Mortgage Rate Forecast for August 26, 2010 - Improving, or...? Here are some of the events affecting mortgage rates today: What Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) Are Doing Today: The price of the FNMA 30-Year 4.0% MBS coupon opened at 102.89 this morning - the same as yesterday's close. At 10:00 AM, the 4.0% MBS coupon was trading at 102.95 - up 2/32 from its opening. Remember, on mortgage backed securities (MBSs), as the price goes up, the yield comes down - and so do mortgage rates. I expect that mortgage rates will be about the same in price this morning as compared to yesterday. Price Trend in Mortgage Backed Securities: The chart below shows the price trend of the FNMA 30-Year 4.0% coupon over the past 30 days from 7-27-2010 to 8-26-2010: Economic Reports, News, and Events Affecting... 08/26/2010

The Trend in Home Sales in Lakeville MA - Improving, or...? Home prices in Lakeville on average are falling! Home prices have fallen 9.5% since July of 2009. The current average listing price of homes for sale in Lakeville MA is $354,144, down just 0.8% from a month ago. Compare this to the current median sales price of $243,950 - where half of sales are above this amount and half below it. Prices of 2 bedroom homes are down 27.5% from year ago levels while prices of 3 bedroom homes are up just 1.2%. Below is a chart of the trend of median prices of homes for sale in Lakeville MA over the past 5 years through July 2010: Lakeville Recently Sold Homes Although cyclical, the number of sales for all homes have been fairly flat over the past 5 years: Lakeville Recently Sold Homes So what doe... 08/26/2010

The Massachusetts Association of Realtors  (MAR) has reported that sales for October 2009 are up 17.7% from October 2008. Statewide 3,828 single family homes sold this October vs. 3,252 in October 2008. It was also the largest single month gain since November 2004, and the largest increase of sales from September to October since 2002.  I took a closer look at some of the statistics for Lakeville Massachusetts single family homes sales for October and here is how they stacked up compared to the state statistics. Single family home sales for October 2009 rose 55.6% from October of 2008. 14 single family homes sold this October vs. 9 in October 2008. There was a 180% increase in sales from September 2009, this was the largest increase of sales from September to October in the past 10 year... 11/29/2009

Single Family home sales in Lakeville Massachusetts are struggling. First quarter started off with 107 listings, 14 sales and an inventory supply of 22.9 months. Second quarter had an increase in listings (+15) and sales had a small increase (+4) bringing the months supply down ever so slightly to 20.3.Third quarter also had an increase in inventory (+20) a decrease in sales (-1) putting the months supply of single family homes to 25.1. Median sales price in Jan 2009 was $226,000 vs. $307,000 in 2008 (-26.4%)Median sales price in Feb 2009 was $310,000 vs. $355,000 in 2008 (-12.7%)Median sales price in Mar 2009 was $272,000 vs. $207,000 in 2008 (+31.4%)Median sales price in Apr 2009 was $221,750 vs. $420,000 in 2008 (-47.2%)Median sales price in May 2009 was $241,000 vs. $346,000 in 2008... 10/31/2009

Take a look at the chart below- it shows the total number of  single-family homes sold in Lakeville Ma in the last 3 months.   Price Range # ofListings Avg. Dayson Market AverageSale Price   AverageList Price SP:LPRatio AverageOrig Price SP:OPRatio $0 - $49,999 1 122 $45,000   $56,900 79 $72,000 63 $50,000 - $99,999 0 0 $0   $0 0 $0 0 $100,000 - $149,999 0 0 $0   $0 0 $0 0 $150,000 - $199,999 1 84 $179,900   $179,995 100 $220,000 82 $200,000 - $249,999 3 40 $215,167   $236,600 91 $244,633 88 $250,000 - $299,999 3 102 $284,333   $303,100 94 $324,767 88 $300,000 - $349,999 1 131 $315,000   $315,900 100 $342,000 92 $350,000 - $399,999 0 0 $0   $0 0 $0 0 $400,000 - $449,999 1 389 $431,000   $419,900 103 $519,900 83 $450,000 - $499,999 0 0 $0   $0 0 $0 0 $500,000 - $599,999 0 0 $0   $0 0 $0 ... 02/08/2009

Lakeville Real Estate| Lakeville Homes for Sale|Properties|Condos|Listings MA Click any photo or the price links below to see Lakeville MA Homes & Real Estate for Sale $300k-$400k $400k-$500k $500k-$1Million $1Million-$2Million Lakeville Town InfoLakeville Schools Todd Bazarewsky, Lakeville Realtor  774-269-2752Contact Todd Never Miss another new home listing! click on the image link above to register for the MLS Property Finder. I recommend it highly for all my real estate clients. 12/09/2008

