Mortgage Rates Hold Steady; Current 30-Year Fixed Rate is 4.87%, According to Zillow Mortgage Rate Ticker
RISMEDIA, February 4, 2010—Thirty-year fixed mortgage rates on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace are currently at 4.87%, up two basis points from...
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Game Changers – How Two Top Brokers Are Gearing Up for the Future
RISMEDIA, February 3, 2010—Real estate veterans Greg Rand and Kevin Levent have not only seen it all but survived it...
NAR Pulse: This Week’s Top Stories from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
RISMEDIA, February 3, 2010—This week’s headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® include: a February update from NAR’s Right Tools,...
Pending Home Sales Stabilize, Remain above Year-Ago Levels
RISMEDIA, February 3, 2010—Pending home sales have leveled from a market swing driven by response to the home buyer tax...
Regional Spotlight: Connecticut Home Sales Slip 1.9 Percent in 2009; December Home, Condo Sales Surge by Double-Digits
RISMEDIA, February 3, 2010—A strong showing in December 2009 helped Connecticut’s single-family housing market level off from 2008, with year-over-year...
Tax Breaks 101: New Deductions and Credits to Stimulate Economy
RISMEDIA, February 3, 2010—(MCT)—This may be the tax season where even die-hard do-it-yourselfers break down and hire a preparer or...
Home Price Indices Provide Mixed Messages
RISMEDIA, February 3, 2010—Data through November 2009, recently released by Standard & Poor's for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, one...
Tough Economy Could Spark Surge in Tax Refund Loans
RISMEDIA, February 3, 2010—(MCT)—After several years of declining use, tax refund anticipation loans could make a big comeback this tax...
Regional Spotlight: Home Buyer Tax Credit Buoys Bay Area Home Sales as Tighter Inventory, Multiple Bids Nudge Prices Higher
RISMEDIA, February 2, 2010—Despite a dwindling supply of bank REOs and the ongoing presence of cash-rich investors willing to bid...
Strategic Defaults and the Moral Imperative
RISMEDIA, February 2, 2010—Should homeowners be morally obligated to make their mortgage payment? What if they could legally stop paying...
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