6/26/2009 11:33:00 AM
Best Cities for Finding Opportunity
Where are the best cities to live in the United States if you want to work hard and get ahead? Forbes magazine examined the nation’s 40
largest metropolitan statistical areas and based on the number of
Forbes' 400 best big companies and 200 best ...
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6/26/2009 11:28:00 AM
Top Rising, Falling Housing Markets
When the recovery in housing finally comes,
some housing markets will rebound sooner than others. Real estate
forecasting service Local Market Monitor, which covers the nation’s 300
largest markets, has identified 13 markets where it predicts home
prices ...
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6/22/2009 1:50:00 PM
For Rent: the stuff that we rarely use
A number of Web sites have spring up encouraging people to look
around their homes for things they can do away with temporarily - for a
fee. Conversely, people can rent items they only need once or
twice. Here are some of the peer-to-peer renting sites: Zilok.com ...
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6/3/2009 10:40:00 AM
Pending Home Sales Up for Three Months in a Row
Record low mortgage interest rates boosted pending home sales for the third consecutive month, with some benefit now from the first-time buyer tax credit, according to the National Association of Realtors ® . Lawrence Yun , NAR chief economist, said buyers ...
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5/3/2009 12:56:00 PM
NY Times Article Points Borrowers Seeking Loan Modification to New Website
FICO, formerly known as the Fair Isaac Corporation, which developed the most widely used scores for assessing credit risk, unveiled a Web site this month — MortgageReliefOnline.com — to help these homeowners. The new site walks borrowers through ...
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4/22/2009 4:29:00 PM
5 Simple Green Things You Can Do for Earth Day (from the MRIS/MLS)
No Time to Go Green? 5 Simple Things You Can Do To Your Home. You too can celebrate Earth Day with this list of five simple, eco-friendly things you can do around the house: Water fixtures - Swap out your old water fixtures for low-flow devices. Light bulbs ...
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4/14/2009 1:20:00 PM
Bargains Abound in these Hot Markets
If you're a homebuyer looking for a bargain, check out FrontDoor’s top 10 bargain market picks including Washington, DC: Washington, D.C. - The District of Columbia metro area - which includes nearby commuter cities in Virginia, Maryland and West ...
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4/10/2009 3:54:00 PM
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4/10/2009 10:06:00 AM
Size Up the Neighborhood Before You Make a Low-Ball Offer
The link below is to an interesting article by Ilyce R. Glink with Samuel J. Tamkin that appeared on Washington Post online on April 3rd. It deals with a perception some buyers have that property owners selling today must so anxious to sell that an offer well ...
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4/1/2009 1:44:00 PM
Buyers Note: Recent Changes to PMI Requirements for Conventional Loans
Recent changes to the PMI guidelines now require a borrower's total debt ratio to be no more than 41% of their income in order to qualify for a conventional loan with less than a 20% down payment. This was recently allowed to 45%. Buyers who plan to put ...
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