Rising Home Prices For May 2013 The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (HPI) was released on Tuesday presented solid evidence showing the housing recovery continued during the month of May. The Case-Shiller 20-City Index showed increasing home prices for all 20 cities. Highest Year-Over-Year Gain
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07/31/2013
What You Should Ask Your Home Inspector Before Buying Your Next Home How frustrated would you be if you found out that the hot water heater wasn’t working – in the middle of your very first shower in your new home! This is just one of the good reasons why you should have a home inspection before
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07/30/2013
Here's What Is In Store For Mortgage Rates This Week — July 29, 2013 Last week brought a mixed bag of economic news, but most notably, average mortgage rates fell. New home sales surpassed expectations and consumer sentiment rose for July; these readings among others suggest that the economy cont
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07/29/2013
Do You Want More Natural Light In Your Filling Your Indoor Spaces? One of the greatest improvements that you can make to your home is to bring in more natural light. Sunlight is a an amazing mood enhancer and a home design that brings in a lot of natural light will automatically look and feel
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07/26/2013
Tips To Help You Prepare For Your Mortgage Application When you apply for a mortgage to buy a home, doing a little homework before you submit your application means that you will stand a better chance of getting accepted at a lower mortgage rate. Mortgage experts say, it is a good idea to gather
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07/25/2013
Existing Home Sales On The Rise According to the National Association of REALTORS®, national sales of existing homes in June came in at 5.08 million. June’s reading was reported to be the second highest since November of 2009; hopefully this will calm concerns about a lapsing recovery in housing
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07/24/2013
Why do most people fail when repairing their own credit? 1. Not understanding their rights. The Federal Trade Commission has numerous laws pertaining to credit, credit scoring, credit reporting etc… Understanding these laws and in particular the individual “statutes” within the laws will he
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07/23/2013
Moving Into A New Home...Add These Tasks To Your Checklist If you have purchased a new home and are going to move in soon, what are the first few things that you will need to do upon moving into your new home? Moving can be very stressful, but having a checklist can make your move more manageable
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07/23/2013
A Recap Of Last Weeks Mortgage News Last week’s economic news was a mixed bag with retail sales and housing starts coming in lower than expected, but home builder confidence in housing markets increased. Weekly jobless claims fell, and Fed Chair Ben Bernanke testified before the Senate, sayin
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07/22/2013
5 Important Tips To Protect Your Home From Burglars When You Are Away Any family would feel violated after coming home to a ransacked house. Burglars look for specific things when choosing a home to break into, and many homeowners are unknowingly inviting criminals through the front door. Below a
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07/19/2013
