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There are always appropriate steps to investing in real estate and hopefully, you've garnered many of them right on these pages. However, there are also inappropriate steps sellers can walk down when it comes time to put their house on the market. FULL STORY ->Okay, it's my turn. I don't like these things and I never did, no matter what they called them. What are they? Neg-am loans, that's what... Er, pardon me, I mean to be politically correct and say "Payment Option ARMs." Sheesh.... What next? FULL STORY ->A new white paper extols the virtues of affordable housing built, or remodeled to eliminate health hazards related to mold, lead, accidents, and other troublesome household conditions lingering in housing for lower income households. FULL STORY ->Do I have to buy if the value of my new house falls before settlement? Can I be added to the title of my husband's home? Is it okay to break a lease if we are buying a first home? Peter G. Miller looks at this week's most interesting questions for Realty Times. FULL STORY ->Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.95 percent, with an average 0.7 points, for the week ending March 17, 2005, up from last week when it averaged 5.85 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.38 percent. FULL STORY ->Troy, Michigan, Realtors believe one good reason buyers should consider their city is the excellent municipal management, among other reasons. FULL STORY -> |
It's not that the market is softening -- it's returning to normal, say local Realtors in Yorktown, New York. FULL STORY ->Silicon Valley's housing market is hot, but a look at regional home price increases in the past year puts the tech center at the bottom of the heap in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area where the overall home price increases soared more than 20 percent last year. FULL STORY ->Proper landscaping can enhance the value and saleability of a house. There are right ways and wrong ways to accomplish it. FULL STORY ->The possibilities for relaxation and fun abound with a hot tub, but a dirty tub can produce health concerns. FULL STORY ->A year ago, Henry Savage reported on the frenetic pace of real estate in the Washington Area. He revisits the subject to find that the market is still going gangbusters -- but with some hints that it may be starting to slow down. FULL STORY ->Buyers will have less opportunity to buy homes in Springfield, Virginia, until the spring market opens up more inventory, say local Realtors. FULL STORY ->Many homeowner associations find it difficult to hold the line on expenses. Simply keeping even with inflation calls for a annual increase in revenue. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce costs without cutting services. FULL STORY ->There's now a convenient, online way to find an attorney when the focus shifts from your house, to the courthouse. Lew Sichelman has the details. FULL STORY ->Most baby boomers are going to stay put in their existing home when they retire or semi-retire, in part, because many of them have a choice of homes they already own. Sixty-six percent of those 50 and over have owned more than one home. FULL STORY ->Speculators coming to town may hasten the beginning of the end of skyrocketing home values and investors need to scrutinize investments in certain markets and heed statistical indicators even if they may only give after-the-fact warnings. FULL STORY ->Both new- and existing-home sales will remain historically strong this year while the pace of price appreciation should ease, according to the National Association of Realtors®. FULL STORY ->An increasing number of consumers are opting for kitchen upgrades -- whether it's at the time they're buying a new house or down the road when they replace the original products. And the new appliances, sinks, faucets, and countertops are getting fancier and more functional than ever. FULL STORY ->Millard Fuller, Habitat for Humanity's long-time leader, has been fired. What happened and where does the famed home-building group go from here? Peter G. Miller comments. FULL STORY ->Environmentally-hypersensitive individuals need homes that will not make them sick. PJ Wade explains that this surprisingly common affliction may be counteracted by appropriate construction design and management skills -- and lots of money. FULL STORY ->Like other West Coast areas of Washington, Edmonds housing is white-hot, according to local Realtors. FULL STORY -> | | |
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| 30 yr fixed: |
5.95% |
| 15 yr fixed: |
5.47% |
| 1 yr adj: |
4.20% |
(U.S. Averages
as of 03/17/2005) |
| Source: Realty Times | | |
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