Optimism Grips Homeowners: 81% Think Home’s Value Will Increase or Stay Same in Next 6 Months
RISMEDIA, August 19, 2009-American homeowners are much more realistic about their own homes' values than they were one year ago,...
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Company Profile: Taking Center Stage – Successful Staging Starts with PODS
RISMEDIA, August 19, 2009-With a background in music and interior design, it's no wonder Barb Schwarz earned the title of...
Builder Confidence Continues Upward in August
RISMEDIA, August 19, 2009-Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose one point in August to its...
National 30-year Fixed Mortgage Rates Decline
RISMEDIA, August 19, 2009-The weekly average rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for 30-year fixed mortgages decreased last...
Gender Differences Abound in the Home-Buying Process
RISMEDIA, September 1, 2009-It often seems as though men and women are from different planets, but every day millions of...
2nd Quarter Existing-Home Sales Rise in Most States, Helped by Affordable Metro Prices
RISMEDIA, August 18, 2009-Existing-home sales in the second quarter showed healthy gains from the first quarter in the vast majority...
Act Now to Take Advantage of the $8,000 First-Time Buyer Tax Credit
RISMEDIA, September 1, 2009-Since Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act earlier this year, many have seized the opportunity...
Focus on Listings
RISMEDIA, August 18, 2009-"Old Realtors never die, they just become listless." No one ever left the real estate business with...
Refinancing Borrowers Choose Shorter-Term Fixed-Rate Loans
RISMEDIA, August 18, 2009-Freddie Mac recently announced that in the second quarter of 2009, refinancing borrowers overwhelmingly chose fixed-rate loans, regardless...
Refinance Volumes on the Rise for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
RISMEDIA, August 18, 2009-Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac refinanced more than 2.9 million mortgage loans in 2009 through July of...
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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