Home prices continued to drop in May from years before. The median price of a single-family home in May was 15.8% lower than in May 2007. This was the largest drop in eight years. Nationally home price are consistant with where they were in August of 2004; there has also not been a month to month
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08/05/2008
Five Easy Ways to Declutter Your Bedroom: 1) Under the bed storage- a king size bed takes up 42 sq. ft. of valuable space. You can buy tubs specially made to fit under a bed. These tubs can hold out-of-season clothing or shoes. If you don't want a typical tub you can buy sliding drawers for under
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07/14/2008
Bring the outside indoors this summer! In the spring and summer months, it's always refreshing to see greenery or potted plants or a lush hanging planter inside. It brings appeal and impact especially if you're trying to sell your home this summer. Mature plants are nice as well because they add
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07/11/2008
It's birthday time, the National Association of Home Builders' Model Green Home Building Guidelines are celebrating their second birthday. The new company works with twelve states to help local home-building companies to enter a voluntary green building program (with more than a dozen on the way)
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07/11/2008
No matter how are you try you cannot get another first impression. With these ten easy tips you can make the most of your first impression. You already take steps to get perspective buyers in the door with curb appeal but if your house is disorganized, dirty, or poorly laid out then they won't st
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07/11/2008
Falling home prices unmasking application fraudBy Inman News, Thursday, March 13, 2008. The number of suspicious activity reports related to mortgage fraud increased 31 percent in 2007 compared to the year before, to 46,717, with 60 percent of those incidents involving false claims on loan applic
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03/14/2008
NEHEMIAH IS HERE TO STAY IN INDIANA. THE JUDGE HAS RULED AND THE ISSUE IS DEAD UNLESS CONGRESS PASSES A NEW LAW! Here is the letter stating the facts: Dear Colleague, I am pleased to announce that Nehemiah was victorious in its litigation against HUD! Judge Lawrence K. Karlton of the United S
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03/04/2008
I found this interesting Article at Realty Times and thought I'd share it with you all.Is the IRS Targeting Real Estate Agents? by Diane Kennedy The days of the kinder, gentler IRS are over. The management of the IRS has purportedly told the auditors to "audit more rigorously and go collect some
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02/22/2008
Spring is around the corner and it's time to start thinking about sprucing up your home, whether it is for sale on the market or not. Start planning ahead for those summer months and design an inspiring front lawn with these helpful tips. They will help set you apart from the other homes in your
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02/15/2008
Real Estate Articles from Inman News Overnight real estate rates still rising30-year fixed rate at 5.76%; 10-year Treasury yield at 3.81%Friday, February 15, 2008Inman NewsLong-term mortgage interest rates rose again Thursday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield increased to 3.81 percen
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02/15/2008