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05/22/2007 Overnight real estate rates ride higher
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Long-term mortgage interest rates were up for the seventh straight day on Monday, and the
benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield fell to 4.78 percent.
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05/22/2007 Some housing markets turn to gold, others go cold
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Editor's note: This report also includes an audio interview about price changes in the Boston market. Click here to listen to the audio file.
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05/22/2007 Construction, mortgage sectors hardest-hit by layoffs
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The downturn in the housing market appears to have caused more layoffs in construction and mortgage lending than real estate sales, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports.
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05/22/2007 Is Real Estate Irrelevant?
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When last we looked, a big part of the U.S. economy was related to real estate, therefore it was curious to see the reaction to tough news during the past week.
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05/22/2007 Cottage Buying Benefits from Broader Horizons
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Here we are the day after summer officially begins in Canada. While there's still a long way to go before the heat sets in, Canadians have mentally slipped into summer mode.
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05/22/2007 Buying Foreclosures "Not For The Novice"
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On a scale of fear where 1 is a sort of "pshaw" and 10 is your life flashing before you, the fear of buying foreclosures should be right up there with the out-of-body experience.
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05/22/2007 Ask George & Chuck: Questions from Consumers
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Question (CA): I currently live in California and have entered into a real estate contract in January of this year for a condo in Austin, TX. The set closing date was supposed to be the 15th and the seller who currently does not own the condo until next Monday has been very difficult to deal with. He is a licensed real estate agent and is unresponsive to my calls or emails. He is acting as both the buyer's and seller's real estate agent.
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05/21/2007 Realtors still upset after '60 Minutes' of fame
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Some viewers will believe that the characterization of real estate industry practices and pricing in a "60 Minutes" segment that aired earlier this month is accurate -- and there are still people who claim the Earth is flat, said Pat V. Combs, 2007 president for the National Association of Realtors trade group.
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05/21/2007 Real estate tech panel: Consumers want 'cool stuff'
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Houston Association of Realtors plays an active role in marketing members' property listings. The association sends property information from its multiple listing service into an association-operated public Web site that also features a home-valuation tool and agent profiles.
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05/21/2007 One-stop safeguard against mortgage fraud debuts
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Rapid Reporting Verification Co. and Magellan Lender Services LLC will partner to provide lenders with a one-stop identity and collateral verification service to combat mortgage fraud.
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