Daily Archives: July 1, 2012

Tried and True Tips for New Home Buyers and New Home Owners

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Posted: 03 Jun 2012 , HomeFinders Opening doors Blog Whether you are preparing to be a first-time homeowner or you’ve recently purchased your dream house, we have some tried and true tips from industry experts, Dottie Herman, President and CEO … Continue reading →

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Suburban Flight No More?

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New census data reveals that many cities are growing faster than their  suburbs for the first time in decades. BY Courtney Hollands POSTED ON 6/29/2012, BostonMagazine Out of the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas,  more than half — 27, to … Continue reading →

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Foreclosure Inch Down Nationally, and in Mass.

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Friday, June 29, 2012, Bankers&Tradesmen About 1.4 million homes, or about 3.4 percent of all homes with a mortgage, were in the national foreclosure inventory as of May, according to CoreLogic. That’s down from 1.5 million homes, or about 3.5 … Continue reading →

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Pending Home Sales Bounce Back in May

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NAR forecasts sales of existing homes sales will jump 9.5% this year By Inman News Inman News®, July 1st, 2012 After a month-to-month dip in April, pending sales of existing homes jumped back to a two-year high in May, according … Continue reading →

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Should FHA Get out of Reverse Mortgages?

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Some fear exodus would leave seniors underserved by private market By Tom Kelly Inman News®, July 1st, 2012 It’s been a busy few weeks for the reverse mortgage industry. Not only did its biggest player, MetLife, announce it will no … Continue reading →

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HouseCalls: A Clean Closing is Always Best

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Linda Goodspeed for The Patriot Ledger, June 29th, 2012 Question:  My daughter and son-in-law have made a down payment on a new home.  They want to move into the home before school starts in September and scheduled a closing date … Continue reading →

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