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Your New Year’s Resolution: Save For A Home
For many Americans, the jump into the new year marks an important step forward toward achieving a New Year’s resolution, and saving for a down payment to buy a home may be among them. But that goal can take some … Continue reading
Loan Demand Picked Up Before the Holidays
Loan demand picked up before the holidays. Mortgage applications were on the rise last week after posting several weeks of declines. Applications for home purchases, viewed as a leading gauge of future home buying activity, increased by 1.3 percent in … Continue reading
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Rents Jump to Highest Point in 6 Years
Warn your renting prospects: Landlords are quickly raising their rents as the national vacancy rate dips to the lowest level in two decades. Rents are rising at the fastest pace in six years, according to newly released data from the … Continue reading
Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Approved By Senate
The Senate approved an extension of the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act by a wide margin this week, bringing home owners who did a short sale this year one step closer to tax relief. The bill, which passed the House of … Continue reading
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Median Home Prices Remain 4.9% Below Peak
Since the housing crisis national median home prices have been on the rebound, but still haven’t caught up to the peak reached in the third quarter of 2005. At that point, national median home prices reached $227,633. Flash forward nine … Continue reading
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What Has Happened To Mortgage Demand ?
What Has Happened To Mortgage Demand ? Mortgage application activity surged last week — but that level of activity only helped it play catch-up, as it recovered by the amount it had dropped two weeks prior. Overall, mortgage applications, reflecting both … Continue reading
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Tips To Help Keep Real Estate Negotiations On Track
There are a lot of things that could sink a deal, but during real estate negotiations, there are several factors that are important to keep it from running off course. Jose Perez of real estate services firm PCMS Consulting lists … Continue reading
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s New Lending Guidelines
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s new lending guidelines went into effect Monday, which are expected to help loosen up the tight credit standards that home buyers and refinancers have faced in recent years. The guidelines clarify when lenders will be … Continue reading
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Is 2015 The Year For First Time Buyers?
First time buyers have nearly vanished from many housing markets in recent years, falling to their lowest level in nearly three decades. “Rising rents and repaying student loan debt makes saving for a downpayment … Continue reading
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Fixed Rate Mortgages Below 4% Again
Fixed rate mortgages fell back near yearly lows again this week, lowering borrowing costs for home buyers and refinancers. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.99 percent this week, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. “If you are … Continue reading
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