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2011 Spring Parade of Homes

Please join us for the upcoming Spring Preview Parade of Homes event.  The parade will be held April 9th, 10th, 16th & 17th from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  As always, the parade of homes is free to the public. Many of the top builders in the Quad Cities participate in this event as it showcases new building trends in new construction homes....

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Fannie Mae Announces 3.5% Buyer Assistance on REO Properties

Fannie Mae announced Monday that borrowers purchasing a Fannie Mae-owned property through HomePath, the GSE’s REO disposition operation, will receive up to 3.5 percent in closing cost assistance. The initial offer must be submitted on or after April 11, 2011, and the sale must close on or before June 30, 2011 to be eligible for the incentive....

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Foreclosures: Bringing Clarity to the Confusion

Headlines created by the numerous foreclosure reports often contradict each other. One headline announces foreclosures are rising while the next talks about the decrease in foreclosure numbers. This has led to tremendous confusion regarding the issue. Let’s bring some clarity to the data. There are five individual stages of the foreclosure process that are reported: 1.) 90+ Day Delinquencies Once a homeowner falls three months behind...

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NEWSFLASH: There Is NO Inventory!!!

I was in a conversation with one of the most productive agents in our area recently and he told me that there were “no homes for him to sell”. I thought he had a brain cramp. Look at all the ‘For Sale’ signs, all the homes on MLS, all the short sales and foreclosures plus the entire shadow inventory on its way. Had this respected agent...

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Real Estate and Financing Are PERSONAL

Every day we are bombarded with statistics and data.  Housing starts are up, housing starts are down; more job losses, unemployment is improving; foreclosures, short sales, housing inventory, interest rate movements and much more.  It’s enough to make your head spin. There’s an old saying that claims: “All real estate is local”. It...

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Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS Sponsor of Schmooza Palooza

Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS is proudly sponsoring the 2011 Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce Schmooza Palooza, a chamber event dedicated to networking and tasting of local eats and drinks. “We are excited to be a part of this exciting event,” said Caroline Ruhl, President of Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS. “We have always been supporters of the Chamber...

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What is a QR code? And what does it do?

Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS has adopted some new technology to create QR codes, which look similar to a barcode, for all Ruhl&Ruhl listings, allowing our Realtors to market our listings even more effectively. Ruhl&Ruhl’s QR codes will contain the basic information such as price and square footage on the home, address of the home and the...

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