Mortgage News For The Week Of 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 housin
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03/31/2014
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 increased by 0
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03/28/2014
Mythbusters ~ Real Estate Style Dipping your toes into the realm of home ownership can be overwhelimg, 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 process. These myths have many kept many
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03/26/2014
Mortgage News For The Week Of 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 its Existing H
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03/24/2014
Recent Housing Market Index Moves 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 buil
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03/20/2014
Considering A Refinance 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 usually need to have at least 20 percent
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03/19/2014
Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Early For those of us who have a mortgage, we know very well how stressful it can sometimes be to make the monthly payment on time. And then for some of us, late payments are inevitable. In fact, in 2013, from October to December, a whopping 3.85 percent of ho
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03/18/2014
Mortgage News For The Week Of March 17th, 2014 Last week’s economic reports provided rays of light as compared to the recent slump in positive economic news. Unusually severe winter weather conditions affected housing-related indicators as home builders and home buyers stayed on the sid
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03/17/2014
Tips On Making Your Home Green Are you ready to make some changes to your home? Do you want to be smart with your money and see a positive return on your investment? While most homeowners don’t see that return until they sell their home, you can start seeing the benefits now through conservi
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03/14/2014
Financial Preparations You Should Make Before Applying For A Mortgage Getting a mortgage can be challenging. Before a lender will put down tens of hundreds of thousands of dollars, it wants to know that the borrower can handle the loan so that it will get paid back. There are three things that a
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03/13/2014
