Archive for November, 2006
New Home Sales Dip, But Housing Stabilizing
Even though home sales dipped last month, it’s still a good time for first-time home buyers to purchase a home. Long-term rates are very low and the market is favoring the buyer.
Original post by Mortgage News Daily - Mortgage and Real Estate News
Using Video Podcasts for Real Estate
Showing homes through video podcast
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) offers all sorts of technology ideas for the real estate professional. One of those happens to be using video podcast to show real estate properties. NAR points out the following related to video podcasts:
Already a small but savvy share of real estate professionals promotes select […]
Mortgage Rates, Applications Down In Short Holiday Week
Long term interest rates took a bit of a dive during
the week ended November 22 according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage
Market Survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.18 percent,
A drop of six basis point from the previous week and the lowest
point the 30-year FRM has seen since…
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The Real Estate Marketing Magician Scrolls Revealed
Once Upon A Time in the Kingdom of Wenatchee, Washington there lived an honest, kind and knowledgeable real estate agent, known to many in the land as a "marketing magician".
One day, the honest Wenatchee real estate agent introduced herself to three homeowners who wanted to sell their homes. There was a Very Wise Homeowner, a […]
Low Long-term Interest Rates Push Home Purchases Higher
First-time home buyers have an advantage these days. Long-term rates are at a year low and the market favors the buyer. Now is a good time to purchase a home.
Original post by Mortgage News Daily - Mortgage and Real Estate News
Existing Home Sales Increase Slightly But Median Prices Decline
Reports on the sales of existing homes for October were
released on November 28 by the National Association of Realtors. On a
slightly optimistic note, sales were up one-half percent to a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 6.24 million units compared to the upwardly revised
figure of 6.21 million in September but were off dramatically - 11.5
percent - from […]
Conforming Loan Limits Remain Unchanged
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) has announced
as expected that 2007 dollar limits on conforming mortgages would remain
unchanged from 2006 levels, at $417,000…
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Original post by Mortgage News Daily - Mortgage and Real Estate News
Social Networking and Real Estate
Using social networking for your real estate business
Getting into social networking can help you expand the reach of your real estate business. Not only can having a page on MySpace or Friendster help you expand your Internet presence, but you can do so through social tagging with Web site like del.icio.us and technorati. All […]
The benefits of investing in preforeclosures
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Apologies for the “cliffhanger” in our last post, but we have lots of good things to say about preforeclosures — too much for just one sitting.
In fact, we’re going to need three!
Here are some key things to remember about preforeclosures:
When a home is in preforeclosure, no one is […]
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Credit options are your weapon against the banks! The key to success is using your credit lines to save money–not to go crazy spending! (I know you won’t go crazy spending because you’re DebtSmart, but I had to mention that anyway.)
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