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Getting the best deal on a new home involves more than just making a lowball offer and hoping for the best. Here are some tips that can help you save money and get the best deal you can.
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The Detroit-area home of rapper Eminem is for sale for about $2 million. The home is huge, but he may never have lived in it.
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The number of houses considered equity rich are most concentrated among California's big cities. Many of these areas have been booming because of the strength of the tech industry.
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Total housing starts declined in July, countering expectations for further growth. One bright spot, however, came in new construction on single-family homes, up more than 10% year over year.
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Mortgage loan rates fell slightly last week, and applications for new loans ticked up. Loan refinancings rose to a multi-month high.
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When you sit down to close on the purchase of a new home it is not the time to get chatty with the sellers or the title company. In fact, there are some things you could blurt out that could cost you...
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Mortgage loan rates mostly moved lower last week, but remain in a narrow band around 4%. The lower rates resulted in more applications for both new and refinance loans.
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Early-stage mortgage deliquencies (30 to 60 days past due) are hovering around 17-year lows and transition rates for current to past due continue to decline.
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The search for a new home, especially among first-time buyers, has a lot of moving parts. Finding an agent, collecting the paperwork needed to get a mortgage, finding a lender, the list might seem...
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Once you decide to put your house on the market, you want to sell it as quickly as possible in order to get the best price. Here are six pro tips to help you do that.
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Applications for new mortgage loans fell last week as interest rates remained unchanged on 30-year fixed rate mortgage loans. Rates rose on three types of loans while remaining the same on 15-year...
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The Commerce Department reported that construction spending was down in June. What was surprising was that the key exchange traded funds tracking homebuilders reacted favorably to the report.
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Housing prices rose by more than 6% year over year in June, according to the latest housing price index from CoreLogic. The housing inventory for sale is at a 30-year low.
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Pending home sales in the month of June rose, the first increase in four months, according to the National Association of Realtors. Scarce inventory of homes for sale continues holding prices up.
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Buying a home is a big deal and can get complicated fast. If you can avoid these seven common mistakes, you have a better chance of getting the home you want without unnecessary headaches.
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