In Albuquerque, New Mexico, the only statistic headed south these days is unemployment. Strong job growth in the state s largest city drives wages and home prices in an area that continues to beat the odds in real estate. Rated as the No. 1 real estate market in the West by Forbes, Albuquerque home sellers [...]

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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 6.10 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending November 29, 2007, down from last week when it averaged 6.20 percent as well. Last year at this time, [...]

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In Albuquerque, New Mexico, the only statistic headed south these days is unemployment. Strong job growth in the state s largest city drives wages and home prices in an area that continues to beat the odds in real estate. Rated as the No. 1 real estate market in the West by Forbes, Albuquerque home sellers [...]

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The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight kept 2008 conforming loan limits purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at $417,000, but it’s considering lower limits if housing prices continue to fall. Meanwhile, The House is trying to get higher Enterprise loans limits passed, but the Senate won’t cooperate.
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Real estate agents continue to get the job done even in the softer housing market, according to buyers and sellers who work with them.
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Maybe it’s the beginning of a trend: For the second straight week, there’s been more economic good news for housing and real estate than bad.
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Just imagine, your real estate agent is showing you a print out from the Multiple Listing Service of a home you might want to buy. On the sheet is something you’ve never seen before.
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If you’re what’s known as an “opportunity investor” in real estate, looks like your prime time may be now … or very soon!
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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that existing-home sales in the U.S. will drop from 6.48 million last year to 5.67 million in 2007, and that the Pending Home Sales Index is down 20.4 per cent compared to last year. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) says that 2007 will close with 521,000 existing-home [...]

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