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03/27/2007 Consumer confidence weakens
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Recent stock market volatility and rising gas prices may be behind the strong decline in consumer confidence in March, The Conference Board reported today.
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03/27/2007 Renters say they can't afford a home or get a loan
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The biggest factor deterring renters from making the plunge into home ownership is not the fear of falling property values, but that they simply can't afford to buy, according to a Bankrate Inc. poll released Monday.
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03/27/2007 Overnight real estate rates advance
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Long-term mortgage interest rates moved higher Monday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield dipped to 4.6 percent.
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03/27/2007 Blogs rise as glue to real estate social networking
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Editor's note: The rise of social media has come to define the new Internet, or Web 2.0, and many in the real estate industry are embracing it with open arms. The age of Internet participation and instant and widespread communication is here. In this three-part report, Inman News dives into the social media craze and uncovers what's working, what's not working and what's just plain fun. (Read Part 1.)
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03/26/2007 FTC to Realtors and Mortgage Brokers: Can't Ban "Trigger List" Hot Leads
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To the National Association of Realtors and the National Association of Mortgage Brokers, they are one of the scourges of the current marketplace: New home loan shoppers continue to be deluged by dozens of telephone calls within 12 to 24 hours of making an application for a mortgage.
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03/26/2007 Sell Your Home for More Money
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All sellers want to make more when they sell their home, but instead many literally throw away thousands of dollars. It's a problem that has a very basic solution.
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03/26/2007 Housing Counsel: You Don't Need Your Old Deed
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Question: We recently read about a possible scam operation, whereby a company advises homeowners that to protect themselves -- and their valuable home -- they have to spend a lot of money to get a certified copy of their deed.
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03/26/2007 Easy Money Dries Up As Foreclosures Shake Out
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The number of foreclosures continues to rise and failing mortgage fallout is making it tougher for some borrowers to land loans and move into homes.
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03/26/2007 Point2 goes public with Web site usage information
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Point2, a technology company that offers online tools for real estate professionals including a National Listing Service that allows members to manage the marketing of other property listings, has opened its user statistics to the world.
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03/26/2007 2006 subprime loan performance will be worst in a decade
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Analysts at Standard & Poor's RatingsDirect say that even if home prices stabilize and the U.S. economy remains strong, the performance of subprime loans originated and resold on the secondary market in 2006 will be the worst in 10 years.
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