The KCM Blog

June 2010

The Post Tax Credit Housing Market (Part 2)

June 14, 2010

What will housing demand look like for the rest of 2010? It has been an interesting six weeks since the last of the government programs for buyers, the Home Buyer Tax Credit, has expired. Demand has slowed down but has not come to the screeching halt some had expected. The million dollar question is ‘What [...]

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Attention Real Estate and Mortgage Professionals

June 12, 2010

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The Post Tax Credit Housing Market (Part 1)

June 11, 2010

Here we are six weeks after the expiration of the Homebuyer Tax Credit. Armageddon did not take place. Homes are still selling. Certain price points are actually selling quite well. The question remains what will happen to the overall housing market as we proceed through the year. There is still much uncertainty as to what [...]

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Countdown to June 30th

June 10, 2010

As the Tax Credit Expiration Date comes barreling towards us, we in the mortgage business are facing some challenges we haven’t seen since December 1986 (when the tax law changes that were becoming effective in January 1987 required an flood of closings onto the docket).  Today, I want you to understand the challenges and provide [...]

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Appraisal Challenges: Straight from the Battlefield

June 9, 2010

Chip Wagner is an appraiser with over 20 years experience. Below is a comment he made to Monday’s post. We thought so highly of his response that we received his permission to post it directly on the blog. – The KCM Crew There are many challenges facing the real estate industry today, and one of the [...]

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Distressed Properties Impact the Value of YOUR Home

June 8, 2010

There are times in our lives when we have it better than many of our family, our friends and our neighbors. We try to help in any way we can. Yet, to some degree, we are relieved that we are not impacted by their challenges. Many people look at the heartache in the current housing [...]

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