Refinances in Second Quarter Reduce Mortgage Payments by $3.4 Billion in Coming Year
RISMEDIA, August 1, 2009-In the second quarter of 2009, half of borrowers who refinanced their loan lowered their annual mortgage interest...
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Cash-for-Clunkers Program May be Suspended Just Days after Start
RISMEDIA, August 1, 2009-(MCT)-Four days after it launched, the popular cash-for-clunkers program has burned through its $950 million budget, sending the...
Disposable-Bag Fees May Change Shopping Experience
RISMEDIA, August 1, 2009-(MCT)-Paper or plastic? Or neither? Next month, voters will decide whether to keep or reject an ordinance...
Men and Women React to the Economy in Different Ways
RISMEDIA, August 1, 2009-PriceGrabber.com, a part of Experian, explores the impact of the economy on online consumer behavior in its...
Real Estate Professionals: Promote Your Value Now More Than Ever
JD Power and Associates survey reveals importance of extra services increases as buyers and sellers seek value from real estate...
New Home-Appraisal Rule Brings Turmoil to Real Estate Industry
RISMEDIA, July 31, 2009-(MCT)-When David and Penny Mann decided it was time to move to a retirement community, their real...
Luxury Prices Continue to Fall – Owners Ask for Less and Add Perks
RISMEDIA, July 31, 2009-(MCT)-After lowering the $4.2 million asking price of their Lake Bluff estate three times and by more...
Getaways: Paddler’s Paradise – South Sound Offers Quiet and Beauty
RISMEDIA, July 31, 2009-(MCT)-During the summer, when every Seattleite and their visiting mother-in-law seems to embrace the great Northwest outdoors,...
Are Increasing Foreclosures Swallowing Modest Gains in Mortgage Repairs?
RISMEDIA, July 30, 2009-As the Treasury Department urges mortgage servicing companies to step up their efforts to stop foreclosures, the latest...
Top 7 Reasons Why Buying Is Better Than Renting
RISMEDIA, July 30, 2009-Christine Van Tuyl and Margaret La Grange, an award-winning mother-daughter team with Prudential California Realty in Coronado, have...
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