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An Update on PMI Tax Deductions

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by Glenn Setzer on January 29 2007, 8:00 AM

In December we published an article about a provision in the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 which was passed in the waning days of the 109th Congress (December 12, PMI Deduction Buried in the Closing Acts of Congress.) At that time the final version...
New And Existing Home Sales Continue Retreat From Record Highs

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by Glenn Setzer on January 26 2007, 8:00 AM

First read the press release issued on Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors regarding data on the sale of existing homes in December and for all of 2006 and then read the New York Times article on the same topic. We will then have a spirited...
Mortgage Rates Continue Upward Trend While Applications Slow

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by Glenn Setzer on January 24 2007, 8:00 AM

Longer term mortgage rates were up again, albeit only slightly, during the week ending January 18 according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Loan application activity decreased 8.4 percent on......
The Truth, Sort Of, About Open Houses

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by Glenn Setzer on January 23 2007, 8:00 AM

Well honestly, there are no truths, only opinions. And there are few real estate issues where opinions are more numerous and more nuanced than the open house . Some agents love them; some consider them a necessary evil or a service to keep clients happy...
Permits and Housing Starts Reflect Builder Optimism

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by Glenn Setzer on January 22 2007, 8:00 AM

Home builders are growing increasingly more confident about the economy and the real estate market and that was reflected in the most recent report on residential construction in the U.S. for the month of January. The National Association of Home Builders...
Mortgage Rates Up and MBA Issues Long Term Forecast

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by Glenn Setzer on January 18 2007, 8:00 AM

Both long and short term interest rates were up again during the week ended January 11 according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. MBA also released its economic forecasts for the next three years......
Luxury Home Sales Hold Their Own In Down Housing Market

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by Glenn Setzer on January 17 2007, 8:00 AM

The housing market is in a bit of a funk and home prices are not rising as fast as they did a year or so ago, but the outrageously expensive home market is alive and well, at least according to the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing which issued a recent...
Freddie Mac: Three Trends Will Impact Home Market and Financing

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by Glenn Setzer on January 16 2007, 8:00 AM

The January 2007 Economic Outlook which is published last week by the Office of the Chief Economist at Freddie Mac was headlined " The Remodeled Housing Market " and was focused on economic trends. But first it recapped the current housing market......
NAR To Launch $40 Million Ad Campaign

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by Glenn Setzer on January 12 2007, 8:00 AM

The National Association of Realtors is not sitting back and waiting for the housing downturn to end. The association, one of if not the largest professional organization in the country is going on the offensive with a $40 million advertising campaign...
Freddie Mac Releases Results Of Annual ARM Survey

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by Glenn Setzer on January 11 2007, 8:00 AM

Freddie Mac 23rd Annual Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) Survey released last week contained few surprises. The three major findings were:...
Mortgage Rates Take A New Year Holiday

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by Glenn Setzer on January 10 2007, 8:00 AM

Mortgage interest rates were virtually unchanged during the first week of 2007 according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey. According to MBA mortgage loan application volume was up 16.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from...
Reply.com Moves To Corner A Niche Of The Real Estate Industry

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by Glenn Setzer on January 08 2007, 8:00 AM

The Web is truly getting crowded with real estate web sites, each trying to carve out its own niche. Reply.com has taken a different approach. Rather than listings readers are invited to make an unsolicited offer on any property in which they have an...
Green House Exhibit Is An Invitation To Think Twice About The Environment

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by Glenn Setzer on January 05 2007, 8:00 AM

The main reason we ventured to Washington D.C. and the National Building Museum was the museum's nearly year-long Green House exhibit . The exhibit, which runs through June 3, 2007 is not large but is filled with information on green basics, energy-saving...
Mortgage Rates Move Higher On Consumer Spending and Calendar

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by Glenn Setzer on January 03 2007, 8:00 AM

Inflation jitters caused mortgages rates to increase a bit during the last full week of 2006 according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey released by Freddie Mac for the period ending December 28. Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief...
Federal Reserve Issues New CHARM Handbook for Consumers and Lenders

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by Glenn Setzer on January 02 2007, 8:00 AM

The Federal Reserve Board seldom giveth, but they did send home buyers and owners as well as real estate professionals a bit of a holiday present last week. The Board in conjunction with the Office of Thrift Supervision issued a revised version of its...

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