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12/28/2006 Realtors report drop in existing-home sales, prices
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Existing-home sales and prices dropped in November compared to the same month last year, the National Association of Realtors reported today.
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12/28/2006 Consumer confidence improves
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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index posted growth
in December, rising to 109 from 105.3 last month, although the chances of a
more upbeat 2007 are still up in the air, according to an economic analyst.
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12/28/2006 Real estate rates sink overnight
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Long-term mortgage interest rates came down Wednesday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield rose to 4.65 percent.
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12/28/2006 Ex-mortgage loan officer to do heavy time for fraud
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A federal judge has sentenced a
former mortgage loan officer convicted of organizing a Washington, D.C.,
house-flipping scheme involving mortgage fraud to more than 24 years in prison.
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12/28/2006 The Top Homeowner Scams of 2006
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Recently a list of the Top Ten Scams of 2006 was compiled by the Better Business Bureau of Mainland B.C., with the assistance of the Competition Bureau of Canada and the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority of B.C. They are:
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12/28/2006 Resolve to Remodel the House in 2007
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I'm not much into New Year's resolutions because I've never been able to stick to any of them. That doesn't mean I've never resolved to change my life in one way or another. It simply means that putting too much emphasis on a starting date has always been doomed to failure.
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12/28/2006 Market Conditions
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Located on the Suncoast of Florida, Sarasota is known for beautiful beaches and its close proximity to such centers as Miami and Orlando.
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12/28/2006 Maryland Mortgage Makers Face New Mandate
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Shady characters are already poking around for loopholes they can slip through of a new Maryland law.
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12/27/2006 Report alleges bullying of nontraditional brokers
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State regulators should take a more active role to prevent
discrimination and promote competition in the real estate industry, the Consumer Federation of America advocates
in a report released this month.
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12/27/2006 Central Indiana endures buyer's market
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Home sales and prices across central Indiana fell further in November, although the declines were not as steep as October's, according to the latest MLS statistics from the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors.
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