow to close, right?  Wrong. Now is the time to have the home inspected to make sure you are aware of any possible issues in the home before it’s too late and the…Read More »

How Buying a Home is Like Finding the Perfect Shoe

ADDED April 24, 2012 0 COMMENTS

The adage “one shoe fits all” does not work when buying home.  It doesn’t work when shoe shopping, either, for that matter!  Homes, like shoes, are very personal, and often emotionally-based purchases. Try as they might to create a home that will meet every need and every taste, home builders are aware that it just…Read More »

Short Sales Timelines Reduced for Home Buying and Selling

ADDED April 20, 2012 0 COMMENTS

Home buyers interested in short sale homes and the sellers of such homes had some good news this week. Freddie Mac established new timelines to aid in expediting decisions for borrowers. Under the new guidelines, once a completed application has been submitted, a decision must be reached within 60 days. Applications can come in the…Read More »

March 2012 Realtor.com Study Shows Upward Trends

ADDED April 17, 2012 0 COMMENTS

March 2012 totals are in and show some trends that you will want to consider if you have a home for sale or will be buying a home soon.  According to Realtor.com, housing market indicators are looking up.  The national median list price has increased between February and March, displaying a steady, slow rise.  The…Read More »

Median sales price of existing homes rises

ADDED April 11, 2012 0 COMMENTS

This is an article from the Mail Tribune… hopefully the tides are changing. JACKSON COUNTY REAL ESTATE Median sales price of existing homes rises It’s a trend local real estate experts haven’t seen in five years; price up to $145,900 By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune April 06, 2012 2:00 AM The Jackson County real estate…Read More »

Promising News for Home Buyers and Home Sellers

ADDED April 10, 2012 0 COMMENTS

Curious about what the real estate market is really like these days?  You are not alone.  In fact, many organizations are examining multiple factors regularly to try to determine the status of the housing market. According to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) released on Friday, April 5, 2012, 101…Read More »