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Daily Real Estate News | Friday, February 03, 2012 --> Mortgage rates once again inched lower this week, lowering the cost of borrowing and increasing housing affordability. "Most mortgage rates eased to all-time record lows this week as fourth quarter
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Despite the gloom and doom we all hear daily from the news media Traverse City area real estate is moving in a positive direction. A year to year comparison from 2010 to 2011 shows that our local area ( mostly Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie, Antrim,
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Daily Real Estate News | Friday, January 20, 2012 --> Existing-home sales continued on an uptrend in December, rising for three consecutive months and remaining above where they were a year ago, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.
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Daily Real Estate News | Friday, December 30, 2011 --> The “government, the mortgage industry, and forces of nature all shook the housing market in 2011,” according to a recent Time magazine article, which highlights the key issues that had
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11/16/2011 The Michigan Supreme Court has reversed an appeals court ruling that had sent shockwaves throughout the Michigan real estate industry for the last few months. The Michigan Supreme Court said Wednesday that it is legal for Mortgage Electronic
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Daily Real Estate News | Friday, December 02, 2011 --> Averages on fixed-mortgage rates continued to hover near historic lows for the week, while adjustable-rate mortgages inched down slightly to reach new record lows, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly
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Daily Real Estate News | Friday, November 11, 2011 --> For the second time this year, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped below 4 percent and continues to hover around record lows, Freddie Mac reported in its weekly mortgage market survey. Yet overall,
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Daily Real Estate News | Monday, October 31, 2011 --> Which cities are home buyers targeting the most? Realtor.com recently released its search rankings of 146 metros during the month of September. The following are the 12 most-searched markets last month,
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Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, October 26, 2011 --> Rising rents are forcing renters to outspend home owners on housing costs, according to a new study. Since 2005, home owners’ housing expenses have climbed from 31.9 percent of their household
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Daily Real Estate News | Tuesday, October 25, 2011 --> With low home prices and ultra-low interest rates, the housing market is offering “perhaps the best deals of a generation,” notes a recent article by Bloomberg Businessweek. Since the
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The 10 Best Places to Retire in 2012 These cities will meet your retirement lifestyle needs and suit your budget By Emily Brandon October 17, 2011 RSS Feed Print Tweet Related Articles In Pictures: The 10 Best Places to Retire in 2012 10 Places to Retire
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Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, October 12, 2011 --> Home prices mostly held flat in August, increasing a modest 0.1 percent from July to August, according to Zillow’s latest Home Value Index. Two of the nation’s hardest-hit housing markets,
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Daily Real Estate News | Monday, September 12, 2011 --> The National Association of Home Builders is debuting a new economic index that highlights metro areas that are seeing the most improvement in their housing markets. The First American Improving
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Daily Real Estate News | Monday, September 12, 2011 --> With the growth of green building the last decade, green lending has emerged to help finance those often costly “green” upgrades. Dave Porter, with PorterWorks in Stanton, Wash., who
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Daily Real Estate News / May 6, 2011 The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, a popular choice among buyers, sank even lower this week, matching its yearly low of 4.71 percent from January, reports Freddie Mac in its weekly mortgage market survey. Last year at
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