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12/28/2007 Bonds Yields Inch Up, Bringing Some Mortgage Rates With Them
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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 6.17 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending December 27, 2007, up from last week when it averaged 6.14 percent as well. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.18 percent.
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12/28/2007 When Selling Your Home, Using Scents Makes Sense!
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Even though now doesn't seem to be the ideal time to sell your home, you can take heart in knowing that small actions may make a difference in getting your home sold.
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12/28/2007 A Tenant's Emotional Damages may be Actual Damages
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Suppose a tenant finds him or herself living in a "slumlord" unit. Everything is deteriorated. Unsanitary conditions prevail. What is the tenant's recourse? Is he or she entitled to damages?
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12/28/2007 1031 Exchanging from Brick&Mortar to Oil&Gas
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While the tax deferral benefits of a 1031 Exchange can be very significant, there is another reason to consider a tax-deferred exchange. The 1031 Exchange provides the opportunity to diversify your investment portfolio, without triggering a tax liability. Let's assume your personal net-worth is heavily weighted toward real estate, and you would like to create greater balance in your portfolio without generating taxes on the sale your property(s). One way to achieve this is through the sale of a conventional investment property into a non-conventional real estate asset such as an oil and gas interest. .
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12/27/2007 Credit crunch amplifies housing downturn
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The credit crunch showed few signs of abating going into 2008, and threatened to magnify the housing downturn by adding more foreclosed homes to already bloated inventories and making it impossible or too costly for many would-be home buyers to obtain a loan.
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12/27/2007 Top real estate stories of 2007
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"Downturn," "subprime," "foreclosures" and "credit crunch" are the top phrases that come to mind when looking back at the year in real estate news. 2007 will be remembered as the year the subprime mortgage market collapsed, causing a credit crunch whose effect on the broader economy is still to be determined. The credit crunch has caused everyone to wonder whether the housing market will now play a role in tipping the economy into recession in 2008. But even while housing markets were slowing substantially in some parts, a boom in online activity and innovation in real estate was happening this year. 2007 was marked by an explosion in real estate blogging along with some major media interest in a few newer online business models.
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12/27/2007 Real Estate Outlook: Media Reporting Good Turns?
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When the national housing market numbers bottom out and start to improve again, will anyone tell us?
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12/27/2007 Second Homes: Foreign Investors Hit Jackpot
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A weakened U.S. dollar and falling home prices are turning America's second home market into a fire sale for some foreign buyers.
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12/27/2007 Understanding How Federal Reserve Rate Cuts Work
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Have you ever wondered how the Federal Reserve works? Here's a brief synopsis.
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12/27/2007 Interest Rate Update
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Today's Interest Rates from Realty Times are based on a 30 year amortization rate, with good credit and no origination fees. Rate have the stayed stable after the holiday. There has been no major economic news to report.
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