Donald Horne Realtor's Blog

Fear Is Holding Many Buyers Back, according to Wells Fargo, their newly released survey is covered in this article dated 09/15/2014 from RealtorMag... Nearly two-thirds of Americans recently surveyed say they believed a stellar credit score was necessary to purchase a home, and more than 40 perce...

This weeks mortgage article from RealtorMag, Low Mortgage Rates Are Lingering, discusses continued yearly lows... The average percentage rates for fixed-rate mortgages inched up slightly this week, but continue to hover near yearly lows. Mortgage Rates' Impact: These Analysts Are Still Bullish on...

Market Report For September 2014, Lake Orion MI, Real Estate, Selling Homes in The Lake Orion Area of Oakland County. Example of homes sold in the last 45 days in Orion Twp, Lake Orion Vlg: *  Flintridge St, sold for $126,500 in 45 days, 4 bedrooms-1853 sq.ft-basement & garage*  Eagan Dr, sold fo...

The next big niche market ... 55+ housing, homebuilders predicting a surge. The 09/05/2014 issue of RealtorMag discusses how Pulte, Lennar and Toll Brothers are reporting higher sales in this segment ... Americans 55 years old and older are increasingly expected to begin trading residences as the...

Falling rates spur loan demand in latest week ... RealtorMag article from 09/03/2014 discusses the rise in mortgage applications last week as the 30 year fixed rate sinks ...... Mortgage applications were on the rise last week as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage sank to its lowest level of the yea...

What is? A series of questions from clients on real estate, mortgages and inspections. After awhile our clients questions were pretty much the same, so we thought we would answer the popular questions in video form for everyone. Below are the last 3 video answers to the questions most asked of us...

Lake living in Oxford Michigan, homes for sale in Oxford Lakes, market report for September 2014. You are within walking distance to the downtown area with unique shops and dining as well as Oxford Community Schools. The "Beach Park" is landscaped and fenced, this 6 acre park has a gazebo, large ...

Spring was healthiest market in 3 years, RealtorMag reports in the 08/21/2014 issue dealing with July housing data... July housing data shows that price appreciation and inventory increases during the peak home-buying season helped the market to post the largest spring gains in three years, realt...

This week we will discuss Using Aerial Video to Sell Your Home, this is step #5 of our professional real estate marketing plan. So far we have shown you our videos on exterior/interior photography and doing interior videos of your home to highlight its uniqueness to buyers. For more detailed info...

New mortgage article in RealtorMag dated 08/22/2014, talks about fixed rate mortgages continue to tumble. Mortgage Rates Sink to New Low for 2014 is worth reading... Despite predictions that mortgage rates were to inch up in the second half of this year, fixed-rate mortgages continue to tumble. B...