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Which Model Is More Accurate : The Case-Shiller Index Or The Home Price Index?
(Chris Brown | Certified Mortgage Planners)
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The private-sector Case-Shiller Index reported home values up 5 percent nationwide in June. The government's own Home Price Index, however, reached a different conclusion. According to the Federal Home Finance Agency, month-to-month home values fell 0.3 percent in June, and values are down by 1....
Home Sales Are Back On The Rise After A 2-Month Pullback
(Chris Brown | Certified Mortgage Planners)
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Just one week after reports of Existing Home Sales and New Home Sales plunging, the housing market is signaling that auturm may fare better than did summer. The number of homes under contract to sell rose 5 percent in July. The data comes from the July Pending Home Sales Index, as published by th...
There's plenty of reasons to want to change a showerhead in your head. Perhaps you're trying to fix a leak in the faucet; or, remodeling your bathroom; or, trying to conserve water via a low-flow showerhead. Whatever the reason, changing a....... Read the COMPLETE BLOG POST HERE: How To Chan...
August 2010 Jobs Report Pushes Mortgage Rates Higher
(Chris Brown | Certified Mortgage Planners)
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On the first Friday of each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases Non-Farm Payrolls data for the month prior. The data is more commonly called "the jobs report" and it's a major factor in setting mortgage rates for residents of Florida and homeowners everywhere. Especially today, consid...
August's Fed Minutes Lead Mortgage Rates Higher
(Chris Brown | Certified Mortgage Planners)
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Home affordability took a slight hit this week after the Federal Reserve's release of its August 10 meeting minutes. The "Fed Minutes" is a lengthy, detailed recap of a Federal Open Market Committee meeting, not unlike the minutes published after a corporate conference, or condo association gathe...
Case-Shiller Posts 16th Straight Month Of Home Price Improvement
(Chris Brown | Certified Mortgage Planners)
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According to the Standard & Poors Case-Shiller Index, home values rose 5 percent in June versus the month prior.................. Read the COMPLETE BLOG POST HERE: Case-Shiller Posts 16th Straight Month Of Home Price Improvement
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http://notaries.dos.state.fl.us/not001.html is the link to searh for a Notary in Florida. We offer FREE Notary Service for our clients and friends at our office in Altamonte Springs. Richard Shuman Florida Wholesale Realty Corp & American Mortgage 860 North SR 434 Suite 1005 Altamonte Spri...
Mortgage Rates May Be Low, But They're Tough To Pin Down -- Especially This Week
(Chris Brown | Certified Mortgage Planners)
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Mortgage rates are low right now but pinning them down this week could be a challenge. As Labor Day Weekend nears and Wall Streeters take their head-start on the holiday, trading volume will fall, which will cause mortgage rates in Florida to get jumpy. As mortgage rates change, so...... Read...
How To Reduce Home Energy Costs By Sealing Air Leaks
(Chris Brown | Certified Mortgage Planners)
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With Labor Day looming, the autumn and winter months aren't far behind. It's a good time to reflect on your home's heating and cooling costs, and take steps to lower your energy bills. Finding air leaks may be a perfect first project. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, up to 30 percent c...
Home Affordability Rankings For 225 Metropolitan Statistical Areas
(Chris Brown | Certified Mortgage Planners)
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With home prices holding firm and mortgage rates still dropping, home affordability is reaching new heights. According to the quarterly Home Opportunity Index as published by the National Association of Home Builders, more than 72 percent of all new and existing homes sold between April-June 201...
New Home Sales Drop In July -- Just Like Existing Home Sales
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One day after the National Association of Realtors released the softest Existing Home Sales report since 1995, the U.S. Census Bureau released a similarly-weak New Home Sales report. Americans bought just 276,000 newly-built homes in July. That marks the fewest units sold since the government sta...
Existing Home Sales Plummet In July; Home Buyers Gain Leverage
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The number of home resales plunged by 1.4 million units in July, according to the National Association of Realtors®' Existing Home Sales report. It's a drop of 27 percent from June; single-family home resales are at the report's lowest levels since May 1999. Furthermore, because of....... Read ...
Bank Mortgage Lending Policies Appear To be Easing
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The tightening in mortgage-lending policies that characterized the last 3 years appears to be slowing. According to the Federal Reserve's quarterly survey of senior bank loan officers, roughly 1 in 10 lenders added mortgage qualification hurdles between April and June. It's a...... Read the COM...
Over time, the grout in a shower can become dirty and discolored, and start to separate from its grout lines. This is a potentially dangerous condition for a home because broken grout lines allow water to seep into the walls, which can then lead to....... Read the COMPLETE BLOG POST HERE: How T...
More frequently asked questions about Orlando flat fee MLS listing
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Here are few more answers to questions about our MLS listing service. Explain to me how a flat fee MLS listing works. This is a quick summary of our flat fee MLS program. With our Basic Listing Plan, your property information along with up to 10 color photographs gets placed into the MLS and gets...
Mortgage Rates Make New Lows For The 9th Week In A Row
(Chris Brown | Certified Mortgage Planners)
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Another week, another new low for conforming mortgage rates. In fact, this week marks the 9th time in a row it's happened. Mortgage rates are (again) at their lowest levels in history. The data comes from the...... Read the COMPLETE BLOG POST HERE: Mortgage Rates Make New Lows For The 9th Wee...
How Much Should You Expect To Pay In Mortgage Closing Costs?
(Chris Brown | Certified Mortgage Planners)
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How much does a mortgage cost? The answer depends on where you live. But no matter which your locale, chances are strong that you'll pay more for a mortgage in 2010 as compared to 2009. According to Bankrate.com and its..... Read the COMPLETE BLOG POST HERE: How Much Should You Expect To Pay I...
Sometimes, you need to look deeper than the headlines to get the news that matters. This basic truth's latest example comes from the July Housing Starts data, as published by the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the...... Read the COMPLETE BLOG POST HERE: Single-Family Housing Starts Fade In July
Home Builder Confidence Falls Again; Home Buyers Gain Leverage?
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Home builder confidence in the newly-built, single-family housing market is down for the third straight month this month. After reaching a 3-year high just 90 days ago, the National Association of Homebuilders' Housing Market Index is now at a multi-year low. It's since dropped by almost half. As...
How To Unclog A Sink That Won't Respond To Drano
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Sometimes, a backed-up sink is too big of a job for a bottle of Drano. To clear the clog, you have to get your hands dirty. But what do you do? This quick, 2-minute video from Lowe's is an excellent tutorial. The video starts with....... Read the COMPLETE BLOG POST HERE: How To Unclog A Sink ...