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• ‘Tis the Season – Top 10 Reasons to List During the Holidays

  
  Michael Saunders Real Estate Blog — Authority: 123
  Here are the top 10 reasons why it is a good idea to keep your home listed during the holidays.
  1 week ago

• Red Flags when Purchasing a Home

  
  Boston Real Estate Blog — Authority: 117
  Whether you are a seasoned Boston real estate investor or a first-time homebuyer, you should always be wary of such a large purchase. The most important thing is to have a good team behind you – a buyer’s agent, a real estate attorney and a good inspector.  Always have the property professionally inspected, ...
  1 week ago

• Find Downpayment Assistance

  
  California Public Employee & Teacher Resources — Authority: 122
  Downpayment Assistance is a valuable help for home buyers looking to purchase your first home.  Many Cities, Counties and even the State of California have down payment, closing cost assistance or both. The challenge is, they are very difficult to find, funding is usually exhausted very quickly and the ...
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• HR 3706 to Make it Harder for Homebuyers to Obtain FHA Loans

  
  Santa Clarita Real Estate Blog — Authority: 112
  Proposed changes in FHA loan rules will increase downpayment amounts and loan fees, and decrease closing cost allowances. H.R. 3706, the so-called FHA Taxpayer Protection Act of 2009 , is expected to raise the minimum downpayment amount for FHA homebuyers from 3.5% to 5% and reduce the amount of closing costs ...
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• Wells Fargo Foreclosure Help

  
  The Foreclosure News — Authority: 145
  St. Paul and Minneapolis have partnered with Wells Fargo Bank to help alleviate the effects of home foreclosures on neighborhoods. Each city received a 500 grant from Wells Fargo, to help first-time homebuyers. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Minneapolis City Council President Barbara Johnson accepted the checks from ...
  2 weeks ago

• NAR Reports Pending Home Sales Rise for Nine Straight Months

  
  Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online Real Estate — Authority: 437
  The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reported Tuesday that the Pending Home Sales Index indicated a rise of 3.7 percent from 110.0 in September to 114.1 percent in October. That increase is also 31.8 percent above the October 2008 figure of 86.6, which is the largest annual increase ever recorded for the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Son Blogs to Help Sell His Mother’s Home

  
  Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online Real Estate — Authority: 437
  The real estate market is definitely a buyer’s market as of late. For the most part, real estate forecasts have predicted that homes going into foreclosure might not stay vacant for long. With tons of investors and first-time home buyers rushing to take advantage of discounted properties and first-time home buyer ...
  2 weeks ago

• Wells Fargo Foreclosure Help

  
  Foreclosure News — Authority: 122
  St. Paul and Minneapolis have partnered with Wells Fargo Bank to help alleviate the effects of home foreclosures on neighborhoods. Each city received a $62,500 grant from Wells Fargo, to help first-time homebuyers. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Minneapolis City Council President Barbara Johnson accepted the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Maryland FHA Proposed Rule and 2010 Loan Limits

  
  FHA Mortgage Blog — Authority: 131
  Maryland’s FHA proposed rule was published today in the Federal Register regarding lender eligibility and net worth requirements. 6 Things you need to know about these changes: 1. If accepted, these changes will take effect January 1st, 2010. 2. Maryland FHA proposes to no longer approve mortgage brokers for ...
  2 weeks ago

• Fannie Mae’s First Look Gives Homebuyers an Edge Over Investors

  
  Santa Clarita Real Estate Blog — Authority: 112
  First Look program aims to build stronger communities by allowing owner occupants a better chance at buying foreclosed properties. Fannie Mae’s new First Look program gives non-investor homebuyers a 15-day edge over investors for newly listed foreclosure properties. This is great news for homebuyers who have had ...
  2 weeks ago

• Market In Review: The Wells Fargo ViewSM

  
  Michael Saunders Real Estate Blog — Authority: 123
  Consumers were active in the housing market during the third quarter with refinance and purchase applications. Existing homeowners fueled the refi activity, and first-time homebuyers accounted for 43% of home purchases in August, according to the Sept. 18 issue of Inside Mortgage Finance.
  2 weeks ago

• FHA Has Problems According to CBS Report

  
  NC FHA Expert — Authority: 115
  This news report last night on CBS about FHA was interesting! FHA / HUD does not make loans, they only insure them. It’s one of the BEST programs available to first time home buyers!  Yes, there are people who are defaulting on loans… at a rate of around 9%… But that’s roughly what Un-employment is right ...
  2 weeks ago

• Resources for First Time Homebuyers

  
  www.OwnACondo.com — Authority: 130
  There are many resources available for first time homebuyers. It is very overwhelming to purchase a big investment let alone your first large investment. The government has devised plans to assist with home buyers who are purchasing for the first time. A couple of the programs include the Illinois grant and also the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Why Home Prices Must Fall

  
  Tallahassee Real Estate Blog — Authority: 124
  T he Tallahassee area logged 163 single-family existing-home sales in October, down 5 percent over a year ago which is not as good as many other areas in Florida that seem to show gains in every market measured. Of course, those measurements are from REALTOR® MLS reports , which typically do not show much more than ...
  3 weeks ago

• Existing Home Sales Up 10 Percent in October

  
  (Obsolete Feed) — Authority: 463
  With buyers pushing to meet the Nov. 30 deadline for the new homebuyer tax credit, sales of existing homes jumped more than 10 percent in October, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The credit—as we’ve reported about extensively —was extended earlier this month. The ten percent jump ...
  3 weeks ago

• Existing Home Sales Rise While Inventories Drop During October

  
  Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online Real Estate — Authority: 437
  The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reported today that existing home sales in October rose 10.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.10 million units, up from 5.54 million in September. The surge in sales activity, which reached its highest rate since it hit 6.55 million in February 2007, has ...
  3 weeks ago

• 5 Things First Time Home Buyers Should Know!

  
  NC FHA Expert — Authority: 115
  So you’re ready to move out on your own, and Kiss Your Landlord Good-bye?  CONGRATULATIONS! Here are FIVE THINGS we think every First Time Home Buyer should consider before making that move: When you buy a House – you get a Raise!   Uncle Sam definately sees benefits in having homeowners, so you get to ...
  3 weeks ago

• Rep. Patrick Murphy announces expansion of First-Time Homebuyer Credit

  
  Courier Times Now — Authority: 154
  (Morrisville, PA) - Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8 th District) joined local realtors and homebuyers to announce the expansion of the first-time homebuyer tax credit to help more hardworking families in Bucks County and across the country achieve the American dream by owning their own home. Emma ...
  3 weeks ago

• Home Buying: Things to Know Before You Buy

  
  Quizzle Blog — Authority: 458
  If you’re in the market for a new home, now is the perfect time to buy.  Not only did the government extend the tax credit until April 30, 2009, but they also opened it up to current home owners who are looking to purchase a new house. Home prices are low and buyers have thousands of [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Could this be the WINTER to Move Up to a Bigger House? YES!!

  
  Minnesota Real Estate Update — Authority: 106
  So, your family has lived and loved your cute and cozy 1960’s rambler for a few years now. It was perfect for a young, just married couple when you bought it. The bedrooms were on the small side but there was room to grow and it worked perfectly when there were just two of you. Then came the puppy who grew into a ...
  3 weeks ago

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