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 RISMEDIA, March 18, 2011—While affordable housing prices, ample inventories, and historically low interest rates signal ‘buyer’s market’ for investors or move-up buyers in many U.S. markets, inexperienced first-time buyers may not know if the time is right to make a move into real estate. “It’s not about ...

 RISMEDIA, April 4, 2011—As the cold temperatures become a distant memory, and the spring selling season gains momentum, consumers have come to agree on one thing—now’s a good time to get off the fence and into the real estate market. This is the overall theme in the latest American Express Spending and Saving Tracker ...

RISMEDIA, February 25, 2011—Mortgage rates retreated further this week, with the benchmark conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping back to 5.09%, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.45 discount and origination points. To see mortgage rates in your area, go ...

RISMEDIA, February 25, 2011—Florida’s existing home and existing condo sales rose in January 2011, according to the latest housing data released by Florida REALTORS®. According to the data, existing home sales increased 14% last month with a total of 12,151 homes sold statewide compared to 10,702 homes sold in January 2010. ...

5 Strategies to Rebuild Your Credit after ForeclosureRISMEDIA, November 30, 2010—(MCT)—If you’ve been through a foreclosure, you may wonder if there is hope for you to become a homeowner again. The answer is yes, but it will take a while. “It doesn’t mean you’ll never be a homeowner again,” said Linda ...

RISMEDIA, December 2, 2010—The following is a statement by National Association of REALTORS® President Ron Phipps regarding their view of mortgage interest deduction and its effect on homeownership and the economy. “As the leading advocate for housing and homeownership issues, NAR firmly believes that the mortgage interest ...

RISMEDIA, November 24, 2010—The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released the November 2010 edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard (www.hud.gov/scorecard). The latest housing figures show continued signs of stabilization in house prices and high home ...

RISMEDIA, November 19, 2010—Driven by an increase in length of time from application to approval, the average timeline of the mortgage origination process has increased for a third consecutive year, while customer satisfaction has declined, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 U.S. Primary Mortgage Origination Satisfaction Study ...

By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News stevebrown@dallasnews.com November 5, 2010 Sometime in the next week, road crews will start building streets for the last phase of Dallas' Cityplace project. In 2000, when the West Village arose, new close-in housing was a novelty. 'Everyone told us it would never work,' developer Henry S. ...

RISMEDIA, October 15, 2010—(MCT)—In a new foreclosure crisis that has gone national, attorneys general in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia have launched a sweeping probe of the country’s lenders, even as new figures showed banks repossessed a record number of homes in September.The joint investigation, led by Iowa ...