A large percentage of home buyers in the Greater Rochester area finance their homes with FHA mortgages. FHA loans are a great product for many individuals due to their low down payment requirement. In recent years, as conventional loans have experienced drastic changes and increasingly strict eli
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01/26/2010
It's time for another look inside the market in eastern Monroe County. Again, I collected information for sales in Brighton, Pittsford, East Irondequoit, Webster, Penfield, and Perinton in the past week. However, I decided to begin focusing my weekly reports on homes that went under contract rath
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01/23/2010
An important reminder from an agent in Briarcliff Manor, NY.The other day a seller client told me that she showed her home to strangers off the street who knocked on her door and expressed interest in seeing the place without an appointment. She accommodated them. We don't know who they are, or e
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01/16/2010
Thanks to our new MLS system, I now have access to better charts and statistical information. As a result, I've decided to begin posting some market information on a weekly basis. Every Friday, I'll compile information on the previous week's sales and post them here. Because I do a large portion
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01/15/2010
It's a big week for the Greater Rochester Association of Realtors. This Tuesday, our board will be joining forces with the boards from Buffalo and Syracuse to form a new, cooperative MLS system known as MLXchange. With MLXchange, all the real estate data in our three cities will be shared on a si
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01/10/2010
I wanted to share this informative post by Claudette Millette, a broker in Massachusetts. I believe strongly in the Code of Ethics and its importance to our profession. It's what sets Realtors apart from other agents!As a home buyer or seller you should know that all Realtors® are bound by a stri
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01/02/2010
The U.S Department of Energy has approved New York's plan to provide consumers with rebates for purchasing certain energy-efficient refrigerators, clothes washers, freezers, and dishwashers through a program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). New York's Great Appliance S
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01/01/2010
