Real Estate Market

Interesting to note that PHOENIX is NOT on this list!

Daily Real Estate News  |  May 5, 2010  | 

10 Markets Where Prices Are Still Falling
While the overall housing market appears to be on the mend, there are some Metropolitan Statistical Areas where prices are still falling.

Forbes magazine asked Local Market Monitor, a real estate research firm, to examine all 315 MSAs and identify those where home prices are still at least 10 percent above the point where home prices should be based on economic fundamentals.

Many of these locales have higher than average home prices because they are relatively small and their economies are dependent on a few businesses or a single industry. When those businesses run into trouble, the communities feel the pain.

Here are the top 10 places that Local Market Monitor identifies as most vulnerable to continued price declines:

• Atlantic City/Hammonton, N.J.
• Provo, Utah
• Portland, Vancouver, Oregon, Ore.
• Glen Falls, N.Y.
• Bellingham, Wash.
• Flagstaff, Ariz.
• Charleston/Sommerfield, S.C.
• Eugene/Springfield, Ore.
• Salisbury, Md.
• Salt Lake City, Utah

Source: Forbes, Francesca Levy (04/27/2010)

Rates based on a 200k Primary Residence Purchase (or a no cash out refinance), 720+ Credit, Full Doc Income Verification, paying one "point."  Please note, this information is intended for Real Estate Professionals.
 
80% 30 year Fixed = 4.875%
95% 30 Year Fixed = 5% (Requires PMI)
95% 15 Year Fixed = 4.5% (Requires PMI)
80% 15 Year Fixed = 4.375%
96.5% FHA 30 Year Fixed = 5% (Requires MI)
100% VA 30 Year Fixed = 5.25% (No PMI required)
80% 5 Yr ARM = 3.625%
70% 5 Yr Jumbo ARM up to $1M = 4.875%
80% 30 Year Fixed Jumbo up to $1M = 6%
Refinances up to 105% of appraised value are available

For more information contact:

Ryan Halldorson
Smart Financial Mortgage
Senior Mortgage Consultant
3131 E Camelback #120
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone: 602.793.7204
E-Fax: 602.889.2258
ryan@hsmove.com

Interest rates have remained low even after the Fed ended its Mortgage Backed Securities (referred to as MBS) purchase program on March 31, 2010.  In a knee jerk reaction, interest rates initially increased by roughly .25% in early April but they have now settled back down to the nice, low levels of the past several months.  The worldwide demand for MBS has remained strong even without the Fed purchases which have kept interest rates low.  The massive debt problems in Greece and several other European nations have caused many worldwide investors to move their bond money over to US MBS which they still view as a safe haven.  Interest rates will inevitably rise back to "normal" levels in the not so distant future but for now we continue to enjoy some of the lowest rates in history.

For more information contact:

Ryan Halldorson
Smart Financial Mortgage
Senior Mortgage Consultant
3131 E Camelback #120
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone: 602.793.7204
E-Fax: 602.889.2258
ryan@hsmove.com