Joe Jackson

I have dabbled in short sales and have had some successes and some nightmares. Time to "D" up and get real, as I can not continue to ignore 30% of the market.

Lot's of good info in this class, getting ready for day 2. I suggest you visit www.cpde.com and check it out.

Have you taken this class, and if so, what is your opinion?

Are you doing short sales and are finding challenges? Let's share some information to help move this process along for all of us!

In September, pending home sales have risen. The housing market has been rebounding from the worst downturn in decades. The volume of signed contracts to buy previously occupied homes rose for the eighth straight month in September. Buyers scrambled to take advantage of the $8000 tax credit for first-time owners which expires at the end of November. An aggressive federal intervention to lower mortgage rates has brought more buyers into the market..

Pending sales stats:

West ↑ 10%

Midwest ↑ 8%

South ↑ 5%

Northeast ↓ 2%

Congress is currentyl moving to extend the credit to buyers who sign a sales agreement by April 30 of 2010. Lawmakers also want to add a $6,500 credit for buyers moving into other homes as long as they have been living in their current residence at least 5 years.

With foreclosures still on the rise, an extended and expanded tax credit would help absorb this incoming inventory.

63+ acres of pasture, fields,woods, ravines & 4 ponds. Post & beam barn including stalls, utility area, loft & living quarters. Full bath, laundry and kitchen makes great permanent residence, weekend retreat or hunting lodge. Septic & well will service additional home if needed.

Listed by Jeanie Hetzler of the Jackson Team

Veterans Day Parade, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

The Statehouse canons will be fired on the West Plaza of the Ohio Statehouse to begin the parade in honor of Ohio's veterans. This U.S. holiday stretches back to the end of World War I and commemorates the nation's thousands of combat veterans who fought in the service of their country.

There are 1.8 million female veterans as of 2008. There are 9.2 million veterans 65 and older in 2008. At the other end of the age spectrum, 1.9 million were younger than 35. As of 2008, there are 50,000 living veterans who served during both the Vietnam and Gulf War eras. Other living veterans in 2008 who served during two or more wars:

- 92,000 served during three periods: World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

- Living veterans in 2008 who served during two wars:
- 740,000 served during both Gulf War eras.
- 245,000 served during both the Korean War and the Vietnam Era.
- 182,000 served during both World War II and the Korean War.

There were 5.5 million veterans with a disability in 2008.

A pre-parade ceremony at City Hall, 90 W. Broad St., will begin at 10:30 a.m. and feature a speech by Command Sgt. Maj. Albert Whatmough of the Ohio National Guard.

A cannon on the Statehouse lawn is scheduled to be fired at 11:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and noon. Re-enactors from the 1st Ohio Statehouse Battery will be on hand to discuss the historic 1864 cannons.

The parade will begin at noon on Friday at Nationwide Boulevard and N. High Street. It will head south on High Street, west on W. Broad Street and end at Veterans Memorial.

At 3 p.m., Veterans Memorial will be the site of the induction ceremony for new members of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.

The Columbus-based Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines will collect toys for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation along the parade route on Friday.

The Marines want new, unwrapped toys for needy children, especially children older than 12. The Marines distributed 46,000 toys to about 18,000 families in central Ohio last year.