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Post-Fiscal Cliff, Mortgage Markets Turn Attention To Jobs Data

January 3rd, 2013 · Comments Off on Post-Fiscal Cliff, Mortgage Markets Turn Attention To Jobs Data

For Thursday and Friday, expect jobs data to dictate where mortgage rates are headed.

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Tags: Mortgage Rates

How To Make An Emergency Preparedness Kit For Your Home

January 2nd, 2013 · Comments Off on How To Make An Emergency Preparedness Kit For Your Home

Every home should maintain a ready, working emergency kit for when disaster strikes. Here is what to do.

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Tags: Around The Home

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : December 31, 2012

December 31st, 2012 · Comments Off on What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : December 31, 2012

Mortgage bonds improved last week, pushing mortgage rates lower nationwide.

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Fixing Up An Historic Home : The Three Rs

December 28th, 2012 · Comments Off on Fixing Up An Historic Home : The Three Rs

Restoration, Renovation, and Repair — the three Rs of fixing up an historic home.

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Tags: Around The Home

Case-Shiller Index Posts 4% Annual Home Price Gain

December 27th, 2012 · Comments Off on Case-Shiller Index Posts 4% Annual Home Price Gain

The Case-Shiller Index showed home prices gaining 4.3 percent during the 12-month period ending October 2012.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

How To Install A Water Heater Jacket

December 26th, 2012 · Comments Off on How To Install A Water Heater Jacket

Homeowners can save up to 9% per year on water heating costs with a properly-fitted water heater jacket.

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What’s Ahead for Mortgage Rates This Week: December 24, 2012

December 24th, 2012 · Comments Off on What’s Ahead for Mortgage Rates This Week: December 24, 2012

Freddie Mac reported the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate at 3.37 percent — an increase of 0.05 percentage points from the week prior.

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Tags: Mortgage Rates

Housing Starts, Building Permits Rising Into 2013

December 21st, 2012 · Comments Off on Housing Starts, Building Permits Rising Into 2013

Rising permits and housing starts suggests a more healthy U.S. economy.

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Tags: Housing Analysis

3 Ways To Purchase Foreclosed Properties

December 20th, 2012 · Comments Off on 3 Ways To Purchase Foreclosed Properties

There are three main ways to buy a foreclosed home.

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Tags: Personal Finance

Homebuilder Confidence Rises For 9th Straight Month

December 19th, 2012 · Comments Off on Homebuilder Confidence Rises For 9th Straight Month

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its Housing Market Index (HMI), showing another monthly gain — its ninth in a row.

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Tags: Housing Analysis