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2012 

5 Simple Ways To Declutter Your Home When a home is listed for sale, its “clutter” can be the difference between a rapid sale and no sale at all. Clutter, in its strictest sense, is defined as anything untidy; or in a disorderly state. In real estate, the term is broadened to include unnecessary ...
01/30/2012
Pending Home Sales Index Posts Second Best Month Since April 2010 After 3 consecutive months of growth, the housing market appears to have eased a bit in December. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, December’s Pending Home Sales Index slipped 4 percent from the month prior. The i...
01/27/2012
Behind The Housing Starts Headlines, The Story That Matters When it comes to housing data, sometimes you have to look past the headlines. December’s Housing Starts data offers a terrific illustration of why. Each month, the Census Bureau tallies Housing Starts for the month prior. A “housing star...
01/25/2012
01/18/2012
Home Supplies Fall To 7.0 Months Nationwide; Buyer Demand Strong Home resales moved to a 10-month high in November, the latest in a series of strong showings from the housing sector. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, November’s Existing Home Sales rose to a seasonally-adjusted, ...
01/18/2012
Fed Minutes Show An Improving U.S. Economy Threatened By The Eurozone The Federal Reserve has released the minutes from its most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The Fed Minutes are a detailed meeting recap; the companion piece to the more brief, more well-known press release. As a c...
01/16/2012
Will Home Values Rise This Year?   Will your home gain value over the next 12 months? Nobody can know for sure, of course, but should recent housing trends continue, there’s concrete cause for optimism. The housing economy has suffered since 2007, knocking home values down nearly 20% nationwide. ...
01/13/2012
Lock Your Mortgage Rate : New Loan Fees Expected Within Days Starting soon, nearly all home buyers and refinancing households throughout New York and nationwide will pay higher mortgage loan fees. Congress has made it law. 13 months ago, as part of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthori...
01/11/2012
Housing And Mortgage : The Experts Make Their 2012 Predictions As the new year begins, there are no shortage of stories telling us what to expect in 2012. Housing finished 2011 with momentum and mortgage rates closed at the lowest rates of all time. Some expect those trends to continue through th...
01/09/2012
Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Are A Relative Bargain Today For buyers and refinancing households throughout New Jersey , adjustable-rate mortgages are a relative bargain as compared to fixed-ones. According to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of more than 125 banks nationwide, Jupiter mortgage applicants ...
01/06/2012
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