Home Prices on the Rise

Recent housing indexes have shown single-family home prices are on the rise, providing more evidence that the “bottom” of the market is already behind. “We’re wiping out just about all of the decline,” Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic Advisors, told NBC.com about recent housing data showing home prices …

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Mortgage Rates for Buying Florida Homes

As we reach the mid-point of 2011, mortgage interest rates are at about 4.5% on a conventional, 30-year loan, according to Freddie Mac, the national mortgage company. To track mortgage rates, go to Freddie Mac. Rates have been on a downward trend this year and have reached their lowest point …

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Housing & Economic Forecasts Show Rising Activity

Expect 5.3 million existing-home sales this year, up from 4.9 million in 2010, with additional gains in 2012 to about 5.6 million – that’s a sustainable level given the size of our population. According to GoToby.com, home sales are expected to stay on an uptrend through 2012 and mortgage interest …

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10K Home Buyers Sitting On the Fence!

Consumers today think it is a good time to buy a new home. According to John Burns Real Estate Consulting Community Building Marketing Intelligence, consumers are focusing on these aspects in planning to buy their next home purchase: 1. Style and design are slightly more important than price 2. Personalization …

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11 Ways to Stretch Your Remodeling Budget

Remodeling your home is considerably different from building your new home. Your home becomes a worksite, living side-by-side with the project from start to finish.  Not only can this make you stressful, but keeping expenditures under control throughout the remodeling process is another huge factor that most homeowners have to …

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