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Category Archives: Mortage/ Finance News
Down Payment Aid Programs Save Buyers $17k
Daily Real Estate News | Monday, June 13, 2016 Down payment assistance programs can help home buyers save big over the lifespan of a loan. On average, qualifying home buyers can save $17,766 over the life of the loan, according … Continue reading
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Tagged buyers, first-time homebuyers, home, home buyer, home ownership, home prices, Homebuyer, house, market, News, payment assistance programs, Purchasing a home, real estate
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Defaulting HELOCs: A Growing Concern
Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, June 09, 2016 In 2004, millions of home owners tapped into the equity of their homes through home equity lines of credit. Their 10-year grace periods are now done and they’ve had to start … Continue reading
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Tagged home, homes, housing, Mortgage, national association of realtors, News, real estate, realtor, Sale, Sales
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2016 Summer Events
Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo Aug. 23 – 27, 2016 10:00 AM – 11:59 PM Benton County Fair Grounds |Kennewick, WA Website Join us for the Best Week of Summer, featuring headline entertainment, world class rodeo, exhibits from your … Continue reading
Posted in Home Owner Tips, Mortage/ Finance News, Real Estate News
Tagged badger mountain, Badger Mountain Park, benton, benton county, Benton Franklin Fair, benton-franklin, bluegrass festival, city of richland, columbia park, columbia point, columbia river, community, cool desert nights, cruises, downtown kennewick, Eastern washington, event, events, Facebook, family, festivals, fireworks, free, george washington, good time, hapo, HAPO community credit union, hogs, Hogs & Dogs, hogs and dogs, howard amon park, hydroplane, jadwin, John Dam Plaza, Kennewic, Kennewick, kids, live music, mid columbia, movies, northwest, over the river, pasco, prosser, richland community, richland community center, river of fire festival, sacajawea bluegrass festival & dutch oven rendezvous, sacajawea state park, Summer, Summer Fun, Toyota Center, TRAC, tri cities, tricities, unlimited hydroplanes, uptown shopping center, WA, water, water follies, West Richland, west richland chamber
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Average Time to Close: 44 Days
Daily Real Estate News | Friday, May 20, 2016 For the second consecutive month, the average time to close all loans stayed at 44 days, suggesting that new mortgage rules that took effect this fall are having less of an … Continue reading
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Tagged 30-year, FHA, fha loan, Mortgage, new mortgage rules, News, real estate, realtor
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Mortgage Rates Drop to 3-Year Lows
Daily Real Estate News | Monday, May 16, 2016 The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.57 percent in the most recent week, the lowest average in three years, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. “Disappointing April employment data … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year, 30-year, ARM, buyers, freddie mac, home, home buyer, market, Mortgage, mortgage rates, mortgages, national association of realtors, News, real estate, realtor
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4 Factors Boosting Housing This Month
Daily Real Estate News | Monday, April 18, 2016 Warmer weather across the country is drawing more people to look at open houses and available homes this month, says Jonathan Smoke, realtor.com®’s chief economist. Here are four current housing market … Continue reading
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Tagged ARM, buyers, for sale, home, home buyer, home purchases, homes, homes for sale, house, Houses, housing, housing market, low mortgage rates, Mortgage, national association of realtors, News, real estate, realtor, Sale, Sales
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