Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Real Estate Housing Market Predictions for 2010

All I want for Christmas is a crystal ball this year. When I hear reports that the housing market has hit bottom, or that the market is on its way up I start to feel a sense of hope just like everyone else. Unfortunately, there are so many other factors that I look at every time I hear this news. Such as:

Mortgage Delinquencies, The Shadow Market, Unemployment rates, Success rate of loan modifications, Number of Pending Foreclosures, Guidelines for Mortgage products, Mortgage Interest Rates, and the big one --HOW many people are willing to ride out this wave and not just walk away from their home(s) next year?

Here are my recent concerns:
-November reported the highest number of mortgage delinquencies in history.
-Pending Foreclosures are on the rise.
-Daily increases in Bank Owned inventory has started to hit the market.
-Reports of between 40% - 63.5% is the average negative equity in the Phoenix area.
-High unemployment rates and decreased pay for those that have jobs.
-Number of Individuals that can qualify for a mortgage


My wish this holiday season, is that everyone be blessed with much health and strength so we can work very hard together in preserving Homeownership.

Sometimes we just need a bit of humor



"Our new house has one down payment and 240 darn payments".

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