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Entries from April 2012

How To Clean Your Outdoor Gas Grill In Less Than 30 Minutes

April 30th, 2012 · Comments Off on How To Clean Your Outdoor Gas Grill In Less Than 30 Minutes

Less than 40% of grill owners clean their equipment with any bit of frequency, and 6 percent admit they have never cleaned their grill at all.

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Tags: Around The Home

Pending Home Sales Index Crosses The 100 Barrier

April 27th, 2012 · Comments Off on Pending Home Sales Index Crosses The 100 Barrier

After a series of worse-than-expected data last month, the housing market appears to be back on track.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

A Simple Explanation Of The Federal Reserve Statement (April 25, 2012)

April 25th, 2012 · Comments Off on A Simple Explanation Of The Federal Reserve Statement (April 25, 2012)

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged within its current target range of 0.000-0.250 percent Wednesday.

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Tags: Federal Reserve

New Home Sales Revised Higher In February; Slip 7% In March

April 25th, 2012 · Comments Off on New Home Sales Revised Higher In February; Slip 7% In March

Sales of new homes ticked lower in March, unexpectedly.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

The Fed Starts A 2-Day Meeting Today. Make A Strategy.

April 24th, 2012 · Comments Off on The Fed Starts A 2-Day Meeting Today. Make A Strategy.

The Federal Open Market Committee begins a 2-day meeting today. Mortgage rates are expected to be volatile for the next 48 hours.

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Tags: Mortgage Rates

America’s 20 Best Small Towns

April 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off on America’s 20 Best Small Towns

Smithsonian.com published a list of America’s 20 Best Small Towns.

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Tags: Rankings

Existing Home Sales Slip In March

April 20th, 2012 · Comments Off on Existing Home Sales Slip In March

In March, for the second straight month, home resales slipped nationwide.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

Nevada Relinquishes “Top Foreclosure State” Title

April 19th, 2012 · Comments Off on Nevada Relinquishes “Top Foreclosure State” Title

Last month marks the first time since July 2007 that foreclosure filings numbered less than 200,000 on a monthly basis — a span of nearly 5 years.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

Single-Family Housing Starts Slip 0.2% In March

April 18th, 2012 · Comments Off on Single-Family Housing Starts Slip 0.2% In March

In March, single-family Housing Starts were down 0.2% from the month prior, or just 1,000 units on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

Homebuilder Confidence Slips 3 Points In April

April 17th, 2012 · Comments Off on Homebuilder Confidence Slips 3 Points In April

For the first time in 3 months, homebuilder confidence has slipped.

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Tags: Housing Analysis