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New Home, New Expenses: First-Time Home Buyers Change Their Lifestyle to...
RISMEDIA, April 17, 2010—BBVA Compass recently released a new survey on first-time home buyers indicating that, prior to purchase, a vast majority of first-time home buyers (88%) believe they have...
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Clear Capital Reports Slowing of National Quarterly Home Price Declines
RISMEDIA, May 8, 2010—Clear Capital, a provider of data and solutions for real estate asset valuation, investment and risk assessment, released its Home Data Index (HDI) Market Report. Patent pending...
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For Your Clients: 12 Tips to Make Your Move Simple and Stress-Free
By Gregory Karp RISMEDIA, July 13, 2010—(MCT)—Packing your belongings and moving is often fraught with high emotions and involves a to-do list a mile long. So, it’s tempting to give only passing...
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How Financial Reform Impacts Homeowners and Buyers
RISMEDIA, July 19, 2010—“Homeowners and buyers who are sitting on the sidelines should get moving today, unless they want to get blindsided by the impact of a new law,” said Gibran Nicholas, Chairman...
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New-Home Sales Bounce Back from Record Low in June
RISMEDIA, July 28, 2010—Coming off an historic low in May, sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 23.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 330,000 units in June 2010, according to U.S....
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5 Easy, Inexpensive Paint Projects to Quickly Beautify Your Home
RISMEDIA, July 29, 2010—When time and money are in short supply, it’s hard to think about big remodeling projects. Debbie Zimmer, color expert with the Paint Quality Institute shares, “With a little...
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New Lead-Safe Practices to Increase Home-Remodeling Costs
By Duane Marsteller RISMEDIA, July 31, 2010—(MCT)—Local contractors say a controversial new federal safety rule will increase home-remodeling costs in Manatee County, Florida, but by how much is a...
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Mortgage Rates Hit New Low, Are Buyers Responding?
By Alan J. Heavens RISMEDIA, August 3, 2010—(MCT)—The 4.5% fixed-rate mortgage is here, although more than 14 months late. That magic number, or a close approximation, was reached recently, when...
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Supply Goes Up, Prices Come Down. It’s that Simple
by The KCM Crew on August 3, 2010 The big question in real estate is what will happen with home prices over the next few months. The experts have already weighed-in predicting prices will probably take...
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Weak Home Sales Numbers Don’t Tell Whole Story, Real Estate Center Economist...
RISMEDIA, August 26, 2010—Home sales statistics are likely to paint a picture of a weakening market through the end of 2010 and the first half of 2011. While it’s tempting to attribute the bleak...
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