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 Topic: Home mortgage rates even lower |
ScottR
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 Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:21 pm Subject: Home mortgage rates even lower |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -- The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to a record low, the ninth time that has happened in the last year. Even with the cheapest rates in history, the housin ... |
| Topic: Home prices drop, consumers turn gloomier |
ScottR
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:43 pm Subject: Home prices drop, consumers turn gloomier |
By Leah Schnurr
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home prices fell more steeply than expected in November, and consumers turned less optimistic in January, highlighting the hurdles still facing the bumpy econom ... |
| Topic: Freddie Mac Betting Against Homeowners Is Latest GSE Outrage |
ScottR
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:47 pm Subject: Freddie Mac Betting Against Homeowners Is Latest GSE Outrage |
As reported here: http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/freddie-mac-betting-against-homeowners-latest-gse-outrage-164015828.html
NPR and ProPublica released an explosive report Monday that fo ... |
| Topic: Foreclosure stat story released - doesnt tell whole story |
ScottR
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:24 pm Subject: Foreclosure stat story released - doesnt tell whole story |
| Below is a media release that will likely be seen by thousands of people, as it was on the National Association of Realtors web site. The most important part of the story is that they leave out is WH ... |
| Topic: Introductory Staging Reminders |
ScottR
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:20 pm Subject: Introductory Staging Reminders |
1. Start with a clean slate
Before you can worry about where to place furniture and which wall hanging should go where, each room in your home must be spotless. Do a thorough cleaning right down to t ... |
| Topic: Zillow: Home Values Fall to 2003 Levels |
ScottR
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:00 pm Subject: Zillow: Home Values Fall to 2003 Levels |
| Home values in the United States in November remained flat with the prior month but declined 4.6% from last year, according to the latest real estate markets report from Zillow Inc. (Z: 24.55 +6.60%). ... |
| Topic: Has Housing Market Hit Bottom? |
ScottR
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:50 pm Subject: Has Housing Market Hit Bottom? |
By Morgan Brennan, Forbes.com
January 10, 2012
Has the U.S. housing market hit a bottom? Do we have further to go? When will a recovery start? These are the questions every homeowner and real es ... |
| Topic: Several Housing Markets Head for Appreciation in 2012 |
ScottR
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:08 pm Subject: Several Housing Markets Head for Appreciation in 2012 |
| A boom in farm prices has caused many Midwest cities to emerge as leaders for some of the strongest predictions for housing appreciation in 2012. Kansas City, Kan., came in the top spot in HousingPred ... |
| Topic: Buyers want to buy, but sellers not happy? |
ScottR
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:38 am Subject: Buyers want to buy, but sellers not happy? |
Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Nearly 80 percent of home buyers say now is a great time to buy a home, but sellers say it’s not a great time to sell, according to a new st ... |
| Topic: NAR Adjusts National Home Sales: No Impact on MLS Statistics |
ScottR
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:57 am Subject: NAR Adjusts National Home Sales: No Impact on MLS Statistics |
Just saw the following, and not yet sure of the impact. What I do know is that all data I post at www.FoxValleyHomeSalesData.com is the hard numbers as stated by our local MLS.
You may have seen a ... |
| Topic: Countrywide manages to stay in the news |
ScottR
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:45 pm Subject: Countrywide manages to stay in the news |
| Bank of America has agreed to pay a record $335 million in a settlement over charges that its Countrywide Financial unit discriminated against Hispanic- and African-American borrowers from 2004 to 200 ... |
| Topic: Fixed mortgage rates drop again to record lows |
ScottR
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:15 am Subject: Fixed mortgage rates drop again to record lows |
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell back down to 3.94 percent, the record low set earlier in the fall.
Low rates offer a great opportunity for those who can affo ... |
| Topic: Home Selling Tips |
ScottR
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:12 pm Subject: Home Selling Tips |
Hello....I know on my web site I have 29 general tips on home selling, but I need to focus on one at the moment, as it is fresh in my mind....
Last week I was out showing homes to non-contingent bu ... |
| Topic: Foreclosure Crisis: Still a Long Way to Go |
ScottR
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Views: 246
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:21 pm Subject: Foreclosure Crisis: Still a Long Way to Go |
| "The nation is not even halfway through the foreclosure crisis," suggests a new report from the Center for Responsible Lending, “Lost Ground, 2011.” In the report, the Center for Responsible ... |
| Topic: Fannie Mae Halts Foreclosures for the Holidays |
ScottR
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Views: 258
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Forum: Market Conditions and News Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:20 pm Subject: Fannie Mae Halts Foreclosures for the Holidays |
Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, December 01, 2011
Fannie Mae says it will suspend evictions for single-family foreclosures and two- to four-unit properties during the holiday season, from Dec. 19 ... |
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