http://www.ericbramlett.com/death-knell-already-ringing-for-hvcc/ Austin, Real Estate, What Affects Both, & What I Got Goin' On! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:50:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.ericbramlett.com/death-knell-already-ringing-for-hvcc/#comment-6027 Andy Piper Ann Arbor real estate Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:38:54 +0000 http://www.ericbramlett.com/?p=1243#comment-6027 The new rules have added at least 15 days to closing a property and several (more than half) of my contracts have had to be renegotiated or have fallen apart because of LOW appraisals. However, it is necessary to have these controls in light of the abuses that took place in the banking industry in the past. We have to deal with it now! Its having the effect of pushing prices down even further. Usually the buyer can pick up an extra discount as well! The pendulum will eventually swing the other way again. The new rules have added at least 15 days to closing a property and several (more than half) of my contracts have had to be renegotiated or have fallen apart because of LOW appraisals. However, it is necessary to have these controls in light of the abuses that took place in the banking industry in the past. We have to deal with it now! Its having the effect of pushing prices down even further. Usually the buyer can pick up an extra discount as well! The pendulum will eventually swing the other way again.

]]> http://www.ericbramlett.com/death-knell-already-ringing-for-hvcc/#comment-5967 Steve Trang Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:11:38 +0000 http://www.ericbramlett.com/?p=1243#comment-5967 This seemed to be only a matter of time. Thank goodness I haven't had any deals die due to this. I tried to explain to people why this thing stinks, and they look at me very skeptically because I'm an agent. I've heard of people getting three appraisals so they can get it done. This seemed to be only a matter of time. Thank goodness I haven’t had any deals die due to this. I tried to explain to people why this thing stinks, and they look at me very skeptically because I’m an agent. I’ve heard of people getting three appraisals so they can get it done.

]]> http://www.ericbramlett.com/death-knell-already-ringing-for-hvcc/#comment-5919 Sam in Austin Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:47:31 +0000 http://www.ericbramlett.com/?p=1243#comment-5919 The HVCC is a joke. It is just another example of the government thinking they know what is best for people when it clearly does not. The HVCC is a joke. It is just another example of the government thinking they know what is best for people when it clearly does not.

]]> http://www.ericbramlett.com/death-knell-already-ringing-for-hvcc/#comment-5913 Lake Chapala Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:13:37 +0000 http://www.ericbramlett.com/?p=1243#comment-5913 In Mexico things are getting slower too, with the Swine Flu sales are dropping. In Mexico things are getting slower too, with the Swine Flu sales are dropping.

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