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2010 

                  Education is the next strategy the Federal government will use to prevent foreclosure to homeowners who can't keep up with their mortgages. It is felt that the more informed the homeowner is the better their housing decision will be. The Advertising Council, the U.S. Department ...
07/28/2010
Housing markets that experienced the greatest inflation in house prices — including certain metro areas in sand states California, Florida, Arizona and Nevada — will not see a return of peak-level home prices before 2025, according to financial services technology provider Fiserv. According to th...
07/23/2010
As reported by The Associated Press  07/20/10: Home construction plunged last month to the lowest level since October as the economy remained weak and demand for housing plummeted. But driving the June decline was a more than 20 percent drop in condominium and apartment construction, which makes...
07/20/2010
  Recently, Congress passed two bills to extend the home buyer tax credit closingdeadline and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program. Both bills, strongly supported by the National Association of Realtors®, NAR, cleared the House earlier and is now head to President Obama for his signat...
07/16/2010
Most home buyers today are not aware of a report that is available to them through their lender that will allow them to take precise actions that will result in a significant increase in their credit score based on precise action taken on their part. Credit action reports are available at minimal...
07/14/2010
Mortgage rates are the lowest they have been in more than 50 years making this a great time to buy a home. Mortgage-backed securities prices, which drive mortgage rates in the opposite direction, continue to perform well driving mortgage rates down even more. Panic about economic conditions at ho...
07/08/2010
When the going gets tough, the houses get smaller. Or at least that’s what data from the U.S. Census Bureau are suggesting. According to the data, the national average decrease was 51 square feet, to 2,422 square feet. In the Northeastern United States, the change was more dramatic: House size di...
07/05/2010
3 reasons home prices are heading lower A decline in home prices is being predicted for 2010; in fact, an national average drop of 11.3% is expected.  There exist three main reasons for this expected reversal: a coming flood of foreclosures, rising interest rates, and the end of the tax credits. ...
07/05/2010
3 reasons home prices are heading lower A decline in home prices is being predicted for 2010; in fact, an national average drop of 11.3% is expected.  There exist three main reasons for this expected reversal: a coming flood of foreclosures, rising interest rates, and the end of the tax credits. ...
07/05/2010
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