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Housing and Mortgages: A story of two opposite reports on the state of recovery

On February 15th, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) issued a new report on home builder confidence, and their results showed an...
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Pending home sales decline in July but up from last year, NAR says

  • NAR
  • August 29, 2011
Pending home sales declined in July but remain well above the 2010 levels, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The trade...
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Five crucial contacts for home buyers

Not only has New York real estate attorney Edward A. Mermelstein been around the block a few times, he's been around the real estate world a...
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Married couples ready to take the next plunge

This time they aren't putting the moves on each other.Eighty percent of married couples who rent plan to purchase their first home within the...
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Should you buy a home or rent one?

Should you buy a home or rent one?It's time to dust off and crank up that rent-vs-buy calculator.The housing market is mixed with some areas...
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Is your real estate agent packing the latest technology?

Instead of real estate agent, you may need a technological Terminator these days.If your real estate agent can't hack it in the virtual world,...
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First-time home buyers increasing

Despite the daunting task of buying a home for the first time, the National Association of Reality has registered a record percentage of first-time...
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Most say it's a good time to buy, fewer see housing as a good investment

Most Americans believe the housing market has hit the bottom and that it's a good time to buy, in part because many also think rents will rise...
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Yield spread premiums make endangered loan-fee species list

Newly-approved federal regulations target a mortgage brokerage and origination practice that experts say contributed heavily to the mortgage...
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Real estate company satisfaction mixed among buyers, sellers

At a time when real estate companies should be at the top of their game, sellers are less happy with them than in the past, due to the tough...
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