At their recent convention and expo in Las Vegas, the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) released the 2007 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. Each year NAR conducts an extensive survey among people who have either sold or purchased a home during the previous year.
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Now that the tree is down, the ornaments are tucked safely away, and the holiday decorations are back in storage bins, your house may seem a bit blas , empty, or uninteresting.
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For 250,000 lucky Maryland homeowners the holiday season brought a special gift: Two compact fluorescent light bulbs from Allegheny Power, the big utility that serves the western part of the state.
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Realty Times has said it before and we’ll say it again. Home prices have dropped, inventories are at 10-month supplies, and interest rates are hovering near record lows. If those aren’t buying signals, nothing is, but the National Association of Realtors reports that buyers are timing the market and waiting for better deals.
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I don’t know about you, but my email inbox is getting flooded with solicitations for Foreclosure Investment Workshops. Without a doubt, now is the time to make some money on the buy!
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The same new federal law that offers relief from mortgage debt forgiveness taxes, also extends tax benefits for many more homeowners who pay mortgage insurance.
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If you’re looking for a piece of Florida at the lowest price you’ll see in years, then 2008 may be that year to buy into the Sunshine State. Condominium inventory has soared over the last 20 months and about 35,000 units were recently completed or about to be completed this year, according to Florida Trend [...]

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You know the stat. Everyone knows the stat. These days, 80 percent of consumers begin their search for real estate information online, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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