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Lower Rates Buoy Refis, Not New Mortgages
Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Lower mortgage rates are prompting homeowners to refinance, but applications for home purchases aren’t rising. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported on Wednesday that total mortgage applications—including for refinances and home purchases—rose … Continue reading
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Time on Market Hits New Low in April
Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Low inventory pushed existing-home sales down in April and sped up the median number of days a home sat on the market to a new low of 29 days, the National … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate News
Tagged AGO, buyers, closing, data, days, existing home, family, fast, for sale, foreclosure, home buyer, home sale, home sales, homes, homes for sale, housing, increase, look, market, metro area, NAR, national association of realtors, News, offer, price, prices, real estate, realtor, Sale, Sales, seasonal, selling, short sale, Sold, time, value
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Owners, Appraisers Aren’t Seeing Eye-to-Eye
Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, May 11, 2017 Appraisals in April were, on average, 1.9 percent lower than what homeowners expected. That means on an average home price of $236,400, homeowners misjudged their price by about $4,500. The gap … Continue reading
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Tagged appraisers, closing, data, equity, family, home, home prices, home value, homeowners, loan, market, money, Mortgage, national association of realtors, News, perception, price, real estate, realtor, Sale, Sales, size, values
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5 Reasons You’ll Regret Painting Your Brick House
The best paint for brick? No paint at all (in most cases). Here’s why. Brick, brick, brick. All the homes in your neighborhood are brick. You’re itching to paint over that red-orange-brown color palette so your home’s personality can shine … Continue reading
Posted in Home Owner Tips
Tagged architects, builders, building, clean, Cleaning, color, contractor, contractors, damage, design, family, features, heat, home, homes, house, houselogic, lighting, look, money, national association of realtors, neighborhood, News, paint, palette, photos, realtor, remodel, repair, repairing, risk, Snow, square foot, time, value, varieties, weather, work
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If Buyers Want to Save Money: Tell Them to Shop
Daily Real Estate News | Friday, April 28, 2017 Home buyers who don’t gather more than one quote when shopping for a mortgage may be losing out on some savings to their monthly payments. Lenders can offer a wide dispersion … Continue reading
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Tagged borrowers, buyers, credit, credit score, data, down payment, family, home, home buyer, Lender, lenders, look, money, Mortgage, NAR, national association of realtors, News, offer, real estate, realtor, Sale, Sales, savings, shopping
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Closing Timelines Get Even Shorter
Daily Real Estate News | Monday, April 24, 2017 The average time to close on all home loan types dropped to 43 days in March—the quickest pace since February 2015, according to Ellie Mae’s Origination Insight Report. A year ago, … Continue reading