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May 6, 2013Fewer couples are waiting until their wedding – to buy a house.
About one in four married couples between the ages of 18 to 34 bought their first house together before getting married, according to a recent survey by...
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April 29, 2013Do you crave the privacy of a single-family home, but fear a still-sluggish market when it’s time to move? Have you always dreamed of a downtown condo with no lawn to mow, but hear horror stories of selling at a loss when your future family...
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April 18, 2013Some homeowners trapped under the wave of declining home values may be surprised to find their property taxes haven’t tanked as well.
Others may find their property taxes are far higher than neighbors in comparable homes because of...
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April 16, 2013NEW YORK (MainStreet) — For a small portion of homeowners, the five-year adjustable-rate...
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April 10, 2013As the housing market heats up, eager buyers are refusing to wait until the for-sale signs appear.
Instead, they are knocking on the doors of attractive properties, leaving letters in strangers' mailboxes, scanning foreclosure listings...
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April 8, 2013NEW YORK (BankingMyWay) — Is the American Dream evaporating into the cultural mist?
For centuries, a huge building block of the American Experience was the attainment of...
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April 5, 2013Searching the paper for open house listings can be a fun way to spend a Sunday morning, but potential home buyers looking to save money shouldn’t start there.
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March 26, 2013NEW YORK (MainStreet) — There’s an avalanche of housing data coming out this week. Pulled together, it offers one conclusion to homeowners:
Go ahead and pop that “for...
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March 20, 2013The Federal Reserve has a pledge to keep interest rates low until unemployment falls below 6.5 percent and inflation tops 2.5 percent. But with the...
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March 14, 2013NEW YORK (MainStreet) — New foreclosures are up, and that could prove to be a drag on the U...
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