Florida Takes Top Foreclosure Slot For September 2012

October 12, 2012

According to foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac, in September, the number of foreclosure filings nationwide fell 7 percent from the month prior, and fell 16 percent from September 2011.

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Tips To Close Your Home Loan Faster, With Fewer Hassles

October 11, 2012

Mortgage volume is expected to remain high through the end of 2012 and into 2013. Follow these steps to help close your loan on time, and with few headaches.

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103 Metro Areas On The “Improving” U.S. Markets List

October 10, 2012

The number of U.S. metropolitan area showing “measurable and sustained growth” climbed to 103 this month.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : October 9, 2012

October 9, 2012

Mortgage markets worsened last week for the first time in a month last week.

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Fed Minutes Detail QE3 Discussion; Mortgage Rates Down

October 5, 2012

The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s September Federal Open Market Committee meeting were released Thursday.

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With Tomorrow’s Job Report Due, Mortgage Rates May Finally Rise

October 4, 2012

Friday morning, at 8:30 AM ET, the government releases its Non-Farm Payrolls report for September. Mortgage rates may rise if job growth was strong.

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How To Help Your Home Appraise At Its Fair Market Value

October 3, 2012

Home appraisals thwart 33 percent of home purchase contracts nationwide. Here are steps you can take to help your home appraise at value.

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Case-Shiller index Shows Home Values Rising Nationwide, Too

October 2, 2012

Nearly five-and-one-half years after April 2007 — the housing market’s national peak — prices are finally beginning to rebound.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : October 1, 2012

October 1, 2012

For the third straight week, mortgage rates improved. This week’s jobs report threatens those gains, however.

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Pending Home Sales Index Continues To Show Strength

September 28, 2012

According to the real estate trade association, the Pending Home Sales Index read 99.2 for August — the fourth straight month in which the index hovered near its benchmark value of 100.

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