Real Estate Articles
Housing Upturn Seen in 100 Cities
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- Peter King - MortgageLoan.com | 02/06/2012 - 11:24pm
Nearly 100 U.S. housing markets are now regarded as “improving,” with home prices and other indicators coming back from post-crash lows, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
Should You Buy a Foreclosure?
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 01/31/2012 - 6:18am
Should you buy a foreclosed home? The savings can be huge, but so can the hassles and pitfalls. Here are a few tips for first-time foreclosure buyers to make sure the experience is a rewarding one.
Bad Sign for Home Prices?
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- Peter King - MortgageLoan.com | 01/31/2012 - 9:57pm
U.S. home prices edged downward in November, dropping 1.7 percent from October’s level, according to the latest Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, released today.
2011 Record Low for New Home Sales
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- Kara Johnson - MortgageLoan.com | 01/27/2012 - 5:34pm
New home sales had their worst year on record in 2011, with the estimate of 302,000 single-family homes the lowest reported annual total since the Census Bureau started tracking the data in 1963.
Cheapest Home Have Happiest Owners
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- Kara Johnson - MortgageLoan.com | 01/25/2012 - 3:05am
People who paid the least for their homes are most satisfied with home ownership, while those who buy very expensive homes are the most disgruntled, or so it would seem.
Single-family Construction Rises
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- Peter King - MortgageLoan.com | 01/20/2012 - 12:07am
Single-family home construction rose again in December, with both construction starts and building permits increasing for the fourth consecutive month.
Home Sales End 2011 On High Note
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- Peter King - MortgageLoan.com | 01/20/2012 - 7:43pm
Existing home sales ended the year on a positive note, posting a 5 percent seasonally adjusted gain in December over the previous month’s tally.
Modest Housing Rebound Seen in 2012
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- Kara Johnson - MortgageLoan.com | 01/19/2012 - 7:30pm
The housing market will begin to rebound in 2012, as part of a broader economic recovery, the financial and business analytics firm CoreLogic is predicting.
December Home Sales Up Strongly
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- Kara Johnson - MortgageLoan.com | 01/17/2012 - 6:18pm
Home sales showed a healthy gain in December, bucking the usual seasonal trend that sees a decline in residential purchases heading into the winter.
Pending Home Sales Jump
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- Kirk Haverkamp - MortgageLoan.com | 01/03/2012 - 7:06pm
Pending home sales posted a strong increase in November, rising to their highest level in more than a year and a half, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has reported.
National Rates
| Loan Type | Today | +/- |
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| 30 yr fixed | 3.83 |
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| 15 yr fixed | 3.10 |
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| 5/1 ARM | 2.71 |
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