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Despite rising gas prices, consumers are increasingly looking for homes with garages that have two or more spaces, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reported in a press release August 7, 2007."Since the last survey in 2004, oversize garages saw the biggest growth in terms of what recent...
08/11/2007
Even presidential candidates can't avoid weighing in on the subprime lending debacle (also know as the people-who-never-should-have-ask-for-or-received-a-loan-in-the-first-place problem). Don't get me wrong. Many people were taken advantage of by less-than-ethical mortgage brokers, but not everyb...
08/11/2007
Money magazine recently ranked Weston, Massachusetts No. 9 on a list of top-earning towns in the U.S. Money describes Weston, MA as follows:"Great schools, low crime and quaint cultural offerings attract local sports heroes like New England Patriots head coach Bill Bellichick, Boston Celtics lege...
08/11/2007
Reuters reported August 1, 2007 that U.S. pending home sales in June rose five percent, welcome news for a real estate market that has had little to cheer about lately."Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose at their fastest pace in more than three years in June, a real estate trade gr...
08/11/2007
USA Today reported August 8, 2007 that U.S. mortgage applications jumped 8.1 percent compared to the previous week, the first increase in three weeks. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) provided the data. The MBA reported that its seasonally adjusted index reached the highest point since earl...
08/11/2007
More than a few people have adjusted their home-buying plans because of the rise in mortgage interest rates over the Spring, so recent declines are surely welcome. The Boston Herald reported August 9, 2007 that average rates for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage loans in the U.S. stood at 6.59 percent...
08/11/2007
With all the recent foreclosures blamed on subprime lending (loans to those individuals with less than good credit), a solid credit score is increasingly necessary to not only get a home loan, but to get a lower interest rate. Some mortgage brokers are using tighter lending standards and lower cr...
08/04/2007
The Boston Globe real estate section recently profiled Saugus, MA and Rockport, MA. Nine miles from Boston, Saugus was just shy of 27,000 residents in 2005 and currently has a median home price of $316,000. Its property tax rate is $8.28.Read more about Saugus, Massachusetts. Rockport, a seaside ...
08/04/2007
Governor Deval Patrick's administration introduced a $250 million fund to be used to help delinquent borrowers of subprime mortgages refinance into more affordable loans to prevent them from losing their homes to foreclosure, The Boston Globe reported July 11, 2007."Massachusetts Secretary of Sta...
08/04/2007
The Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey revealed that U.S. mortgage applications fell 0.3 percent from the previous week, reaching a five-month low, the Washington Post reported August 1, 2007."Applications to buy homes are unlikely to jump much any time soon, and loan approval could get...
08/04/2007
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