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<p>This months <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ocmetro.com/"><strong>OC Metro</strong></a> has a cover story talking about how “<strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ocmetro.com/NEW_SITE/current_issue/cover_story.php">homebuilders are working hard to bring buyers in the door.</a></strong>”</p>
<p>Some blame for the rapid appreciation is placed on speculators but I didn’t notice anything mentioning the suicide loans.</p>
<p>” <em>All the speculation had a variety of disruptive effects on the market, he says, including an “artificial demand” that fuels price increases, as well as “a less-engaged community. </em></p>
<p><em>“Neighborhoods get homes that sit empty until buyers can resell,” he says. “And that’s not good for (buyers) who are striving for a great place to live.”</em> ”</p>
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<p>There are some quotes from a few of the builders, Taylor Woodrow, Centex, Standard Pacific, and Brookfield Homes, that are worth reading.</p>
<p>” <em>Forsum, whose firm offers homes ranging from the $200,000s in Corona and $600,000s in Buena Park to the multi-millions in Newport Coast, said that foot traffic at the company’s developments “has not really been the problem. It’s really a lack of urgency on the part of prospects – how to get them to buy.” So the firm has been offering some “targeted incentives” that range from mortgage help to design upgrades to a reduction in lot and view premiums – but not, he stresses “wholesale discounts.” </em></p>
<p><em>Those don’t appear necessary, “because things have picked up, and we’re very encouraged. There’s a market out there for sure, a demand by customers, and we’re in a position to give it to them. We can sell a clear and present value proposition.”</em> ”</p>
<p>It seems like the builders don’t think they’ll have to lower prices any more. I’ve definitely noticed that foot traffic has increased since 2007 started (due to the price cuts). The quote above makes it sound like there are a lot of people looking but not necessarily buying. But then it says that things have picked up. So… what is the dealio?</p>
<p>This months <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ocmetro.com/"><strong>OC Metro</strong></a> has a cover story talking about how “<strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ocmetro.com/NEW_SITE/current_issue/cover_story.php">homebuilders are working hard to bring buyers in the door.</a></strong>”</p>
<p>Some blame for the rapid appreciation is placed on speculators but I didn’t notice anything mentioning the suicide loans.</p>
<p>” <em>All the speculation had a variety of disruptive effects on the market, he says, including an “artificial demand” that fuels price increases, as well as “a less-engaged community. </em></p>
<p><em>“Neighborhoods get homes that sit empty until buyers can resell,” he says. “And that’s not good for (buyers) who are striving for a great place to live.”</em> ”</p>
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<p>There are some quotes from a few of the builders, Taylor Woodrow, Centex, Standard Pacific, and Brookfield Homes, that are worth reading.</p>
<p>” <em>Forsum, whose firm offers homes ranging from the $200,000s in Corona and $600,000s in Buena Park to the multi-millions in Newport Coast, said that foot traffic at the company’s developments “has not really been the problem. It’s really a lack of urgency on the part of prospects – how to get them to buy.” So the firm has been offering some “targeted incentives” that range from mortgage help to design upgrades to a reduction in lot and view premiums – but not, he stresses “wholesale discounts.” </em></p>
<p><em>Those don’t appear necessary, “because things have picked up, and we’re very encouraged. There’s a market out there for sure, a demand by customers, and we’re in a position to give it to them. We can sell a clear and present value proposition.”</em> ”</p>
<p>It seems like the builders don’t think they’ll have to lower prices any more. I’ve definitely noticed that foot traffic has increased since 2007 started (due to the price cuts). The quote above makes it sound like there are a lot of people looking but not necessarily buying. But then it says that things have picked up. So… what is the dealio?</p>