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2017’s Hottest ZIP Codes
For the second consecutive year, Watauga, Texas, is the hottest ZIP code in the U.S.,…
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Lower Rates Spark Higher Loan Demand
A slight decrease in mortgage rates brought refinancers and home shoppers back to lenders last…
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Where You Can Still Snag a Foreclosed Property
Foreclosure filings have sunk to a more than 11-year low. However, foreclosures haven’t dried up…
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Real Estate Cyberfraud Continues. Is It Time To Return To Paper?
Cybercrime continues to thrive in the real estate brokerage environment. By this, I don't mean…
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Lot Prices in Midwest Hit Record High
Builders are paying more for new-home lots, and those expenses will be passed on to…
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Top Amenities for Relocating Baby Boomers
Baby boomers say they want to move to a home that has a multicar garage…
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Mortgage Rates Take a Leap This Week
Borrowers saw financing costs for a mortgage move higher this week. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage…
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Owners, Appraisers More Eye-to-Eye on Prices
For the fourth consecutive month, the gap between homeowner and appraiser opinions on property values…
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Amazon Teeters Into Selling Homes… Kind Of
Between its own stock and the offerings by third parties that use its storefront, Amazon…
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As Rates Rise, Loan Demand Softens
Mortgage applications dropped across the board last week as interest rates surged to their highest…