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We hope you will find the following snapshot of April’s inventory statistics for the various regions and property types/values in our Northern Virginia Real Estate market informative.
This snapshot features new data points that we introduced last year. They show the trend of changes across several categories from 30 days prior. This can be a good way to lend some perspective to the numbers, bearing in mind that the natural life-cycle of the seasonal markets influence statistics heavily causing some months to be inherently more active than others as we have discussed previously.
We hope you will find the following snapshot of October’s inventory statistics for the various regions and property types/values in our Northern Virginia Real Estate market informative.
This snapshot features new data points that we introduced earlier this year. They show the trend of changes across several categories from 30 days prior. This can be a good way to lend some perspective to the numbers, bearing in mind that the natural life-cycle of the seasonal markets influence statistics heavily causing some months to be inherently more active than others as we discussed last month.
This month the 30 Days Trend column for the Average List Price could raise a few eyebrows. October will usually have a strong showing when compared to August and November, and in all regions other than Arlington, the table appears to be set for that to play out. Showing insignificant reductions or increases across all price ranges and property types in all regions except Arlington where all price ranges and property types showed a reduction in average list price.
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We hope you will find the following snapshot of August’s inventory statistics for the various regions and property types/values in our Northern Virginia Real Estate market informative.
This snapshot features new data points that we introduced a few of months ago. They show the trend of changes across several categories from 30 days prior. This can be a good way to lend some perspective to the numbers, bearing in mind that the natural life-cycle of the seasonal markets influence statistics heavily causing some months to be inherently more active than others as we discussed last month.
Again this month the 30 Days Trend column for the Average DOM (Days On Market) active/sold is a good illustration of how August will usually behave, with the number of days on marketing growing and average prices dropping,
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We hope you will find the following snapshot of June’s inventory statistics for the various regions and property types/values in our Northern Virginia Real Estate market informative.
This snapshot features new data points that we introduced a couple of months ago. They show the trend of changes across several categories from 30 days prior. This can be a good way to lend some perspective to the numbers, bearing in mind that the natural life-cycle of the seasonal markets influence statistics heavily causing some months to be inherently more active than others as we discussed last month.
Again this month the 30 Days Trend column for the Average DOM (Days On Market) active/sold is a good illustration of how June will usually behave, with properties moving faster than in May, this is especially true in Loudoun County this June and less so in some other areas, and in most categories the number of listings was up in June. Fairfax County continues to have some areas and categories experiencing what we would describe as a market slow down that is evident in the numbers. I am hopeful that the slow Spring will result in a steady summer market, with the threat of rising interest rates keeping prospective buyers engaged.
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We hope you will find the following snapshot of May’s inventory statistics for the various regions and property types/values in our local Real Estate market informative.
This snapshot features new data points that we introduced a couple of months ago. They show the trend of changes across several categories from 30 days prior. This can be a good way to lend some perspective to the numbers, bearing in mind that the Spring market has a natural life-cycle so some months are inherently more active than others as we discussed last month.
Again this month the 30 Days Trend column for the Average DOM (Days On Market) active/sold is a good illustration of how May will usually behave, with properties moving faster than in April and in most categories the number of listings was up in May. Fairfax County has had some areas experiencing what we would describe as a slow down in the Spring Market. This may be visible in the numbers, the 30 Days Trend for DOM shows that in Fairfax county the number of days on market for sold listings is dropping much less than its neighbor Arlington County. While Arlington showed a combined total across all categories of 52 less DOM for sold properties from 30 days prior, Fairfax only showed 37. Especially curious when compared to the same numbers from the April report, where Fairfax had a drop of 48 DOM to Arlington’s net increase of 7.
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For Loans Originated on or after August 1st, 2015, lenders must provide the borrower with the newly adopted Loan Estimate within three business days of taking application, and the Closing Disclosure three business days prior to settlement. While this may appear to be a small change to the settlement procedure, it brings with it some potentially deal breaking consequences if all parties are not properly prepared to meet the time constraints and adhere to the cost tolerances. That being said, I think the new disclosure documents are a vast improvement over the disclosures we use today, especially when it comes to unambiguously defining the terms of the deal. The comparison prepared by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the link below does a good job of showing what will change.
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/knowbeforeyouowe/compare/
This has all come about as a result of the Dodd-Frank…Act which has directed the CFPB to combine and simplify the TILA and RESPA requirements into an Integrated Disclosure Rule, combined to create the latest acronym the TRID Rule or the Integrated Mortgage Disclosure Rule. The concerns come with the policies that are being adopted by the lenders, who will be held financially liable for failure to comply with new timing requirements and cost tolerances. One such timing requirement is that the final Closing Disclosure be mailed seven days prior to closing. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has set strict fines for any failure to allow the borrower three days to review the Closing Disclosure, and in order to ensure that lenders fulfill that requirement they have set a three business day threshold (if being mailed) for presumed receipt of the documents. As for cost tolerances, the final Closing Disclosure must be within defined tolerances from the Loan Estimate provided to the borrower previously, deviations result in restarting of the three business day notice for review along with any additional days to presume delivery.
Here are some things that will help you to avoid problems with your closing:
P.S. With these changes to the processes and procedures there are new titles that the CFPB is trying to implement. In the interest of informing you about the changes to the procedures with minimal confusion I used the terms you are already familiar with above. These are the new titles you may see in your future transactions: The Lender is now the Creditor. The Buyer/Borrower is now the Consumer. The Settlement/Closing is now the Consummation.
