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Entries from October 2011

Save Money By Preventing Water Heat Loss In Your Home

October 17th, 2011 · Comments Off on Save Money By Preventing Water Heat Loss In Your Home

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, water heating can account for 25% of a home’s energy use. Here’s how to keep from wasting it.

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Tags: Around The Home

Fed Minutes : A Fed Divided Reaches Comprise

October 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Fed Minutes : A Fed Divided Reaches Comprise

Wednesday, the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its 2-day September meeting. The release shows a divided Fed in disagreement about the current U.S. monetary policy.

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Tags: Federal Reserve

Retail Sales Expected To Rise; Mortgage Rates Should Rise, Too

October 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on Retail Sales Expected To Rise; Mortgage Rates Should Rise, Too

The American Consumer is alive and well, it seems. Retail Sales are up 14 months in a row.

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Tags: The Economy

Quiz : What’s The First Thing You Should Do After A Home Purchase?

October 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on Quiz : What’s The First Thing You Should Do After A Home Purchase?

You just bought a new home. Have you thought about who has keys for entry?

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Tags: Around The Home

Should I Refinance My Home?

October 11th, 2011 · Comments Off on Should I Refinance My Home?

With mortgage rates at all-time lows, you may be asking “Is now a good time to refinance?”. This short interview from NBC’s The Today Show offers good insight.

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Tags: Mortgage Rates

Freddie Mac : Mortgage Rates Sub-4 Percent

October 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on Freddie Mac : Mortgage Rates Sub-4 Percent

For the first time in more than 40 years, data from Freddie Mac’s weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage falling below 4 percent, dropping to 3.94 percent nationwide. It’s the lowest average 30-year fixed reading in the survey’s history.

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Tags: Mortgage Rates

A Mortgage Rate Strategy Ahead Of Friday’s Jobs Report

October 6th, 2011 · Comments Off on A Mortgage Rate Strategy Ahead Of Friday’s Jobs Report

Mortgage rates are prepped to make big moves in the next 36 hours. Is it time for you to call in your rate lock?

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Tags: The Economy

A Mortgage Rate Strategy Ahead Of Friday’s Jobs Report

October 6th, 2011 · Comments Off on A Mortgage Rate Strategy Ahead Of Friday’s Jobs Report

Mortgage rates are prepped to make big moves in the next 36 hours. Is it time for you to call in your rate lock?

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Tags: The Economy

Home Values Rose For the 4th Straight Month

October 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on Home Values Rose For the 4th Straight Month

The government is confirming what the private sector has already shown — home values are on the rise.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

Conforming Loan Limits Drop In High-Cost Areas

October 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on Conforming Loan Limits Drop In High-Cost Areas

For homeowners in high-cost areas nationwide, conforming and FHA loan limits have dropped by as much as 14 percent.

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Tags: Mortgage Guidelines