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Starting 2010 New HUD Rules Protect Borrowers From Closing Cost Surprises
Beginning January 1st 2010, settlement fees and loan charges will need to be listed in detail on a new version of the good-faith estimates form that borrowers are required to get after... » more
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Homebuilders Are On The Hunt For Land
After the housing market took its big nosedive late last year there have been many homebuilders left with a lot of red ink on their books due to large parcels of undeveloped land that they could not sell and... » more
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30-Year Fixed Rates Drop Below 5 Percent
Freddie Mac reported yesterday that after slowly rising for the past three weeks 30-year fixed rates dropped below 5 percent to 4.98 percent from 5.03 percent a week earlier. 30-year rates had been holding... » more
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3-Year High For Pending Home Sales
September marked the eighth straight month for signed contracts to buy previously occupied homes nationally as buyers continued to quickly take advantage of the $8000 federal tax credit for first-time home buyers... » more
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Marketing Strategies: 7 Powerful Tips to More Confidence
A client asked me recently how I would define confidence. I paused for a moment and replied, Confidence is the inner knowing that you can achieve whatever you want. » more
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Three Straight Months Of Home Price Gains
For the third month in a row home prices rose in August, which surprised many economists with its rapid pace of recovery while still others have questioned how long these gains can last? Home prices posted gains throughout... » more
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Senate Gives Their OK To Extend The Homebuyers Tax Credit
With the end of the $8000 tax credit nearing closer to its final day and after weeks of negotiation the Senate finally agreed today to extend a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers while offering a reduced... » more
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Marketing Strategies: 7 Tips to Creating Success From the "Inside Out"
What do I mean by a strong foundation? Would you consider putting a roof on a house unless it had a strong foundation? Of course not! Yet you would be surprised at how many people try to market their... » more
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Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension Decision Coming Soon
The popular and widely successful tax credit for first-time homebuyers is being pushed by senior Democrats in the Senate to bring a plan to a vote that would extend the new homebuyers tax credit for... » more
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Mortgage Puzzle: Foreclosures Rise But Defaults Fall
Though mortgage delinquencies continue to rise across the Sacramento region, banks appear to be taking a new financial strategy. They're slower to send default notices to struggling... » more
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