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07 Jan 2014

Case Shiller Price Index Shows Highest Year-Over-Year Gains Since 2006

Housing Analysis

The Case-Shiller 10 and 20-City Home Price Indices for October were released on December 31. Although home prices in most cities continued to show year-over-year gains, the pace of home price appreciation is expected to slow in 2014. Year-over-year increases have been in double digit territory since March 2013, but month-to-month readings suggest that the rate of increasing home prices is slowing. According to David Blitzer, Chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, "...the monthly numbers show that we are living on borrowed time and the boom is fading." The 10 and 20 city indices are showing…

06 Jan 2014

By Mark Feder

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – January 6, 2014

Mortgage Rates

The last week of 2013 brought relatively good news in view of the economic roller coaster rides caused by legislative impasse. A brief shutdown of federal government agencies, and nail-biting suspense over if and when the FOMC of the Federal Reserve would taper its quantitative easing program. Last week's news was not high in volume due to the New Year holiday, but it does suggest that a general economic recovery is progressing and that housing markets are leading the "charge!". Here are the details: The NAR's data of month-to-month reading of 0.20 percent showed an increase of 0.20 percent over…

03 Jan 2014

By Mark Feder

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5 Ways To Use Your Dead Christmas Tree

Around The Home

The holiday season is coming to an end. It's time to pack up the stockings, and take the ornaments off the tree. That tree was a beautiful Christmas decoration, but now that the evergreen is turning brown, and its needles are falling all over the carpet, you realize it's time to get it out of the house. But don't just throw it away. You have several options. Here are five interesting ways to use your dead Christmas tree. It's For The Birds Keep the tree in its stand and set it outside. You can put some birdhouses in it, or…

02 Jan 2014

By Mark Feder

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Face The Numbers, A Mortgage That Works For You

Home Mortgage Tips

Before taking out a mortgage to buy a home, it's time to take a realistic survey of your finances so that you can determine your price range and what size of home you can comfortably afford. Buying a home that suits your finances will mean that your mortgage payments will be easily within your budget and won't cause you financial stress. Stay In Your Price Range Many people, when offered a large mortgage by the bank, are tempted to buy homes that are outside of their price range. It's easy to see why a larger property or a more luxurious…