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    As I have been traveling around and meeting with many of our Sales Associates and team members, we have been talking a lot about the current state of our industry and in particular, the Housing Affordability Index.  I wanted to share some insight and help explain what the index is and why it ...

Tax Credit Deadline: What You Need to Know Learn the details of the extended tax credit for first-time and move-up home buyers, which runs until April 30, 2010. By Tracey C. Velt | March 2010  What You Need to Know As part of its plan to stimulate the U.S. housing market, Congress last fall appro...

Nab a real estate deal - while you still can  By Beth Braverman, staff reporterMarch 2, 2010: 10:30 AM ET (Money Magazine) -- If you've been holding off on a real estate purchase, glimmers of a turnaround in the housing market may have you wondering if it's finally time to make your move. While h...

Low Rates Help Make Home Buying More Affordable McLean, VA - Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.97 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending March 4, 2010, down from...

Last Week in the News The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city housing price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in December. It was the seventh consecutive monthly gain and follows a 0.2% increase in November. The consumer confidence index fell to 46 in February from an upwardly revised 56.5...