Steve Jolly - The REO Expert for Greater Nashville

RealtyTrac® reported for April 2010, which shows that foreclosure filings had a 9 percent decrease from the previous month and a 2 percent decrease from April 2009. One in every 387 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing during the month. “There were two important milestones in the April numbers that show ...

There were 2,145 home closings reported for the month of April, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®.  This represents an increase of 33.7 percent from the 1,604 closings reported for April 2009.Year-to-date closings are up compared to last year with 6,337. That is an 18 percent increase compared ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that repairs of pre-1978 housing must now be conducted using new practices to further protect people from exposure to lead-based paint.  The new work rules became effective in April 2010.  Renovations that distrub more than 6 square feet of ...

There were 1,851 home closings reported for the month of March 2010, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®. This figure represents a 21.6 percent increase compared with 1,521 closings in March of 2009.  Numbers for the first quarter of 2010 were 4,192 closings, up 11.4 percent from the 3,762 ...

There were 1,033 home closings reported for the month of January, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®. This figure is up 6 percent from the 974 closings reported for the same period last year. “The year has started with positive news for home sales in Greater Nashville,” said GNAR ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced that the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency, in a consortium established with The Housing Fund, Urban Housing Solutions, the Woodbine Community Organization and Pinnacle Financial Partners, has been awarded nearly $30.5 million in new funding. Nashville was the only ...

Fannie Mae is offering an incentive for buyers purchasing and closing on a Fannie Mae REO between January 28 and April 30, 2010. The incentive’s goals are to encourage buyers to purchase REO properties and increase the sales volumes to help manage the higher levels of inventory anticipated this year. The incentive is a total of 3.5% of the ...

First-time homebuyers taking advantage of tax credit continue to stimulate sales There were 1,973 home closings reported for the month of November, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®.  This figure is up 58.7 percent from the 1,243 closings reported for the same period last year. Year-to-date ...

There were 2,145 home closings reported for the month of October, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®.  This figure is up 22.7 percent from the 1,748 closings reported for the same period last year. This is the first time since October of 2006 that Greater Nashville home sales have recorded and ...

There were 2,064 home closings reported for the month of August, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®. This represents an 9.2 percent decrease from the 2,273 closings reported for the same period last year. Year-to-date closings for the Greater Nashville area have decreased 23.8 percent. There were ...