Question: I’m a former elementary school teacher who now sells real estate.
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Newspapers have been crummy to the real estate industry for years, from ridiculous per-inch pricing to scathing editorials about commissions.
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If you’re looking for counter-cyclical real estate investments — those that defy the general downswing underway in the housing market — you’ve heard us here at Realty Times talk about farmland, which is tied to global commodities demands and the biofuels boom.
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The strength of home prices in Topeka, Kansas are reflective of what s been happening around the state in the last 12 months — weathering an economic storm while other states have not been as lucky.
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Millions of homeowners need help and are facing possible foreclosure but not many are reaching out for it. In fact, it’s estimated that 60 percent of borrowers will never establish communication with their lender prior to losing their homes.
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Though the economy for the entire nation is sluggish now, many economists are expecting a rebound by the second half of next year.
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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 5.87 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending March 20, 2008, down from last week when it averaged 6.13 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year [...]

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It actually wasn’t all that long ago that the term short sale was unfamiliar to a lot of real estate practitioners and a good portion of the general public. How quickly things have changed. A Google search for real estate short sale yields more than 600,000 entries. Real estate agents are inundated with flyers, ads, [...]

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