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2010 

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  Foreclosures are a big part of the housing market, with distressed properties accounting for 35 percent of all home resales last month, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. But for as common as foreclosures can be, they remain a localized concern. Data from foreclosure-tracking f...
10/31/2010

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  In the same week that the National Association of REALTORS reported home resales up 10 percent in September, the U.S. Census Bureau reported similarly strong results for the new construction market.  After improving 1 percent in August, New Home Sales popped another 7 percent in September. It's...
10/28/2010

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  Consistent with the most recent Case-Shiller Index, the government's Home Price Index said home prices rose between July and August.  The Federal Home Finance Agency's data showed values up 0.4 percent nationwide, on average. Region-by-region, however, the results were scattered. Coastal states...
10/27/2010

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  Existing home sales jumped 10 percent in September, the biggest monthly jump on record and a signal that the housing market may be returning to a normal sales pattern post-$8,000 federal tax credit. Existing Home Sales counts home resales (i.e. not new construction) and 80 percent of........   ...
10/26/2010

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31 percent of homeowners say "cleaning window blinds" is their least favorite household chore. Perhaps that's because they haven't seen how simple blind-cleaning can be. In this 2-minute video from HowCast, you'll learn the basics of...... Read the COMPLETE BLOG POST HERE: How To Clean Window Blinds
10/26/2010

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30-year fixed mortgage rates rose last week, marking the first time in a month that rates failed to fall week-to-week. The data sources from Freddie Mac, one of the government's major mortgage securitizers and a sister entity to Fannie Mae. Each week, Freddie Mac collects mortgage rate data from...
10/24/2010

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The company behind the popular FICO scoring model has published a "What If?" series for common, specific credit missteps. If you've ever wondered how your credit score would be affected by a missed payment or a maxed-out credit card, now you can use a look-up guide to ........   Read the COMPLET...
10/21/2010

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According to the Commerce Department, the number of single-family Housing Starts increased to 452,000 units in September, a 19,000 improvement over August. A "housing start" is a new home on which construction has started. Housing Starts data is......   Read the COMPLETE BLOG POST HERE: Housing S...
10/20/2010

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Simply checking online for today's posted rate may not lead to your expected outcome due to the many factors that can cause each individual rate and closing cost scenario to fluctuate. We can preach communication, service and education all day long, but it's our ultimate goal to earn your trust s...
10/19/2010

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As the "pulse of the single-family housing market", the Housing Market Index is a monthly product of the National Association of Homebuilders. Its scores range from 1-100, with a reading a 50 or better suggesting "favorable conditions" for.......   Read the COMPLETE BLOG POST HERE: As Buyer Foot...
10/19/2010
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