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Are Lower Mortgage Rates Working? For Some, Yes; for Others, No

RISMEDIA, February 17, 2009-(MCT)-Low mortgage rates could be a big help to first-time home buyer Nicole Landstrom, who expects to close a sale on a three-bedroom starter in Vancouver this month. With 30-year mortgage interest rates hovering at 5% since mid December, she just couldn't wait any longer to buy, said Landstrom, 25, who spent months looking for her first house. She has watched home prices decline and interest rates drop significantly since beginning


Real estate Q&A – Condo Buying & Understanding the Codes, Covenants and Restrictions

RISMEDIA, February 9, 2009-(MCT)-Q. My wife and I helped our daughter, financially, with the purchase of a condominium in October. We were given the Codes, Covenants and Restrictions for the homeowner's association prior to the close of escrow, and it indicated that the complex had 12 guest parking spaces. The ...


Job-Loss Protection Made Available to Home and Auto Buyers

RISMEDIA, February 6, 2009-Creative Alliances, LLC announced that it has secured a preferred relationship with the Rainy Day Foundation (a Washington, DC 501 (c) 3) to provide their HELP Credit Counseling and Financial Protection Package which is available to the home buying and automobile buying marketplace. Central within this package ...


The Road to ‘Sold’

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Hope in the California Housing Market – Lower prices, Interest Rates Equal Opportunity for Buyers

RISMEDIA, February 3, 2009-(MCT)-Guadalupe and Ariana Sanchez represent hope in the housing market. The 28-year-old couple with four children just bought their first home. ...


FHA Loans Become Hot Option – Less-stringent standards Spurs Local Popularity

By Chris Churchill ...


Friday’s Featured Listing – Antiquity Subdivision Focuses on Historic American Architecture

RISMEDIA, January 30, 2009-Gaze up and down the streets of the Antiquity subdivision in Cornelius, North Carolina and you'll see pristine homes and a carefully developed neighborhood. Constructed by the Cunnane Group out of Charlotte, Antiquity is a nationally recognized "Smart Growth" plan featuring a vibrant, walkable community integrated with ...


Downsizing a Home Requires Cutting Contents, too

By Greg Pearson ...


Moving with Pets – Impossible or Possible?

RISMEDIA, January 21, 2009-With people moving worldwide for work, Boxers are going bicoastal and cats are clearing through customs on a daily basis. Moving isn't just stressful for people, it's equally stressful for pets. So when it comes to moving pets, pre-planning is very important as animals can be very ...


Foreclosed Homes Can Be Good Deals, Bargains for Buyers

By LaTina Emerson RISMEDIA, January 20, 2009-(MCT)-Buying a foreclosure property was Amanda Rasch's only hope of owning her own home. After fleeing New Orleans to escape Hurricane Katrina in 2005


Regional Spotlight – In Home Sales, a Buyer’s Market

By Brook Stockberger ...


Consumers On Alert for Mover Scams

By Amy Baldwin ...


Home Buyers Advised to Look Before They Leap

By John Spence ...


Optimize Your Clients’ Results – 10 Real Estate Resolutions For Buyers and Sellers

RISMEDIA, January 12, 2009-The New Year is here, and many are more resolved than ever to achieve real estate goals that went by the wayside in 2008 due to economic and other concerns. But, what's one to do to optimize their chances of success amid what's still a tumultuous, highly ...


Tips for Packing for a Move, Inexpensively

By Sharon Harvey Rosenberg ...



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