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Broderick Perkins, the first real estate journalist to manage a daily newspaper's online real estate section, parlayed more than 30 years of old-school journalism into a digital real estate news service offering "News that really hits home!" -- the Silicon Valley bootstrap, DeadlineNews Group. Perkins is also the National Consumer News Examiner and the National Offbeat News Examiner.

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Short sale transaction a tall order

Friday, November 20th, 2009

A short sale could be a better deal than bankruptcy or foreclosure, but it can also sap your time, wither your credit score and well, cost you money....
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Mortgage interest rates near 18-year lows

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Like a limber limbo dancer dropping ever lower, mortgage interest rates on the 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) dipped to 4.83 percent the week...
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Real estate investors returning to market

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Savvy investors are always the first to jump in a potentially profitable housing market and a new survey indicates things are heating up. More than 12...
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Mortgage interest rates dip ever lower

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Mortgage interest rates dipped as low as 4.32 percent, on conforming 30-year loans this week. The average was 5.08 percent for fixed-rate mortgages...
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Lower rates open doors for buyers, refinancing homeowners

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

If you purchased a home a year ago and have the equity and creditworthiness to swing it, a refinance today could save you hundreds of dollars a month,...
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30-year mortgage interest rates down 1.25 percentage points from a year ago

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

If you purchased a home a year ago and have the equity and creditworthiness to swing it, a refinance today could save you hundreds of dollars a month....
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Foreclosures decline month-to-month thrice, remain ahead of 2009, more defaults loom

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

October foreclosure filings -- default notices, scheduled foreclosure auctions and bank repossessions -- declined 3 percent from the previous month,...
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Have you overlooked refinancing?

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

If you haven't looked into refinancing your mortgage under federal programs, you could be missing an opportunity to save money, keep your home and...
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Home buyer tax credit gets President Obama's signature

Friday, November 6th, 2009

President Barack Obama, this morning, signed legislation that extends a first time home buyer tax credit and extends a smaller tax credit to move-up...
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First-time home buyer tax credit extension approved

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The first-time home buyer tax credit extension and expansion has won Congressional approval and is on its way to President Barack Obama. He's...
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