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11/27/2006 Go Bananas Over Moving!
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It is many people's least favorite thing to do, but moving is inevitable for most. Now a new company on the Internet aims to take the craziness, headaches, and worry out of relocating.
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11/27/2006 Fake Foreclosure Fixers Smell Red Ink
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Three realty fraud suspects in Modesto, CA, were sent to trial this month, accused of lying to steal the trust of seven families facing foreclosure and then tricking them into signing over property deeds for a fraction of their value.
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11/24/2006 Home Prices Fall For First Time In 13 Years
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It was 1993, and William Jefferson Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States.
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11/24/2006 Waiting For the Bottom That May Have Already Hit
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I've been getting asked this question now more than ever: "Is now a good time to buy a house?" Many buyers have been waiting for the bottom of the real estate market to hit before getting off the fence to make that next real estate purchase. When it has been officially deemed a buyers market by all the national real estate associations -- then yes, it's a good time to buy. You just better hope you haven't waited too late.
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11/22/2006 Another former Homestore exec. gets jail time
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Another former Homestore executive was sentenced last week
in connection with a scheme to inflate the online real estate company's ad
revenues.
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11/22/2006 Mapping at the micro level
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Editor's note: In this three-part report, Inman News catches up with a few of the latest developments to cross our desks. We examine a new home valuation and lead generation service, a site where sellers proactively look for buyers, and a new service among many that now offer a rich multimedia home-shopping experience. (Read Part 1 and Part 2.)
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11/22/2006 Technology and trends on real estate forefront
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We're in an extraordinarily rapid-changing environment. What are the trends that will affect us tomorrow? What will fall by the wayside? How can you use these trends to increase your business? Michael Tchong of Ubertrends.com discussed the importance of catching the next trend, or as he put it, "catching the next wave before it catches you," at a recent Inman News conference in Miami. Below are three key trends that will profoundly affect both our business and our personal lives.
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11/22/2006 North Carolina home sales cool
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Existing-home sales across North Carolina slipped for the second straight month in October, as the state's average home price held steady, the North Carolina Association of Realtors reported.
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11/22/2006 Construction lull pulls down mortgage rates
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Mortgage rates declined for the second straight week as the continuing slowdown in home construction helped alleviate inflation concerns, Freddie Mac reported today in its weekly survey.
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11/22/2006 Consumers cautiously upbeat about economy
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Despite growing weakness in the housing market, consumers
remained cautiously upbeat about prospects for the overall economy in a November
survey of consumer confidence.
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