Lakville Homes for Sale| Lakeville Real Estate Click the Logo/link above to visit my website click HERE to view Lakeville Ma Homes for Sale Looking for a lovely home in Lakeville, Ma. In case you were wondering here are the availabilty of homes in certain price ranges- I have already done the research for you, the number of available homes is broken down by price range: $300k-$349k- 14 homes available 350-399- 10 homes 399-449- 10 450-499- 8 500-599-9 If you click on the Logo above or the link below, you will be able to view all home available in these price ranges. Hope this helps! Did you know that approx. 84% of all home searches now take place on the internet first ? A real time saver if you ask me. http://www.rls2000.com/link/listing.asp?AgentID=A8000915&txttown=Lakeville%3AMA&SF=S... 09/15/2008

click the Logo/link above to visit my website Lakeville luxury homes & Real Estate Looking for a luxury  home in Lakeville, Ma? Well, if you are fortunate enought to be looking in the $500k-$1 Million price range, you will find there are currently 17 homes available in Lakeville, Ma in that price range. You can click the link below to view them all ! http://www.rls2000.com/link/listing.asp?AgentID=A8000915&txttown=Lakeville%3AMA&SF=SF&txtMinPrice=500000&txtMaxPrice=1000000 If you see a home, 2 or 3, that you like or would like to see, need more info, you can contact me easily using the link above. Aside from helping you locate your new home, I can help you evaluate it and negotiate the lowest possible final sales price. The charge to you, the home buyer? Nothing, nada, zilch! Ask me ho... 09/14/2008

Hello home buyers or soon to be home buyers, Looking for a home in Lakeville, Ma. Well, if you are looking in the $400k-$5000k price range, you are shopping in the price band with the second largest selection of homes. There are currently 18 homes available in Lakeville, Ma in that price range. You can click the link below to view them all ! http://www.rls2000.com/link/listing.asp?AgentID=A8000915&txttown=Lakeville%3AMA&SF=SF&txtMinPrice=400000&txtMaxPrice=1000000 If you see a home, 2 or 3, that you like or would like to see, need more info, you can contact me easily using the link above. Aside from helping you locate your new home, I can help you evaluate it and negotiate the lowest possible final sales price. The charge to you, the home buyer? Nothing, nada, zilch! Ask me how I do it?... 09/13/2008

Hello home buyers or soon to be home buyers, Looking for a home in Lakeville, Ma. Well, if you are looking in the $300k-$350k price range, you are shopping in the price band with the largest selection of homes. There are currently 24 homes available in Lakeville, Ma in that price range. You can click the link below to view them all ! http://www.rls2000.com/link/listing.asp?AgentID=A8000915&txttown=Lakeville%3AMA&SF=SF&txtMinPrice=300000&txtMaxPrice=400000 If you see a home, 2 or 3, that you like or would like to see, need more info, you can contact me easily using the link above. Aside from helping you locate your new home, I can help you evaluate it and negotiate the lowest possible final sales price. The charge to you, the home buyer? Nothing, nada, zilch! Ask me how I do it? Please f... 09/13/2008

Hey again folks, I know there are a bunch of you out there who are disgusted with the market, both home sellers and Realtors alike. We know the market isn't great, but why? what do the numbers tell us. Here is the current state of the Market in Lakeville, Ma. This chart gives us the various price ranges broken down in increments of $50,000. It also provides the respective average days on market for these price ranges. Which range are you in and what is your AVERAGE time on market. Now, because it is an average, that means that some homes are on the market longer, and some less, and some will never sell. Find your price range and meet me under the chart.            On-Market Snapshot Print this page  /  E-mail this page  /  PDF this page    Report Run: 6/13/2008 2:15:03 PM Property Type(... 06/13/2008

Lakeville, MATotal Market Report is provided to give you an overall picture of the current market conditions.The following report is for single family homes sold in Lakeville from March 24, 2007- June 24,2007.            Single Family Homes Number of Homes on Market            95Average Days on the Market                186 Average Sold Price          $395,724Average Asking Price          $417,853Lowest Asking Price          $69,900Highest Asking Price          $1,000,000Are You Thinking of Selling? Find out what your home is really worth and what it takes to sell in this competitive Market. Put skill, experience and integrity on your side.Call me today!Bobbie FilesREALTORKeller Williams Realty508-239-5000 ext. 296 Office508-789-0217 Directbobbiefiles@kw.com Emailhttp://www.berkleymass.... 06/24/2007