Comments on: Foreclosures Having Larger Affect On Housing Market

By: Tallahassee Distressed Properties

Tallahassee Distressed Properties — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:54:34 +0000

[...] these homes are actually meticulously maintained and in excellent shape. As Summer Munyon wrote in Foreclosures Having Larger Affect On Housing Market, a 2008-2009 foreclosure or short sale “looks much different than a foreclosure prior to [...]

By: Hal

Hal — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:27:13 +0000

Good perspective. It’s hard to distance oneself from the emotions wrapped in a home. But you’re right. One needs too.

I’ve got a brother that’s trying to find a home to buy here, and he’s run into the emotional problem with sellers.

By: Colleen McConnell

Colleen McConnell — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:11:03 +0000

Great post and so true. Many short sale and foreclosure properties are in good condition and are proving to be stiff competition for everyone else. Sellers have to face the hard facts and try to be unemotional when selling their homes.

By: Autumn Campbell

Autumn Campbell — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:53:58 +0000

Interesting perspective on the real estate market. I agree that individuals need to get rid of the emotion of selling and deal with the facts. The reality is that negative equity is nearly ubiqutous, and those people with lots of equity typically aren’t the ones moving anyhow.

Good post.

By: John Scot

John Scot — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:52:03 +0000

Interesting perspective on the Tallahassee real estate market. I agree that sellers need to distance themselves from the emotion of a home and deal with the cold hard facts.

Nice post.