Case Shiller Home Price Index Shows Rising Prices For May 2013 The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (HPI) released Tuesday presented solid evidence that the housing recovery continued during the month of May. The Case-Shiller 20-City Index showed increasing home prices for all 20 cities. H
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07/31/2013
Questions To Ask Your Home Inspector Before Buying Your Home Imagine how frustrated you'd be to find out that the hot water heater wasn't working - in the middle of your very first shower in your new home! This, among other very good reasons, is why you should have a home inspection before you
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07/29/2013
What's Ahead 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 continued to
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07/29/2013
How To Bring More Natural Light Into Your Home One of the biggest improvements that you can make to your home is to bring in more natural light. Sunlight is a powerful mood enhancer and a home design that brings in a lot of natural light will automatically look and feel much more pleasant. Not
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07/26/2013
4 Things To Do In Advance To Prepare For Your Mortgage Application If you are applying for a mortgage to buy a home, doing your homework in advance before you submit the application means that you will stand a better chance of getting accepted at a desirable mortgage rate. According to mortgage
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07/25/2013
Existing Home Sales: Second Highest Level Since 2009 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; this should calm concerns about a lapsing recov
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07/23/2013
First Things To Do Upon Moving to Your New Home in Montgomery County 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 eff
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07/23/2013
What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week - July 22, 2013 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 befo
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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
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07/19/2013
Home Builder Confidence Rises To Highest Level Since January 2006 The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) / Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) rose in July. Home builder confidence in the market for newly constructed single-family homes rose six points to a reading of 57. NAHB repo
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07/18/2013