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Entries from December 2010

Housing And Mortgage Predictions For 2011

December 31st, 2010 · Comments Off on Housing And Mortgage Predictions For 2011

With 2010 coming to a close, the “experts” are out in full force, making predictions for next year’s housing and mortgage markets on business television and in the papers.

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Tags: Local · New Jersey · Opinion · Pennsylvania · Real Estate · Wall Street

Housing Starts Rise In November, But With A High Margin Of Error

December 29th, 2010 · Comments Off on Housing Starts Rise In November, But With A High Margin Of Error

The number of single-family Housing Starts increased in November, adding 30,000 units as compared to October.

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Tags: Housing starts · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Home Safety Tip : How To Install And Test A Smoke Detector

December 28th, 2010 · Comments Off on Home Safety Tip : How To Install And Test A Smoke Detector

According to the United States Fire Administration, in 2008, there were an estimated 378,200 in-home fires. Combined, these fires caused $8 billion in property damage and killed 2,600 people.

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Tags: Consumer Interest · Home Safety

Foreclosure Activity Plunges (But With An Asterisk)

December 27th, 2010 · Comments Off on Foreclosure Activity Plunges (But With An Asterisk)

November marked the first time since February 2009 that the number of monthly foreclosures filings failed to surpass 300,000 units.

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Tags: foreclosures · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

How To Find Air-Leaking Windows And Seal Them

December 26th, 2010 · Comments Off on How To Find Air-Leaking Windows And Seal Them

In this 4-minute video from the DIY Network, you’ll learn how to identify your home’s leaky windows, and how to seal them with caulk. The job requires a little bit of elbow grease, but it’s manageable for even the notice handyman.

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Tags: Consumer Interest · Home How To

A Holiday Gift fromOur Family To Yours

December 24th, 2010 · Comments Off on A Holiday Gift fromOur Family To Yours

Christmas is more than a religous holiday – its a season that reminds us of family, and childhood, and giving – and this cartoon from 1953 is a simple and pleasant childhood experience rom a quieter and simpler era. So if you’re spending some time on the computer today, take a minute to relive a […]

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Tags: Consumer Interest · Just For Fun

Rankings : America’s Best Places To Raise A Family (2010)

December 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Rankings : America’s Best Places To Raise A Family (2010)

BusinessWeek recently released its America’s Best Place to Raise a Family list. Chicago suburb Tinley Park, Illinois, topped the list.

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Tags: Consumer Interest · Pennsylvania · Rankings · Real Estate

How To Install Motion-Detector Lighting On Your Home

December 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off on How To Install Motion-Detector Lighting On Your Home

Home security experts recommend motion-detector lighting to be installed on all 4 sides of a home. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial of how to get it done.

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Tags: Consumer Interest · Home How To · Real Estate

Boost Your 2010 Tax Deductions By Making Your January Mortgage Payment A Little Bit Early

December 21st, 2010 · Comments Off on Boost Your 2010 Tax Deductions By Making Your January Mortgage Payment A Little Bit Early

Looking for an extra 2010 tax deduction? Consider making your January mortgage payment a few days early.

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Tags: Economy · Real Estate · Tax Tips

Home Affordability Reaches Record-Levels… Last Quarter.

December 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on Home Affordability Reaches Record-Levels… Last Quarter.

it’s a fantastic time to be a Philadelphia home buyer where 66.3 percent of all new and existing homes sold in the third quarter were affordable

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Tags: Economy · Home Values · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate