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  Foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 34,187 Texas properties during the third quarter, a 4 percent increase from the previous quarter and up 15 percent from the third quarter of 2009, according to the latest RealtyTrac® U.S. Foreclo...

  The last time borrowers could get rates this low, every television was black and white and Americans liked Ike. Thirty-year fixed mortgages slipped to 4.27 percent last week, the lowest on records dating back to 1971, from 4.32 percent last week.  A drop in interest on 15-year loans to 3.72 per...

  NTREIS MLS Area Housing Activity ReportCompiled for North Texas Real Estate Information System Current Month Summary for: September 2010 Property Type Sales % ChangeYear Ago DollarVolume % ChangeYear Ago AveragePrice % ChangeYear Ago Single Family 4,704 -22% $911,291,808 -18% $193,727 5% Condos...