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Mortgage rates tick up, remain above lows

June 26th, 2009 12:42 pm
Freddie Mac says 30-year fixed mortgages averaged 5.42% this week; analysts fear higher rates threaten a housing recovery. Read more... [Read More]

May new-home sales dip 0.6%

June 25th, 2009 11:50 am
The Commerce Dept. said sales were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 342,000; many analysts think January was the bottom. Read more.... [Read More]

Riverside, CA Homes are selling!

June 21st, 2009 3:28 pm
Categorized in: My Blog
It's time to look at the glass half full! Increase in home sales in Riverside County, CA

After 2 Weeks of Large Increase Mortgage Rates Fall Again

June 19th, 2009 3:21 pm
So for the previous two weeks we saw sizable gains in mortgage rates. Between May 28th and June 11th 30 year mortgage rates jumped from 4.91 to 5.59. This week we saw rates drop down to 5.38. Altho... [Read More]

Mortgage rates fall back from 7-month high

June 19th, 2009 12:06 pm
Rates for 30-year home loans fell to 5.38% this week after soaring to a seven-month high last week. Read more.... [Read More]

May U.S. housing construction jumps by 17.2 percent

June 16th, 2009 1:16 pm
Experts see it as an encouraging sign that the housing recession is bottoming out. Read more.... [Read More]

Young homeowners gain despite stagnant economy

June 15th, 2009 12:36 pm
Today's economy and the $8,000 tax credit are helping young people who couldn't enter the housing market a few years ago. Read more.... [Read More]

Selling Your Home Post Haste

June 12th, 2009 12:38 pm
Got a headache of thinking how to sell your house as soon as possible? If your house is taking too long to sell, read our advice on how to sell your house quickly. Here are some things you can do that... [Read More]

May Numbers

June 12th, 2009 4:22 am
Categorized in: Local Market Conditions
May real estate numbers show no sudden changes but continued signs we're likely at or near the bottom in Fauquier, Culpeper, Prince William and Rappahannock counties in Virginia.

Get the most out of your homebuying tax credit

June 10th, 2009 12:31 pm
For some, it's better to wait until 2010 to take the homebuyer tax credit and increase 2009 paychecks. Read more.... [Read More]

How to compete against foreclosed properties

Posted at Rooftop Views by Andi Durbin
June 9th, 2009 2:29 pm
Categorized in: Home Sellers
Tagged with: home sales, staging
You can compete with foreclosed listings.

Mortgage rates above 5% for 1st time in 3 months

June 5th, 2009 12:36 pm
Average rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 5.29% this week, according to Freddie Mac's survey. Read more.... [Read More]

FAR study looks at Florida’s present and future

June 3rd, 2009 11:58 am
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – June 3, 2009 – Migration – the movement of people into and out of a geographic area – impacts a state’s economy and real estate market. Because birth... [Read More]

Recovery Act’s Homebuyer Tax Credit Can Immediately Help Thousands of First-Time Homebuyers

June 1st, 2009 10:41 am
FHA will allow homebuyers to apply the Obama Administration’s new $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit toward the purchase costs of a FHA-insured home.
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