Bahun.net

January 21, 2010

bahun.net – Vladimir Bahun all-in-one web place

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FHA “FLIP” requirements change…

January 21, 2010

On Friday, January 15, 2010 HUD announced a temporary suspension of HUD’s policy of prohibiting FHA insured financing for properties owned by sellers for less than 90 days ( flips ). This change in policy has been implemented to aid in stabilization of home values and improve conditions in areas with high foreclosure activity. This [...]

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“Making Home Affordable” plan – a failure…

January 8, 2010

It is great to see the New York Times finally coming on board as they are recognizing that Obama’s “Making Home Affordable” plan has failed and could even be making the market worse! The fact is, that one needs to have the full cycle of the market and actually feel the full pain of the [...]

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Mixed News as Bonds and Mortgage Rates Flip Flop

December 14, 2009

Jobs Report indicates improvement ___________________________________________ Last Friday’s Jobs Report indicated surprising results.  Instead of 125,000 job losses that were expected, the Labor Department reported only 11,000 jobs lost in November.  And if that were not enough, the Unemployment Rate improved to 10% – down from 10.2%.  It was also reported that the previous two months [...]

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University of Houston does Foreclosure Study

December 8, 2009

A new study at the University of Houston Center for Public Policy (CPP) researched foreclosures in Houston and pin-pointed those areas, giving us a map of any troubled areas within the city. The National Science Foundation  awarded nearly $200K or the “Houston Region Foreclosure Study: A Panel Survey” to study segments of the Houston housing [...]

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Increase Your Website Search Rankings!

December 1, 2009

OK – This has nothing to do with Real Estate or the markets in Houston, Friendswood, League City, Kemah, Clear Lake, The Heights, The Woodlands, etc., but…. if you want your website to increase its SEO,    place a link from your website to this one  (either at www.SellThisPlaceNow.com or to www.SellThisPlaceNow.com/blog.html Then, comment on this [...]

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Friendswood Texas Real Estate is Strong

November 29, 2009

Friendswood, Texas continues to be “The Place to Live”.  Named several years in the top 100 places to live in the U.S. by Money Magazine (2009 rank: 32), Folks continue to demand Friendswood because of the extraordinary school district, trees, lot sizes, location, amenities, proximity to infrastructure & overall enjoyability of lifestyle. Also,  I had [...]

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Investment Opportunities Come with Problems

November 24, 2009

Houston’s real estate market today presents some very unique opportunities……and some problems, but if you were able to read the market you’re probably doing just fine. Foreclosures, short sales and high inventories are just some of the investor’s delights.  High inventory usually means lower prices.  Couple that with the foreclosures and short sales and there [...]

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“Twilight” Home for sale

November 24, 2009

“Twilight” home for sale in Vancouver

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Helping Homeowners avoid Foreclosure

November 21, 2009

“Housing Counselors” received more than $400,000,000.00 in federal funds to help against the mortgage crisis. Those counselors help troubled homeowners avoid foreclosure and lower their monthly payments. Borrowers facing foreclosure are 62% more likely to avoid the disaster if they receive counseling. Borrowers who  received some sort of  loan modifications were able to reduce their [...]

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