Jake Planton's blog

Yesterday I wrote about how there is this HUGE supply of homes that are not on the market, but are awaiting banks to put them on the market, the 'shadow inventory.'  I just read this article from Diana Olick at CNBC,article here, about how much there really is.  She used an example of the DC hou...

  The end of the first time home buyer tax credit is right around the corner.  Lenders, realtors, and clients are scrambling to get into contracts, and get the process moving.  The tax credit has created a lot new customers, but is it enough to sustain after the credit goes away?  That is a hard ...