Sacramento’s owner-occupied housing market — one of the most troubled major housing markets in the nation — has become a big challenge for the market’s rental sector.
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McLEAN, VA — Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.67 percent with an average 0.4 point for the week ending June 28, 2007, down from last week when it averaged 6.69 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year [...]

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If it was only the one, past dry winter that transformed California into a tinderbox, homeowners could pray for rain.
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The City of Toronto’s Executive Committee has unanimously approved a staff recommendation that a new land transfer tax be implemented for home buyers. The tax would double current land transfer rates, and result in another $4,200 in taxes for the average Toronto home buyer. The proposal will go before the full City Council in July.
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Sustainable building is making an ever-increasing impact on both the commercial and residential real estate markets.
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How do you know when you are at risk for bankruptcy?
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Everyday, it seems, Jeff Slyter of Mortgage Lenders of America in Vancouver, Wash., receives five to 15 calls from lead generation companies. And he doesn’t like it. Not one bit.
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Well, how do you think they got to be so rich?
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The appraisal process is supposed to represent the independent valuation of properties by unbiased professionals, people paid for their opinion — whether their opinion is higher or lower than clients might like.
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