Positive Signs: Home Prices Rise 1.7% in Second Quarter
RISMEDIA, September 11, 2009—Freddie Mac announced that its Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index (CMHPI) Purchase-Only Series registered a 1.7% quarterly...
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Getaways – National Park Extremes
RISMEDIA, September 11, 2009—(MCT)-In August 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed an act creating the National Park Service. Since then, 391...
Tax Credit Helps Spur Pending Home Sales
RISMEDIA, September 10, 2009—(MCT)—A gauge of future U.S. home sales rose more than expected in July 2009 to the highest...
Federal ‘Cash for Appliances’ Program Should Spur Sales
RISMEDIA, September 10, 2009—(MCT)—Did you recently trade in that old clunker for a new car? OK, so how are you...
Bath Time Tips for Your Four-Legged Friend
RISMEDIA, September 10, 2009—(MCT)—When Fido or Fifi needs freshening up, there's good grooming to be done in your bathroom, backyard...
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Flat at Summer’s End, According to RBC Index
RISMEDIA, September 10, 2009—Although consumers' hopes for their local economies and personal finances improved in the past month, the most...
First-Time Home Buyers Urged to Choose Qualified Home Inspector Now to Meet $8,000 Tax Credit Deadline
RISMEDIA, September 9, 2009—HouseMaster, one of the first and largest home inspection organizations in North America, urges first-time home buyers...
Is the New Credit Score Model Helping Home Buyers?
RISMEDIA, September 9, 2009—Credit Expert Eddie Johansson believes the improved FICO 08 credit scoring model will increase the credit scores...
Two-Thirds of Americans Concerned about H1N1, But Most Don’t Change Hygiene Habits
RISMEDIA, September 9, 2009—The good news is that Americans recognize that good hygiene is an effective line of defense against...
Regional Spotlight: Deadline Nears for First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit and State’s Down Payment Advance Loan Program
RISMEDIA, September 8, 2009—The end is nearing for the first-time homebuyer tax credit. In order to qualify, homebuyers must close...
Frozen Lockboxes: Tools and Strategies for Deicing Before a Showing
A truly blistering winter can freeze up locks, both lockboxes and locks on the doors themselves, so it can pay off to have a fast-acting solution. Read more.
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