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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

Pending Home Sales Index Points To A Budding Seller’s Market

December 19th, 2010 · Comments Off on Pending Home Sales Index Points To A Budding Seller’s Market

The Pending Home Sales Index surged 10 percent in October as low mortgage rates and low home prices spurred buyers into action. The market looks different today, however.

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Tags: Economy · New Jersey · Pending Home Sales · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Why Builder Confidence Surveys Matter To Buyers Of New Homes

December 18th, 2010 · Comments Off on Why Builder Confidence Surveys Matter To Buyers Of New Homes

Despite an unfavorable HMI reading, home builders might still be less willing to “make a deal”; holding out for a better 2011.

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Tags: Homebuilders

Simple Real Estate Definitions : Loan-Level Pricing Adjustments

December 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on Simple Real Estate Definitions : Loan-Level Pricing Adjustments

Loan-level pricing adjustments are mandatory loan fees based on a borrower’s specific default risk.

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Tags: Mortgage Lending · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate Definitions

A Simple Explanation Of The Federal Reserve Statement (December 14, 2010 Edition)

December 14th, 2010 · Comments Off on A Simple Explanation Of The Federal Reserve Statement (December 14, 2010 Edition)

Today, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-to-1 to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged within in its target range of 0.000-0.250 percent.

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Tags: Consumer Lending · Economy · FOMC · Mortgage Lending

See How Credit Missteps Lower Your Credit Score

November 26th, 2010 · Comments Off on See How Credit Missteps Lower Your Credit Score

The company behind the popular FICO scoring model has published a “What If?” series for common, specific credit missteps.

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Tags: Consumer Interest · Credit Scoring · Mortgage Lending · Real Estate