Archive for February, 2009

Mortgage fees to increase

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are increasing their fees and major mortgage

The future of giant real estate companies

There is a lot of buzz in the residential real estate industry now about what will change as the industry endures the most recent market downturn. Lower sales and even lower prices are stripping profits from large real estate firms forcing bankruptcies and mergers.
Last year Help-U-Sell filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. When you think about [...]

Foreclosed homes in Raleigh

Just how many foreclosure are listed for sale in Raleigh? According to Trulia.com there are 778

Housing and the Obama Stimulus Package – Status Report

National Association of Realtors Economic Stimulus Bill Update

The information shown below is a real estate lobbyist in Washington, D.C. providing

Average Mortgage Rates

The past week was a good week for mortgage rates. These are the lates rates I found from bankrate.com:

Economic stimulus: Buying our way out?

What do I know about finance? Beyond a HUD statement and my retirement plan, not much.
News from today shows the Senate has given more attention to

Fair Housing Violations

An example of political correctness that has gone a bit over the top:

The text in the blue box was a recent ad I tried to write on Realtor.com. I tried to tell readers that no smokers or pets have been in

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