tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113767199444444516.post5452500021650284179..comments2023-10-03T04:34:39.407-07:00Comments on Portland Real Estate Outsider: First time home buyer credit extended and expandedPDX Outsiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01596115115859601410noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113767199444444516.post-81157664693434034062009-11-21T05:07:37.487-08:002009-11-21T05:07:37.487-08:00Find a good neighborhood. Know the school district...Find a good neighborhood. Know the school district and is it a good one if you have kids attending. Is shopping convenient? Is the area growing and can you look forward to appreciation on your house? What’s the area like? Are you next to vacant land that could be a freeway or a new mall in your backyard?<br /><br />Log your visits to potential houses. Sounds silly, but after you look at several, it can get confusing later on. Write down advantages and disadvantages of each house. Even draw a simple layout sketch to refresh your memory.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theproperty.blogstream.com/v1/pid/421497.html" rel="nofollow">http://theproperty.blogstream.com/v1/pid/421497.html</a>David hogardhttp://www.onlyconveyancing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113767199444444516.post-21096013292612379672009-11-20T12:16:52.414-08:002009-11-20T12:16:52.414-08:00I think the FHA guidelines tighten next month mean...I think the FHA guidelines tighten next month meaning higher credit score and a slightly bigger dp. Add that to the slow winter, and the rush to buy to beat the original dead line and yes, I think we will be seeing the beginning of the end of this propped up housing market.Leighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113767199444444516.post-38814132354866819222009-11-18T17:44:33.416-08:002009-11-18T17:44:33.416-08:00At the end of the day, there's only so many bu...At the end of the day, there's only so many buyers, and the gov't and NAR have already pulled forward so many suckers, I mean buyers, that there won't be many left regardlesss of the incentives. Plus all the unintended consequences, like leaving landlords with less renters will come home to roost. I think April is the end of the line, just like cash for clunkers, this has to end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113767199444444516.post-28832201909495859982009-11-12T16:23:08.085-08:002009-11-12T16:23:08.085-08:00"how long will they keep propping up the mark..."how long will they keep propping up the market before letting it return to "normal"."<br /><br />Unfortunately, I think the answer is a long time. This thing wouldn't have even been renewed if it weren't for heavy industry lobbying. There's nothing stopping the industry lobbyists from coming out again next time, and again, and again.patient renterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17790407105234257876noreply@blogger.com