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• Sera Drastically Reduces Prices on Atlanta Condos and Townhomes

  
  Atlanta Real Estate Forum — Authority: 482
  Luxury living inside the Perimeter is more affordable than ever thanks to the new price reductions at Sera Townhomes and Condos. With up to $180,000 off the original price, these Atlanta condos are now priced from only $159,500 and the spacious townhomes start from $279,500. These new prices are almost 50% off the ...
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• #AREFchat Discusses Changes to FHA Loan Requirements

  
  Atlanta Real Estate Forum — Authority: 482
  The December 9th #AREFchat could very well be our best one yet. Real estate professionals joined together to discuss the new FHA guidelines and the impact it will have on the first time home buyer market.For those that don’t know, the FHA has proposed changes to their loan requirements. Probably the most significant ...
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• Social Media Doesn’t Sell Homes. . .

  
  Atlanta Real Estate Forum — Authority: 482
  During the Atlanta Housing Summit, John Hunt of ViaSearch pointed out that home buyers don’t use social media sites to look for Atlanta real estate or new homes.  Going to Twitter to buy your next new home? Doubt it!Don’t get sidetracked by the BLING BLING of social networking, the power of social media marketing ...
  2 days ago

• IRS Publishes Guidelines for Extended Tax Credit

  
  VA Real Estate Talk — Authority: 107
  This IRS has published the guidelines for the new extended and expanded tax credit. I am not an accountant (nor do I play one on TV) but if you believe you are eligible for the tax credit please read the guidelines; If you have questions either contact the IRS or your own tax preparer to make sure you handle the ...
  3 days ago

• HR 3706 to Make it Harder for Homebuyers to Obtain FHA Loans

  
  Santa Clarita Real Estate Blog — Authority: 412
  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 ...
  4 days ago

• Positive News for Housing Affordability

  
  Atlanta Real Estate Forum — Authority: 482
  According to the National Homebuilders Association, the affordability of housing Nationwide was close to its highest level in the third quarter of 2009.  With low interest rates and low house prices, the affordability of housing increased for the third straight quarter and is nearing a historic level since the ...
  4 days ago

• Interest Rates Fall To Record Low

  
  Charlottesville Horse Farms and Country Homes — Authority: 109
  Interest rates for 30 year mortgages fell to a record low of 4.71% this week .  This is a decline from 4.78%, which was last weeks rate.  Historically this is the lowest recorded rate since Freddie Mac began issuing a weekly survey. The 15 year fixed rate fell to 4.27% from 4.29% . Now is the time to take ...
  5 days ago

• Getting Pre-Approved for a Home Mortgage

  
  Personal Money Store — Authority: 582
  Why get pre-approved? There’s never been a better time to buy a home than right now – real estate prices are at an all-time low and the government has sweetened the deal with new incentives for first-time homebuyers. But before you start attending open houses and planning how you’ll arrange the furniture in ...
  1 week ago

• Should Buying A Home Be This Hard? — Part III

  
  HSH Associates Financial News Blog — Authority: 133
  Here is the last chapter in this saga. Unfortunately for the couple who wrote this first-hand experience, their latest snag in the home-buying process remains unresolved, leaving their fifth offer to remain in limbo. This latest twist that has prevented the couple from closing on their home is a scenario called ...
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• Home Buyer Tax Credit Gives Momentum

  
  Atlanta Real Estate Forum — Authority: 482
  Linda Reynolds of Re/Max Greater Atlanta’s Cobb office is among local Realtors encouraged by the recent extension and expansion of the first-time home buyer tax credit, as she has already seen positive results from the original measure in the lives of her clients and in her own real estate career. As an example, she ...
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• Nationwide Pending Home Sales Highest in 3-1/2 Years

  
  Boston Real Estate Blog — Authority: 114
  Pending home sales have spiked nationwide. The National Association of Realtors said its Pending Home Sales Index, based on contracts signed in October, rose 3.7 percent over the previous month. The index has risen nine consecutive months, indicating the longest streak of gains since 2001. In fact, the Pending Home ...
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• Towne Mill – An Energy Star Certified Home For The Holidays

  
  Atlanta Real Estate Forum — Authority: 482
  Want to buy a 4Br/2.5 Ba Energy Star® certified home for the holidays?Raines Residential at Towne Mill has one that is ready for move-in priced at $199,900.  We knew that it would make a perfect holiday gift so we painted the shutters red and the trim green!In addition to being a perfect holiday gift it [...]
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• 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 ...
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• Should Buying A Home Be This Hard? — Part II

  
  HSH Associates Financial News Blog — Authority: 133
  Earlier today we posted a story from the Real Estate Wonk (Jamie Smith Hopkins of the Baltimore Sun) of one couple and their unsuccessful attempts at buying a home in today’s unique real estate market. The couple, Peter and Karen, saw all types of properties, everything from foreclosures, to short sales, even ...
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• FHA Getting Tough on Non-Compliant Lenders

  
  Santa Clarita Real Estate Blog — Authority: 412
  Violations of FHA origination and underwriting requirements may lead to lenders losing their ability to issue FHA loans. Both FHA and Ginnie Mae have withdrawn their approvals for Lend America (also known as Lending Key and Ideal) based on numerous violations of FHA origination and underwriting requirements. The ...
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• Should Buying A Home Be This Hard?

  
  HSH Associates Financial News Blog — Authority: 133
  We’ve consistently noted that perhaps the largest hurdle facing borrowers in this current real estate market is securing financing. Mortgage rates have been historically low for almost a year now, real estate prices are nearing a bottom (if they haven’t reached one already), and incentives like tax credits have ...
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• Fannie Mae’s First Look Gives Homebuyers an Edge Over Investors

  
  Santa Clarita Real Estate Blog — Authority: 412
  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 ...
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• 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 ...
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• Resources for First Time Homebuyers

  
  www.OwnACondo.com — Authority: 131
  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 ...
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• Fiscal Calamity Brought On By Clueless Troublemakers

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Yesterday was a typical day on Wall Street. The Dow fell a little. Oil slipped a little. The dollar held steady at $1.49 per euro, about where it has been for months. And the price of gold went up. No matter what else happens, gold seems to go up. Watch out, though. This gold market is ready for a correction. As we ...
  2 weeks ago

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