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President Lyndon Johnson lead a vigorous campaign through the halls of Congress that lead to Fair Housing legislation. The Republican Party members in Congress backed Fair Housing, while most of the congressional Democrat Party members opposed Fair Housing. Johnson, a Democrat, worked the phones day and night, calling congressional Democrats, calling in favors that persuaded enough Democrats to cross party lines and vote for Fair Housing, and against their party leaders.

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Economic Summary From The Past Week Proves Economy Is In Solid Recovery Mode

Woodbridge Homes Selling As New Inventory Hits The FOR SALE List Daily

Many thanks to my pal, David Soleyman at Prospect Mortgage for sharing this report with you and me.

Existing home sales rose 9.4% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.57 million units from 5.1 million units in August. The increase was largely due to the tax incentive for first-time homebuyers.

According to the ICSC-Goldman Sachs index, retail sales rose 0.2% in the week ending October 17. On a year-over-year basis, retailers saw sales increase by 2.8%, the best showing in a year.

The producer price index, which tracks wholesale prices, rose 0.6% in September, following a 1.7% increase in August.

The Commerce Department reported that the combined construction of new single-family homes and apartments in September increased 0.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 590,000 units.

The index of leading economic indicators - designed to forecast economic activity in the next three to six months - rose 1% in September after a revised 0.4% gain in August. It was the sixth straight monthly increase and marks the largest six-month gain in 26 years.

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Equal Housing Opportunity

President Lyndon Johnson lead a vigorous campaign through the halls of Congress that lead to Fair Housing legislation. The Republican Party members in Congress backed Fair Housing, while most of the congressional Democrat Party members opposed Fair Housing. Johnson, a Democrat, worked the phones day and night, calling congressional Democrats, calling in favors that persuaded enough Democrats to cross party lines and vote for Fair Housing, and against their party leaders.

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Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.

Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252 list your property for sale or to purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Cannon Bluff, Meadowbrook Woods, Blooms Crossing, Manassas Park, Beaver Creek, Hunter's Ridge, Brittany, Manassas, Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Nokesville, or anywhere in Prince William County.

Equal Housing Opportunity

President Lyndon Johnson lead a vigorous campaign through the halls of Congress that lead to Fair Housing legislation. The Republican Party members in Congress backed Fair Housing, while most of the congressional Democrat Party members opposed Fair Housing. Johnson, a Democrat, worked the phones day and night, calling congressional Democrats, calling in favors that persuaded enough Democrats to cross party lines and vote for Fair Housing, and against their party leaders.

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Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.

Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252 list your property for sale or to purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Cannon Bluff, Meadowbrook Woods, Blooms Crossing, Manassas Park, Beaver Creek, Hunter's Ridge, Brittany, Manassas, Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Nokesville, or anywhere in Prince William County.

Equal Housing Opportunity

President Lyndon Johnson lead a vigorous campaign through the halls of Congress that lead to Fair Housing legislation. The Republican Party members in Congress backed Fair Housing, while most of the congressional Democrat Party members opposed Fair Housing. Johnson, a Democrat, worked the phones day and night, calling congressional Democrats, calling in favors that persuaded enough Democrats to cross party lines and vote for Fair Housing, and against their party leaders.

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Woodbridge VA Home Shopper Loses Bid For $200,000 Home To $275,000 Cash Offer

Woodbridge Homes First Time Buyer Homes For Sale Sell Fast And For Prices Way Over List Price

Monday, October 19, 2009
George was referred to me by happy clients who worked with me to buy their first home.

George is single, with a substantial income, so he wants to make tax-deductible mortgage payments instead of rent payments and higher income taxes.

George has bid over the list prices of three homes so far, and lost-out to other bidders who offered more money than did George.

The inventory of typical first-time buyers homes, homes priced under $350,000, is way down, close to zero. George is battling other buyers each time a new listing hits the market under $250,000. 4-12 bidders for each home for sale under $350,000 is NORMAL.

The $8,000 first-time buyer tax credit sunset date is coming fast. George is heck-bent on buying a house before the tax credit expires.

A bank-owned, foreclosed, 3 bedroom, 3 bath ranch style home with a 2-car garage popped up for sale in Lake Ridge on Friday, priced well at $200,000.

The home was priced especially well when compared to similar homes that SOLD in the same area in the past 120 days.

One similar home list priced at $210,000 SOLD for $220,000; the other similar home list priced at $200,000, and SOLD for $215,000.

George set an appointment to write an offer at my office on Saturday.

I know the listing agent, Glen, the agent who has the house listed for sale on behalf of the bank. Glen and I are not pals nor buddies, we're colleagues who have cooperated on the sale of other homes over many years.

I called Glen to find out when the bank would review bids on the house; are there any bids on the table right now?

Glen is a straight-shooter who doesn't bluff or play games.

When I called Glen last Friday, October 16, the house had been listed in the MLS 9 hours, and no bids were on the table. The bank would review offers today, Monday, October 19 to choose the best offer.

Glen gave me the courtesy of a voice mail message later that night, to let me know that 2 solid, bona fide offers hit the table late Friday.

The higher offer of the two was $275,000, ALL CASH, with no appraisal required.

I sent an email to George right away, knowing he always checks email the moment he rolls out of bed in the morning.

No need for us to meet to write an offer that day. George was knocked out of the running.

Why?

First, George is qualified to buy up to $250,000, with an FHA 3.5% down-payment loan, so he did not have the buying power to compete.

Second, pretend for a moment George offered more than $275,000. The deal would not fly.

Why?

Folks using bank financing to buy a home get the protection of an appraisal, so they don't buy an overpriced house. The bank financing the purchase does not want an overpriced piece of collateral.

George's bank appraiser would value the house for the bank loan according to the recent, comparable sales... somewhere $215,000 - $220,000.

Pretend for a moment that George won the bid with a $285,000 offer, but the house appraised for $220,000. Instantly, the sale process stops while George and the seller negotiate new terms; first, the bank could lower the sale price to the appraised value; second, if George had a big pile of cash, he could add a $65,000 down payment on top of the $220,000 loan; or third, if the parties cannot come to terms, the contract would become void, George would lose the deal, get his deposit back, and the bank would call the dude who offered $275,000 all-cash.

In reality, the bank selling the house already knows that the $275,000 all-cash offer, with no appraisal required is the offer to take. The bank knows that a buyer using bank financing couldn't come close to beating an all cash offer.

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That way you'll know when your dream home hits the market.

Opportunities Are Everywhere...We Can Help You Find Your Dream Home.

Erick Blackwelder or Peggy James of Erick and Company - Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-590-2252 list your property for sale or to purchase a property in Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Cannon Bluff, Meadowbrook Woods, Blooms Crossing, Manassas Park, Beaver Creek, Hunter's Ridge, Brittany, Manassas, Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Nokesville, or anywhere in Prince William County.

Equal Housing Opportunity

President Lyndon Johnson lead a vigorous campaign through the halls of Congress that lead to Fair Housing legislation. The Republican Party members in Congress backed Fair Housing, while most of the congressional Democrat Party members opposed Fair Housing. Johnson, a Democrat, worked the phones day and night, calling congressional Democrats, calling in favors that persuaded enough Democrats to cross party lines and vote for Fair Housing, and against their party leaders.