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12/22/2006 Christmas list of a 'nice' agent
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"Santa
baby, I want a yacht and that's really not/a lot ... "
OK,
seriously, Santa, I don't need a yacht but I really do need a spam filter. I
have three personal e-mails, two Web site e-mails, and my work e-mail, and
they're awfully clogged by the royal family of Nigeria trying to get me do a
bank transfer.
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12/22/2006 Canadian home sales activity on pace with 2005
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A total of 39,721 existing homes across Canada were sold via
the nation's Multiple Listing Service in November, down 3.8 percent compared to
November 2005 and up 1.2 percent compared to October, according to seasonally
adjusted statistics released today by The Canadian
Real Estate Association.
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12/22/2006 Houston real estate posts best November ever
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Houston real estate sales jumped for the 14th straight month in November, helping to set monthly records in the single-family sector, the Houston Association of Realtors reported.
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12/22/2006 Overnight real estate rates sleep
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Long-term mortgage interest rates held steady Thursday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield fell to 4.55 percent.
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12/22/2006 Realtors give readings on local markets
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Editor's note: No one knows the local real estate market better than Realtors. In this two-part series, Inman News sought out local insights on what's happening on the ground and what agents think is in store for 2007.
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12/22/2006 Lawsuit seeks fees from former New Orleans franchise
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Coldwell Banker
Real Estate Corp. is suing a former New Orleans franchise to collect
$818,500 the company claims it is owed for past dues and future fees. The
former franchise cancelled its relationship with Coldwell Banker after
Hurricane Katrina flooded its offices and now operates as Danette O'Neal
Realtors Inc.
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12/22/2006 Sellers Could Lose Waiting for Buyers to Make Offers
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One of the biggest mistakes sellers make in a buyers market is trying to price their houses with a "cushion" in the asking price for negotiation room. In the current market where most sellers find themselves, it's all back to price, condition and location.
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12/22/2006 Not Much Change Seen in Mortgage Rates During the Holiday Season
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McLEAN, VA -- Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.13 percent with an average 0.4 point for the week ending December 21, 2006, up slightly from last week when it averaged 6.12 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.26 percent.
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12/22/2006 Advice For Subprime Holders Facing Foreclosure
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If you hold a subprime loan, don't want for the lender to come knocking and asking for your door keys with plans to make you a foreclosure statistic.
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12/21/2006 LandAmerica accused of campaign to discredit Colorado regulator
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A report by members of a congressional
committee that held hearings on the title insurance industry earlier this year
accuses LandAmerica Financial Group of attempting to impede its investigation
and discredit the Colorado official credited with sparking enforcement actions
against the industry nationwide.
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