Have you ever walked into a home for sale and looked down to see stained carpet or scratched and worn flooring?
If so, you would probably agree that it doesn’t leave a positive first impression.
A Look At This Week’s Mortgage Rates : December 3, 2012
This week, there is little on the U.S. economic calendar, save for Friday’s Non-Farm Payrolls report. Wall Street is expecting to see 80,000 net new jobs created in November, and a rise in the national Unemployment Rate to 8.0%.
Simple, Inexpensive Ways To Prep Your Home For Sale
Here are four inexpensive, yet highly effective, ways to prepare your home for sale.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : October 22, 2012
Mortgage markets worsened last week, taking mortgage rates higher. The Federal Open Market Committee meets this week.
How To Improve Your FICO Score
The credit score average for approved mortgage applicant was 750 last month. From The Today Show from NBC, here are basic tips to maximize your FICO.
Florida Takes Top Foreclosure Slot For September 2012
According to foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac, in September, the number of foreclosure filings nationwide fell 7 percent from the month prior, and fell 16 percent from September 2011.
Case-Shiller index Shows Home Values Rising Nationwide, Too
Nearly five-and-one-half years after April 2007 — the housing market’s national peak — prices are finally beginning to rebound.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : October 1, 2012
For the third straight week, mortgage rates improved. This week’s jobs report threatens those gains, however.
Existing Home Sales Leap To 2-Year High
According to the National Association of REALTORS®, 4.82 million “existing homes” sold on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis in August, representing a near 8 percent improvement from the month prior and a nine percent jump from August 2011.
Foreclosures Remain Concentrated In Just A Few States
According to foreclosure data firm RealtyTrac, foreclosure activity increased 1 percent in August as compared to the month prior, climbing to just above 193,500 units nationwide.