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27 February 2010
Economic Activity for the week
This morning's GDP revision for the 4th quarter came in a little higher or stronger than last month's previous estimate of 5.7%. Today's release showed a 5.9% rate of growth, meaning economic activity was stronger than many had thought . This Read More...
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13 September 2009
U.S. Price Gains of 7.3%..REO soften...
Market Report Clear Capital Reports 7.3% U.S. Home Price Gains, Softening REO Influences National price gains continue positive climb; real estate owned (REO) saturation rates decline; Los Angeles and Fresno markets show positive quarterly price gains Read More...
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10 August 2009
::Week in Review::August 10,2009
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, It's Off to Work We Go! If ever there was a week to sing that old Disney® song, it was last week when Americans received some good employment news. Despite a worse-than-expected ADP National Employment report - which isn't Read More...
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27 July 2009
Week in Review 7/27/09 Rates still Low!
Despite some volatile mid-week action, home loan rates closed out the week near the level where they had begun the week. The supply of unsold homes on the market dropped from the prior reading of 9.8 months down to 9.4 months - which is the best level Read More...
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27 June 2009
Rates edge up June 24,2009
The benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage edged up 4 basis points, to 5.8 percent , according to a national survey of large lenders. A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point. The mortgages in this week's survey had an average total of Read More...
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08 June 2009
Forecast for the week June 08,2009
In terms of economic reports, Thursday will be the big day this coming week. We'll learn more about the health of the retail sector via the Retail Sales Report for May . April's Retail Sales Report was worse than expected and marked the eighth Read More...
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18 May 2009
May 18, 2009-Real Estate News This Week
(Remember, inflation is the archenemy of Bonds and home loan rates, so I will be keeping a close eye on this in the coming months.) The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Administration making a very interesting announcement Read More...
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15 April 2009
March California Foreclosure Report
Notices of Default , the first step in the foreclosure process , reached a record level – nearly 26 percent higher than the previous historic peak in April 2008. Notices of Trustee sale , which set the auction date and time, rose 82.3 percent from Read More...
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10 February 2009
5 Reasons to Buy a Home Now
1. Affordability is better than ever According to the National Association of Realtors' housing affordability index, homes were more affordable in December than at any other point since the group started the index in 1970. The affordability index Read More...
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08 February 2009
Home Prices to Bottom in 2009..New Report!
House prices in much of the U.S. will bottom out in this year's fourth quarter, Moody's Economy.com says in a new report. The report projects that peak-to-trough declines for metro areas will be 53% in Los Angeles. In some of the hardest hit markets, Read More...
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24 January 2009
Eight steps to selling your home
1. Define your needs. Write down all the reasons for selling your home. Ask yourself, “Why do I want to sell and what do I expect to accomplish with the sale?” For example, a growing family may prompt your need for a larger home, or a job Read More...
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10 January 2009
Economist's Commentary: January 9, 2009
Quick Take on the Economy: January 9, 2009 By Lawrence Yun, NAR Chief Economist Employment Situation December 2008:Payroll jobs were cut by 524,000 and the unemployment rate rose to 7.2 percent. From the cyclical peak employment 12-months ago, a net 2.6 Read More...
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08 January 2009
Rates Fall to Record Low of 5.01%
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.01 percent with an average 0.6 point for the week ending Jan. 8, 2009, down from last week when it averaged 5.10 percent, according to Freddie Mac’s latest results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey Read More...
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01 January 2009
Biggest Home Price Declines Ever
"The bear market continues; home prices are back to their March 2004 levels ," (Is this the Bottom????)... says David M. Blitzer, chairman of the Index Committee at Standard & Poor's. "Both composite indices and 14 of the 20 metro Read More...
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26 December 2008
Rentals:Multi-Family vs. Single Family...No Question...
Here are some of the advantages that investing in Multi-units Buildings has over Single Families. Cash flow on a multi-family is always greater than that of a single family. Simply because you have more rents coming in. The more units you have under one Read More...
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