December 2012

  

 

Brace Helgeson

 

Helgeson/Platkze  

Real Estate Group 

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Welcome!

  

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday. It's now time to plan our goals and aspirations for the new year.   As we spend time with family and friends, it's clear that the best gifts do not always come wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bows.

2012 brought some promising changes to the real estate market, and the housing prices and market continue to improve.  Whether you're buying or selling, it looks like an optimistic start to the new year.

If you or someone you know have a new home on your radar screen, give me a call.

 

   

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Home-Builder Confidence Rises to 6-Year High
 
In step with other improving housing market fundamentals, confidence among home builders notched up again in December, an industry trade group report showed Tuesday.

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose 2 points in December, making it the eighth consecutive month of gains and the highest index reading since April 2006.

 

The overall index, which gauges current sales expectations, future sales expectations, and buyer traffic, now sits at a level of 47. Although readings below 50 generally indicate more pessimistic attitudes among builders about the newly built, single-family market, NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe says the underlying sub-indices have consistently increased in recent months, showing that sentiment is improving.

 

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4 Secrets to Homebuyer Budgeting 

 

By Michele Lerner of Bankrate.com

 

Living from one paycheck to the next may be the norm for many people. But homebuyers need a better strategy.

 

"If buying a home is your goal, then it needs to be your priority," says Tim Kirchner, vice president of MetLife Bank in Irving, Texas. "Most people need to sacrifice a little and stick to a budget in order to save for a home.

 

A good budget plan begins one or two years before a buyer makes an offer. Here are four tips for renters who plan to become homeowners.

 

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