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2014
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – March 31, 2014 Last week’s economic news includes several reports about housing markets. The S&P Case-Shiller 10 and 20 city housing market indices, the FHFA House Price Index, New Home Sales and Pending Home sales reports suggest that the national ho...
03/30/2014
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Get Your Lawn Ready For Spring If you live in a climate where your yard has been hibernating for months, then you’re probably ready for warmer weather and a hint of green outside your kitchen window. So, in preparation for children running on lush grass through spritzing sprinklers, use the fiv...
03/27/2014
Case-Shiller Shows Home Prices Down For Third Consecutive Month Harsh winter weather conditions contributed to home prices falling in January. The S&P Case-Shiller 20-City composite index reported that home prices dropped by 0.10 percent in January, but after seasonal adjustments, home prices i...
03/27/2014
Case-Shiller Shows Home Prices Down For Third Consecutive Month Harsh winter weather conditions contributed to home prices falling in January. The S&P Case-Shiller 20-City composite index reported that home prices dropped by 0.10 percent in January, but after seasonal adjustments, home prices ...
03/27/2014
BUSTED: 4 Myths About Buying Your Home That Just Aren’t True It can be pretty intimidating to dip your toes into the realm of home ownership, especially if you’re a first-time homebuyer. To make things worse, there are a number of myths floating around out there surrounding the home buying proc...
03/26/2014
FOMC Statement Shows “Moderate” Economic Growth The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee met last week and Janet Yellen held her first press conference as Fed chair. According to the FOMC statement released after the meeting, the Fed cited severe winter weather conditions as a reason...
03/25/2014
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – March 24, 2014 Last week’s economic news included several housing-related reports including the Housing Market Index (HMI) for March, a report on housing starts, and building permits for February. The National Association of REALTORS® also released i...
03/23/2014
It’s Almost Spring Cleaning Time! Kick Clutter to the Curb With These Home Cleaning Tips Spring is around the corner, and it’s time to get your home in order! Spring cleaning can be fun and easy if you follow some general guidelines, which are sure to get your home ready for the nice weather an...
03/21/2014
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NAHB Housing Market Index Ticks Upward Spring is almost here, and the National Association of Home Builders Housing Market Index (NAHB HMI) thawed slightly in March. The current reading of 47 is one point higher than for February, but still indicates pessimism among a majority of builders surve...
03/19/2014
4 Important Questions To Ask Before Refinancing Your Mortgage So you are thinking of refinancing? Well you are in luck because I have 4 quick and important questions you should ask yourself before doing so. 1) Do I Have Enough Equity To Get A Mortgage? To get a conventional loan, you will usual...
03/19/2014