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July
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What If I Don't Currently Qualify For a New Mortgage
When the initial dream of homeownership and beginning your process starts to form in your mind, bets are - the question stated above is not included in your initial thoughts. And while this type of situation is unbelievably frustrating, keep in mind that you do have options. Let's start from the beginning, say you have began your home search and you meet with a Lender. That Lender will review your credit along with income and assets to determine if you qualify for a new loan. But what happens when you don't qualify? First, find out what steps you will need to take to get qualified. These may vary and include a credit improvement plan, a savings plan to accumulate your down payment and closing costs and/or a plan for how long you must be on your job or earning variable income. These are steps that you can work on to become a preferred buyer. They m...
May
24
24
Home Prices Steadily Rising in our Local Markets
DAVENPORT – Slow and steady wins the race! Our eastern Iowa markets continue to have steady and stable growth in home price appreciation. Nationally home prices have fallen 9.15% in the last five years, but all of our markets' home prices are up: 7.01% in Dubuque; 1.95% in Iowa City; 1.48% in the Quad Cities; and 0.74% in Cedar Rapids. This compares to other cities: Des Moines, IA down 4.64%; Chicago, IL down 25.60%; and the Daytona Beach, FL area down 40.61%.
Information courtesy of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) for first quarter 2013. FHFA stats always run one quarter behind. Their full report is available at www.fhfa.gov. *Rankings based on annual percentage change in house prices. Our markets didn't fall as drastically as other areas of the country, so the increase in home price appreciation has modest but steady. The shortage of listings and pent up buyer demand may further improve home prices locally. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, of the 300 MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) ranked by home price appreciation, all of our markets in eastern Iowa ranked in the top 58% in the nation – Dubuque at 98th; Iowa City at 106th; the Quad Cities at 140th; and Cedar Rapids at 173rd. Nationally, this is the seventh consecutive quarterly price rise and overall it's believed the housing market has stabilized in many areas, but a still-elevated foreclosure pipeline remains a hindrance to a bigger recovery, said FHFA Principal Economist Andrew Leventis. Our local markets continue to provide a much more stable environment for purchasing homes and investing in real estate. The Home Price Index is calculated using home sales price information from mortgages sold to or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A family-owned company since 1862, Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors has grown to nearly 301 sales associates, 58 employees and twelve offices, selling more than 5,000 homes in eastern Iowa, western Illinois and southwest Wisconsin. The company has residential sales offices in Bettendorf, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Davenport, DeWitt, Dubuque, Iowa City, Maquoketa, Muscatine, and Washington, Iowa; and in Moline, Illinois. In addition to residential sales, the company offers services in relocation, property management, real estate investments, new home sales, land development, farm and land sales, senior services, home vendor services, insurance services through the Nelson Brothers Agency and mortgage services through Shelter Mortgage. For more information on Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors, visit their website at www.RuhlHomes.com.
| Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) | 2013 1st Quarter National Ranking of 300 MSAs* | Percent Change in House Prices | |
| 1 Year | 5 Year | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 173 | + 0.67% | + 0.74% |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 140 | + 1.31% | + 1.48% |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 146 | + 1.20% | - 4.64% |
| Dubuque, IA | 98 | + 2.31% | + 7.01% |
| Iowa City, IA | 106 | + 1.96% | + 1.95% |
| USA | + 6.72% | - 9.15% | |
May
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17
Ruhl Premier Access – FREE Super Suite of Tools
Along with the launch of Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS' new and improved website, RuhlHomes.com, came Ruhl Premier Access. Ruhl Premier Access is a free suite of tools to make a real estate transaction simpler and more informative to our clients. Ruhl Premier Access now allows consumers to:
- Search properties that have recently sold in a neighborhood.
- Receive market reports about real estate activity in their zip code– including real estate trends on solds, n...
April
29
29
Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS presents the Big Brothers Big Sisters Annual Plant Sale
Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS is proud to be a sponsor of the 2013 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley Annual Plant Sale. Since 1990, the Plant Sale has been a Quad Cities tradition for many families and businesses. The Plant Sale is held every year the week prior to Mother's Day. All proceeds from this event benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters to support one-to-one mentoring programs in our communities. Specifically, dollars are used to ensure that the matches made are safe, high quality, compatible, long lasting and impactful for the child, adult mentor, area schools and parents. The plant sale takes place May 4th – May 12th with pre-ordering available online at
April
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Ruhl&Ruhl hits 300!
Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS has grown to 300 agents – the largest number of agents we have ever had in our company! This is just more great agents to serve you! With the hot market and real estate being such a great profession, many more are considering a real estate career. In fact, according to a recent CareerBliss.com survey, real estate agents actually have the happiest job in America. Find out more about a career in real estate with Ruhl&Ruhl at www.RuhlHomes.com/careers or take our quiz at www.JoinTheRuhlTeam.com.
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