Mortgage Rates Drop Slightly in Freddie Mac Weekly Survey

Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.95 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending March 11, 2010, down from last week when it averaged 4.97 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.03 percent.

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Mortgage Rates Drop Slightly in Freddie Mac Weekly Survey

How to Prospect Expired listings

Prospecting expired listings can be the core of anyone’s business in the real estate field. You can create a system that will give you repeatable results for your effort

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Have an Eco-Friendly Home? Make Sure Buyers Know It

In tight real estate markets one sure thing is that sellers have to highlight the finest qualities of their homes. Yet, sometimes the very benefits buyers might be interested in are overlooked

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Have an Eco-Friendly Home? Make Sure Buyers Know It

Moreira on Success: Be Flexible, Willing to Change and Never Stop Learning

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Moreira on Success: Be Flexible, Willing to Change and Never Stop Learning

Replace Short Sales With Your "New Homes" Team

Here’s a tongue twister: If Sally sells short sales down by the sea shore how many sales will Sally sell short if Sally doesn’t close any short sales?

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Replace Short Sales With Your "New Homes" Team

Tighter Requirements for FHA Loans Loom

It’s about to get tougher to qualify for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage, often considered the replacement loan for the collapsed subprime market.

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Tighter Requirements for FHA Loans Loom

California Homeownership Without Mortgage Payments: Homeowner Associations Pay For California Mortgage Moratoriums

While some people struggle to keep their mortgage payments current, others are living in their houses for free. Not only are they not making mortgage payments but they are being offered incentives when they don’t

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Nine Leadership Mistakes to Consider As You Rebuild Real Estate

A word of advice for builders, contractors, developers and all other players interested in re-building strength back into the real estate marketplace: only strong, balanced, and experienced leadership at the executive level will pull the industry through to the next upcycle.

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What’s My Real Estate Really Worth?

How much is your real estate—your house, condominium unit, cottage, income property—worth in this market? PJ Wade has a few questions and suggestions for you whether a value popped into your head or not.

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What’s My Real Estate Really Worth?

Mortgage Rates: The Calm Before the Storm?

Despite being just 3 1/2 weeks from the much anticipated end of government purchasing of mortgage-backed securities, mortgage rates remain steady.

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Mortgage Rates: The Calm Before the Storm?

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