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Buying a Home

6 Reasons Why It’s Smart to Buy a Vacation Rental Home Now

by MD Home Reporter on October 22, 2010

RISMEDIA, October 22, 2010—Lately, you’ve been thinking a lot about investing strategies. You have a small nest egg that needs to grow, but frankly you don’t trust the stock market. And while real estate has been somewhat of a rocky road in recent years, it’s still a solid long-term investment strategy—and clearly we’re in a [...]

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Be Market-Smart: Dos and Don’ts for Home Sellers and Buyers

by MD Home Reporter on October 13, 2010

RISMEDIA, October 13, 2010—It would be unrealistic to say that the real estate market is utterly rosy right now, but neither is it thorn-filled by any means. In fact, things are decidedly looking up: July got some good news, when the National Association of Realtors reported that pending home sales rose 5.2% from downwardly revised [...]

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September 23, 2010 – A growing segment of the housing market, first-time home buyers are contributing to an increase in demand for smaller and less expensive new homes, according to research from economists at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Delving into data from the most recent biennial American Housing Survey, which was conducted [...]

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RISMEDIA, September 20, 2010—In much of Florida, homes have become dramatically more affordable since 2005, attracting new buyers who couldn’t have made a purchase “in the peak years,” says Rei Mesa, president and CEO of Prudential Florida Realty. In Nevada, buyers are snatching up $200,000 properties that just a few years ago would have been [...]

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Baltimore-area home sales drop 16 percent in August

by MD Home Reporter on September 10, 2010

From the Baltimore Sun today we have this… Fallout from the end of the homebuyer tax credit continues Home sales continued to slump in the Baltimore metro area in August, adding to concerns that a quick turnaround in the real estate market is unlikely and that a slower rebound could take years.

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RISMEDIA, September 2, 2010—“The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is giving homeowners and buyers until October 4, 2010 to lock in a low monthly insurance premium,” said Gibran Nicholas, chairman of the CMPS Institute, an organization that trains and certifies mortgage bankers and brokers. “After October 4, the monthly insurance premiums on FHA loans will increase [...]

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Rules for Buyers Making an Offer

by on February 14, 2006

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FAQs About Buying HUD Homes

by on February 13, 2006

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Buying Homes from the Government

by on February 13, 2006

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