Daily Archives: August 17, 2012

Mortgage Rates Rise for Third Straight Week

By Justin T. Hilley • August 16, 2012 • HousingWire.com Stronger economic activity placed upward pressure on long-term Treasury yields, and, in turn, lifted mortgage rates up for a third straight week. The Freddie Mac survey showed the 30-year, fixed-rate … Continue reading

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Home Improvements that Sell

Realtytimes.com, August 16th, 2012 Realtors and home sellers are somewhat at odds on what home improvements to complete when it’s time to sell, but they generally agree on the value of improvements. Full Story: http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20120816_improvements.htm

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Stop Foundation Issue from Killing Sale

Engineer’s letter can help put prospective buyers at ease By Barry Stone, Inman News®, August 17th, 2012 DEAR BARRY: We bought our home last year. It was a fixer-upper, but our home inspector found no major problems. After spending $75,000 … Continue reading

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