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How To Help Your Home Appraise At Its Fair Market Value 3 Oct 2012 | 05:45 pm
Home appraisals thwart 33 percent of home purchase contracts nationwide. Here are steps you can take to help your home appraise at value.
Case-Shiller index Shows Home Values Rising Nationwide, Too 2 Oct 2012 | 05:45 pm
Nearly five-and-one-half years after April 2007 -- the housing market's national peak -- prices are finally beginning to rebound.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : October 1, 2012 1 Oct 2012 | 05:45 pm
For the third straight week, mortgage rates improved. This week's jobs report threatens those gains, however.
Pending Home Sales Index Continues To Show Strength 28 Sep 2012 | 05:45 pm
According to the real estate trade association, the Pending Home Sales Index read 99.2 for August -- the fourth straight month in which the index hovered near its benchmark value of 100.
New Home Supply Remains Firmly In “Seller’s Market” Territory 27 Sep 2012 | 05:45 pm
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of new homes sold slipped 0.3 percent in August 2012 to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized 373,000 units sold.
Home Price Index Shows Values Rising 3.7% From One Year Ago 26 Sep 2012 | 05:45 pm
Home values have not dropped month-to-month since January of this year -- a span of 6 months.
Existing Home Sales Leap To 2-Year High 25 Sep 2012 | 05:45 pm
According to the National Association of REALTORS®, 4.82 million "existing homes" sold on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis in August, representing a near 8 percent improvement from the month pr...
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 24, 2012 24 Sep 2012 | 05:45 pm
Mortgage markets improved for the second consecutive week last week as demand for U.S. mortgage-backed bonds remained high.
30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Drops To 3.49% — An All-Time Low 21 Sep 2012 | 05:45 pm
For the first time in 9 weeks, mortgage rates have made new lows.
Housing Starts Move To 2-Year High 20 Sep 2012 | 05:45 pm
Wednesday, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Housing Starts for single-family homes up 5.5 percent in August to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized count of 535,000 units nationwide.
