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Home Inspectors in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Cedar Falls Iowa

02-09-10

Mike Gillingham: Inspector in Walker, IA

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Office: (319) 310-6044

Mobile: (319) 310-6044

Home Inspectors in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Cedar Falls Iowa are numerous. As a perspective home buyer you want to hire the best you can get while spending as little money as possible.

It is no secret that Eastern Iowa Inspection services is not the highest and not the lowest priced inspection company around. That is by design. We are a family owned and operated company that believes in value and quality.

As a professional home inspector I get to meet and serve many perspective home buyers. It is always a great experience to help people gain an understanding of the home and it's systems in addition to pointing out the defects that exist. That is just one more way that we stand out from the plethora of home inspectors in the Eastern Iowa area.

When you visit our website you can go to the testimonials page and read what our customers have to say about the quality of our home inspection and the level of service we provide. In my opinion, service should be every home inspectors first priority. It is certainly ours.

I frequently get calls from perspective home buyers who are price shopping. The advice that I give them is to make sure the home inspector that they choose has an extensive construction background. In my opinion this should be a requirement. My favorite saying is "how can you pick it apart if you've never put Green corn under a blue sky it together?"

Would you go to the cheapest heart surgeon you could find? Or, the cheapest neurosurgeon? No Way! Why would you choose the cheapest home inspector you could find? This person will be examining your home for defects that could potentially cost you thousands of dollars if discovered at too late a date.

So in closing, Eastern Iowa Inspection Services is center priced, high quality and provides outstanding service. If you are looking for a home inspector in Eastern Iowa then we are the company for you.

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Disaster or Opportunity?

02-08-10

Myrna Eisenlauer

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The Business Record ( Dec. 09) show that bankruptcy filings in the Southern District of Iowa have increased 20% from 2008 to 2009. In Polk county there were 944 bankruptcies filed in 2006. In Dec. of 09, 1,862 were filed in Polk County.
The website realtytrac says there were 7,284 new foreclosure filings in 2009.
These are startling statistics. But as Winston Churchill has been quoted - A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. We need to put on the rose-colored glasses and identify the opportunities. Mortgage companies and banks do NOT want to be landlords. These properties will get sold. Could one of them be your dream house? It might be a good time to investigate. You could qualify for an $8,000 or $6,500 tax credit. You could get a new mortgage with still low interest rates. You could shorten your mortgage to 15 years and gain equity quicker.
If you are in one of these dire situations, don't hide your head in the sand. Talk to professionals and see what solutions are available. Repeat, mortgage companies do NOT want to be landlords. Short sales can be worked out, deed in leau of foreclosure, loans retructured. Lets look for the Opportunities.
Whatever your situation is, The Eisenlauer Team is ready to assist. Give either Bill (770-2455) or Bob (979-2883) a call.

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Weekly North Liberty Market Report Feb 8, 2010 - Current Listings, Homes Under Contract, Homes Sold

02-08-10

Denise Hamlin, Iowa City Real Estate & Relocation Specialist

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Office: (319) 339-7721

Mobile: (319) 400-0268

271 Active Listings
39 Under Contract
5 Homes Sold Feb 1 - Feb 6
5.2 Months of inventory on the market

The absorption rate in North Liberty is just over 5 months, pretty good news for sellers as it means North Liberty is starting to trend towards a sellers market. 6 months of inventory of homes on the market is considered neutral and more than 6 months a buyers market. North Liberty has a good year in 2009 and looks set you continue on the same track in 2010.

Here's a link to a post I wrote a while back with pretty detailed info about the absorption rate.

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Weekly Market Report Coralville Feb 8, 2010 - Current Listings, Homes Under Contract, Homes Sold

02-08-10

Denise Hamlin, Iowa City Real Estate & Relocation Specialist

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Office: (319) 339-7721

Mobile: (319) 400-0268

185 Active Listings
23 Under Contract
3 Homes Sold Feb 1 - Feb 6
7.3 Months of inventory on the market

The absorption rate in Coralville is about the same as Iowa City with just over 7 months, so we still have a buyers market. 6 months of inventory of homes on the market is considered neutral and less than 6 months trending to a sellers market. The absorption rate is a great tool for sellers to figure out how the market is trending.

Here's a link to a post I wrote a while back with pretty detailed info about the absorption rate.

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Weekly Market Report Iowa City February 8, 2010 - Current Listings, Homes Under Contract, Homes Sold

02-08-10

Denise Hamlin, Iowa City Real Estate & Relocation Specialist

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Office: (319) 339-7721

Mobile: (319) 400-0268

537 Active Listings
60 Under Contract
4 Homes Sold Feb 1 - Feb 6
7.4 Months of inventory on the market

The absorption rate in Iowa City is just over 7 months, so we still have a buyers market. 6 months of inventory of homes on the market is considered neutral and less than 6 months trending to a sellers market. The absorption rate is a great tool for sellers to figure out how the market is trending.

Here's a link to a post I wrote a while back with pretty detailed info about the absorption rate.

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