real estate & economics articles by Brian S. Icenhower http://www.ideamarketers.com/library/profile.cfm?writerid=59768 Prior to 2011, only those borrowers with purchase money loans on their homes had the privilege of utilizing the short sale process to sell their properties without worry of a lender seeking to obtain deficiency judgments against them sometime in the http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=1707657 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=1707657 The year 2010 brings to a close one of the most volatile decades in the history of the California real estate industry Median home prices increased at an unprecedented rate to all-time highs five years ago, while the second half of the decade witne http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=1050277 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=1050277 In 2009, millions of United States homeowners learned that modifying their existing home loans served only to expedite foreclosure rather than prevent it http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=875604 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=875604 With local elections on the horizon, it is essential to understand the significant impact that our newly elected leaders will have on real estate values in our area Most individuals consider housing, or shelter, to be a necessity item on par with e http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=736656 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=736656 The United States Census Bureau has reported that a third of the countrys population will be 50 years or older by the year 2010 Accordingly, a 2009 study conducted jointly by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the MetLife Mature http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=643965 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=643965 Economic experts overwhelmingly agree that before the United States financial crisis finally comes to an end, declining housing values must be halted so that real estate will once again provide adequate security for lenders to make loans comfortably http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=601183 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=601183 Despite the United States Federal Reserve Boards diligent attempts to stimulate the economy throughout the year of 2008 by repeatedly reducing the Federal Funds rate, the typically correlating thirty-year average mortgage rate stubbornly remained un http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=503312 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=503312 Attempts by Federal and State governments in the first quarter of 2009 to stimulate home sales have resulted in the creation of significant incentives for buyers seeking to take advantage of attractive housing prices across the United States http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=502412 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=502412 The investment quandary as to the best method for acquiring foreclosed property at heavily discounted prices inevitably surfaces at the same stage in the real estate cycle every ten to twenty years http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=497699 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=497699 Continuous declines in United States housing values after the mid-2000s caused an increasing number of borrowers to explore the loan modification process in an attempt to avoid losing their homes to foreclosure http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=494706 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=494706