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January 2012

Brace Helgeson

The Brace Helgeson Group

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Happy New Year!

2012 is here and it's going to be a great year. The beginning of a new year brings with it a sense of renewal. January is a month of hope, bringing promises of new adventures, new friends and new goals.

We are excited to help you with your real estate goals in the year to come and are never too busy for any of your referrals. Our best to you in the year ahead!

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Why home prices are (and aren't) stabilizing

Here's a look at price trends and how they differ between distressed and nondistressed homes.

By Nick Timiraos of The Wall Street Journal

Home prices are falling again, but some analysts see a silver lining because the prices of homes that aren't selling out of foreclosure have been holding steady.

CoreLogic reported that home prices in October declined by 1.3% from September and by 3.9% from a year before. A separate index released in early December by LPS Applied Analytics showed that home prices in September had dropped by 1.2% from August

"Many housing statistics are basically moving sideways," said Mark Fleming, chief economist at CoreLogic.

Still, the CoreLogic index shows an important emerging trend in which home prices - excluding distressed sales - are stabilizing.

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6 Things That Turn Home Buyers Off (and What Sellers Can Do To Prevent It)!

By Tara-Nicholle Nelson

We've talked about surprising home features buyers LOVE, and about why buyers aren't biting on today's market, despite it being highly affordable. But we haven't talked much about the characteristics of sellers, listings and homes that turn buyers all the way off. Well, not until now!

Here are 6 big-time homebuyer turn-offs that make buyers cringe at the thought of your home, and action steps you can take to prevent your home from being an offender:

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