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Here's a key question about the current market: Do you look at home prices to figure out where we are in the real estate recovery cycle, or do you focus on sales? In an economy where an estimated 35 to 40 percent of all home transactions are foreclosures
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When you look at your calendar you may find the months already overloaded with seasonal obligations -- shopping, entertaining, children's pageants, charity work, decorating the house, and so much more. If you are also trying to sell your home, you
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A recent survey released by Trulia, a real estate search engine, community forum center, and reporter of market trends and data, found that a "crisis of confidence" exists among key groups of U.S. homebuyers. Not surprisingly, much of the lack
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In Freddie Mac's results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.46 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending October 30, 2008, up from the previous week when it averaged 6.04 percent.
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Don't wait for home owner bailout provisions to trickle down from the $700 billion Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008," (H.R. 1424) recently rushed through Congress. When it comes to help from new federal legislation for distressed
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It makes good sense to go green when you make home improvements and renovate your home. Green remodeling, dubbed "regreening," includes design and construction that reduces the environmental impact of the work itself. That includes the impact
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If your home is on the market, chances are your agent will be holding an open house. Open Houses can be a great way to drive buyer traffic to your home. But most often the desire to physically come and see your home starts with a picture on the Internet.
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When most sellers list their home for sale the first thing they think about is how much will I get and that is usually followed by how soon will I get the money. It's certainly understandable that those two concerns are, most often, top of mind. After
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Homeowners whose mortgage debt was partly or entirely forgiven during 2007 may be able to claim special tax relief by filling out newly-revised Form 982 and attaching it to their 2007 federal income tax return, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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Make your home desirable for a buyer. What made you fall in love with your home when you bought it? What are the home's weaknesses? Be clear on both of these and enhance the strengths and minimize the weaknesses. If the house lacks storage space,
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