http://www.lbar.com/ LBAR Online Blog en-us Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:04:05 -0500 Copyright: (C) 2009 LBAR Lexington's real estate market is featured in the December 2008 issue of Inside Columbia--a regional magazine in Missouri. Click here to check out page 148--Lexington: Straight from the Horse's Mouth. Click here to check out the whole issue of Inside Columbia. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:04:05 -0500 http://www.lbar.com/blog/lexington-featured-in-inside-columbia-magazine-12.html Full third quarter real estate market activity reports on the Bluegrass will be released tentatively beginning on Friday, October 24th and posted on www.lbar.com/news. LBAR President Judy Craft says that “the combination of our locally stable economy, low mortgage interest rates, stable home prices and recent federal action is resulting in, once again, Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:32:44 -0500 http://www.lbar.com/blog/bluegrass-real-estate-market-continues-to-outpace--11.html You can now search for rentals just as you would any other property type! Click here to check it out. Just select "rentals" as your property type. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:50:09 -0500 http://www.lbar.com/blog/rentals-now-searchable-on-mls-10.html The National Association of REALTORS® has predicted that the federal government’s takeover of secondary mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should cause a drop in mortgage rates in the short term that benefits home buyers. The GSEs (government sponsored enterprises) will be allowed to increase their mortgage funding over the next year and a half to help stabilize markets. Starting in 2010, the plan calls for them to reduce their portfolios. In the short term, this should result in g... Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:45:17 -0500 http://www.lbar.com/blog/nar-predicts-increase-in-home-sales-due-to-fannie--9.html Learn more about the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which will help homeowners facing foreclosure find ways to refinance and will help strengthen mortgage markets. Read a summary of key provisions > View homebuyer tax credit chart (PDF: 98K) > Frequently asked questions about the first-time homebuyer tax credit Information courtesy of the National Association of REALTORS(R). Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:13:33 -0500 http://www.lbar.com/blog/housing-and-economic-recovery-act-signed-july-30-8.html