Tag Archives: Homebuyers

Why Housing Affordability Is at Risk

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 3.68 percent last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. From 1985 through 1999, rates ranged from 6 to 13 percent. Present low rates have allowed buyers to purchase more … Continue reading

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Real estate apps can help, overwhelm homebuyers

Raj Aurora has been searching to buy his first home for the last three months, but hasn’t wasted time looking at condos he knows he won’t like and hasn’t even needed to meet his agent, all thanks to real estate … Continue reading

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Homebuyers don’t always do what they say they will

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Housing’s Recovery Means Fewer Can Afford Homes

Rising home prices are not the only factors hitting home affordability. Fees charged to lenders by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (known as “guarantee fees” for bundling and selling mortgages) began rising dramatically in the past month and are now … Continue reading

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Denver Real Estate Market Continues to Sizzle

DENVER, CO, Jul 05, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – The latest data from Metrolist(R), the largest real estate multiple listing service (MLS) serving Colorado real estate agents, show May to be another impressive month for Denver Metro area home sales. … Continue reading

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Foreclosure Investors are Double-Edged Sword

The best and most expeditious way to clear the vast inventory of foreclosed properties weighing down today’s housing market is to get more investors in and sell them these properties at bulk discounts. That’s what the Obama administration and Federal … Continue reading

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EquityLock Solutions Announces Relationships with RE/MAX, Keller Williams …

Three real-estate brokerages and a homebuilder to provide Home Price Protection™ DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)– EquityLock Solutions recently finalized agreements with RE/MAX International, Keller Williams Realty and Prudential Real Estate. In addition, Stonecrest Homes, an Atlanta-based homebuilder, will include Home Price Protection … Continue reading

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Money, I bid you adieu

Illustration: Michael Mucci SOME days are diamonds, some days are stones … Never thought I would be quoting John Denver but there you go. Murphy put me on to Lawsons auctions on Friday, where lot 1291A was a maple bookcase … Continue reading

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Existing Home Sales Fall Less Than Expected

Sales of existing homes fell 3.8 percent in May, not as deep a drop as some had forecast, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.81 million units. April’s figure was revised down to 5 million. Potential homebuyers continue to … Continue reading

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Denver-area homes under contract in May up 23 percent from year ago

Homes under contract in May in metro Denver increased 23 percent from a year ago, driven by high rents that have made buying homes more attractive, real-estate analyst Gary Bauer said. There were 4,777 homes under contract, compared with 3,883 … Continue reading

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