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Entries from October 2011

Lower Your Fall/Winter Energy Bill With Ceiling Fans

October 31st, 2011 · Comments Off on Lower Your Fall/Winter Energy Bill With Ceiling Fans

The seasonal change in temperature is a reminder to reset your home’s ceiling fan blades.

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Tags: Around The Home

Pending Home Sales Index Slips For 4th Straight Month

October 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on Pending Home Sales Index Slips For 4th Straight Month

Nationwide, fewer homes are going under contract to sell.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

New Home Inventory Keeps Sinking

October 27th, 2011 · Comments Off on New Home Inventory Keeps Sinking

Home builders continue to sell homes and work through inventory.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

Detroit Leads All Case-Shiller Cities In Home Price Improvement

October 26th, 2011 · Comments Off on Detroit Leads All Case-Shiller Cities In Home Price Improvement

Since bottoming out in March of this year, the Case-Shiller Index is up nearly 4 percent.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

The Government’s Revamped HARP Program For Underwater Homeowners

October 25th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Government’s Revamped HARP Program For Underwater Homeowners

The Federal Home Finance Agency announced big changes to its Home Affordable Refinance Program Monday. More commonly called HARP, the Home Affordable Refinance Program is meant to give “underwater homeowners” opportunity to refinance.

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Tags: Mortgage Guidelines

How To Change Your Doorbell

October 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on How To Change Your Doorbell

Want to change your home’s doorbell system? It’s a simple, do-it-yourself project.

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Tags: Around The Home

Despite 18% Contract Failure Rate, Home Resales Stay Strong

October 21st, 2011 · Comments Off on Despite 18% Contract Failure Rate, Home Resales Stay Strong

According to data from the National Association of REALTORS®, on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis, September’s Existing Home Sales eased by 150,000 units, falling to 4.91 million units nationwide.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

Finding Truth In September’s Housing Starts Report

October 20th, 2011 · Comments Off on Finding Truth In September’s Housing Starts Report

Wednesday, the Census Bureau released its September Housing Starts report. In it, the government said that national Housing Starts rose 15 percent in September as compared to August 2011, tallying 658,000 units on a seasonally-adjusted annualized basis.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

Homebuilder Confidence Rises on Surging Sales Volume, Foot Traffic

October 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on Homebuilder Confidence Rises on Surging Sales Volume, Foot Traffic

Homebuilder confidence is rebounding sharply.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

Foreclosure Rate Drops For The 12th Straight Month

October 18th, 2011 · Comments Off on Foreclosure Rate Drops For The 12th Straight Month

Foreclosure activity continues to slow throughout the United States.

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Tags: Housing Analysis