Category Archives: Trends

Graphic illustration of real-time trends. Graphs are updated monthly. Some local variations are surprising and buck expectations.

Ball and Chain Housing Crisis

I believe that the housing crisis is acting as a ball and chain on the general economy. An alarming 25% of the homeowners in the united states owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. America has way too many borrowers losing their homes to short sales that take months to complete and …

January 6, 2012 – 6:58 am | By SueT | Posted in Top Questions, Trends | Comments (2)

Real Estate Quiz

Do you think  you have  been keeping up with what’s  been going on in real estate? How  well do you know the Auburn area real estate market? The statistics that I used for the Auburn area real estate quiz are from November 2010 and November 2011. Here goes! Test your knowledge: 1. There were fewer …

December 29, 2011 – 7:39 am | By SueT | Posted in Buying, Investment Strategy, Selling, Trends | Comments (1)

How can I get information to analyze the sale trends in the Auburn and Sacramento area?

One great spot is right on my company website, www.seehometown.com.  Click on “Market Trends” and choose your area from the dropdown menu.

July 6, 2011 – 1:10 pm | By SueT | Posted in Buying, Investment Strategy, Trends | Comments (0)

What’s the Trend in Placer County?

Pending sales in Placer county are up over the last 15 months by 62.7%! Closed sales are up by over 37%. The most remarkable thing about the increase is that a little over a third of the purchases were made by investors and there were no government incentives or tax credits involved. In my opinion, …

May 18, 2011 – 4:52 pm | By SueT | Posted in Top Questions, Trends | Comments (0)

So Banks Aren’t Making Loans?

You hear this a lot. It’s just not true.  If you have decent credit history and enough income to support the payments you’ll get a loan at the best interest rates in recent history!  Your income must be verifiable and your employment history must span at least two years. If you’ve changed jobs, the new job description …

March 12, 2011 – 4:11 pm | By SueT | Posted in Buying, Lending, Trends | Comments (1)