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10/30/2006 Site To See (At Your Own Risk): HauntedRealEstate.com
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It wouldn't be Halloween without a haunted house or two and a Silicon Valley real estate agent has developed a virtual subdivision of homes from hell for your devilish delight.
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10/30/2006 Collapsible Furniture Folds into Fall Home Decor
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You might think that I’m referring to a folding card table that’s pulled out for poker games or to give a little extra room for a craft project. However, that is not the type of collapsible unique furniture that’s making its way into many homeowners’ abodes.
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10/27/2006 National group charges 'Zestimates' are misleading
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A coalition of community groups has filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission charging that Zillow.com, a real estate Web site that provides home-value estimates, is misleading consumers and industry professionals about the accuracy of its automated tools. Officials at Zillow have countered that the accusations "are groundless," and the company clearly explains the role and accuracy of its estimates at its Web site.
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10/27/2006 Last week's credit market worries all reversed now
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One week ago, the credit markets were worried by signs of a housing bottom, economic strength, inflation risk and the possibility that the Federal Reserve might have to hit us again. But, that's all reversed now: the 10-year T-note is down from 4.84 percent to 4.68 percent, with mortgages following from a high of near 6.5 percent to now under 6.25 percent.
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10/27/2006 Advanced blogging for real estate
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(This is Part 3 of a four-part series. Read Part 1 and Part 2.)
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10/27/2006 Virginia home sales dive, prices follow
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Home sales across Virginia declined for the 13th straight month in September, falling 27 percent from their year-ago pace, giving way to lower prices, the Virginia Association of Realtors reported.
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10/27/2006 Consumer confidence improves in October
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Consumer confidence recorded its eighth-largest monthly gain in the October 2006 survey from the University of Michigan as consumers looked more positively on the pace of economic growth.
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10/27/2006 Mortgage fraud involving 83 Indianapolis homes alleged
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Fraudulent appraisals and false loan applications were used to obtain more than $4 million in loans in a mortgage fraud scheme involving 83 homes in low-income neighborhoods of Indianapolis, prosecutors allege.
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10/27/2006 Survey reveals buyers turn equally to newspapers, Web
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Real estate buyers turn equally to newspapers and the Internet when shopping for property, according to a report by The Kelsey Group, a research company that focuses on advertising and online media.
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10/27/2006 Your brokerage is an extreme sport
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I am not generally an extreme sports person: my idea of great surfing is hanging ten with the remote control. But when hubby and I went on our honeymoon, we went to Peru to see friends, and once we were down there, well, we had to spend five days in the Amazon. Since then I've been an armchair adventurer, so I definitely clicked with the idea of a new business book, "Your Career is an Extreme Sport: Focus. Drive. Excel," which lets you apply the principles of extreme athletes -- snowboarders, skydivers and adventure racers -- to your career.
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