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House Hunters Kicking Off Shopping Season Early

house huntersHouse Hunters Kicking Off Shopping Season Early 

The winter months are often seen as a down time for the housing market as sellers and buyers tend to wait until the spring for the new year’s activity to begin in earnest, but given how strong the real estate industry has been in general over the last year, it seems many were unwilling to wait. February…

State Programs to Provide Programs to First Time Home Buyers

colorado real estateState Programs to Provide Programs to First Time Home Buyers 

The tax credit of the federal government has disappeared, but there are several state programs offered for first-time home buyers these days. States give out millions of dollars in grants yearly to first-time home buyers, which can range between $3000 and $15000 for each family. However, majority of…

Mortgage Rates Start the New Year Near All-Time Record Lows

mortgage ratesMortgage Rates Start the New Year Near All-Time Record Lows (via MarketWire)

SOURCE: Freddie Mac January 03, 2013 10:00 ET MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwire - Jan 3, 2013) - Freddie Mac (OTCBB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey(R) (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates continuing to hover near their all-time record lows helping to keep homebuyer affordability…