Archive for December, 2008

Mortgage Rates Flinch Up – Naaah!!

uncsamMortgage rates temporarily slipped making it some of the best news in a few months for the real estates industry. From rental, buying and selling, all parts of the industry are affected from the business to the individual, the uncertainty of a future is there. Many large firms are predicting more job cuts so they can cut costs and stay open.
Hope is however an everlasting thought that doesn’t cost a thing so the recession can’t touch it. As with jobs, more are getting shed daily, businesses are declaring bankruptcies and homes are being lost due to unpaid mortgages. Home prices have dropped so much but people are still not buying. New homes are so expensive no one buys them either. Whether President Elect Obama can bring about change, time will tell and all we can do is wait.

City Rental Properties take Brunt of Recession

joblessThe recession that is currently gripping the US economy has caused huge losses to the rental business due to the many lay-offs. People who lose jobs either relocate or return to their home towns as opportunities diminish and hopes of finding new jobs is at an all time high. The market keeps spiraling down and many are left empty as more jobs get shed by companies as they try to trim down on expenses.
Rental properties experienced a temporary surge in popularity when the crisis started due to the need for immediate housing of foreclosed homeowners. These very same people having lost most of their belongings have no options but to return to their home towns as they await a rebound in the economy and hopefully get jobs they so badly need back.