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Home Purchase Applications Rise 6.3% Applications to purchase homes increased 6.3 percent last week compared to the previous week on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association weekly survey. On an unadjusted basis, purchases rose 4 percent compared to the previous ...
09/08/2010
Something that should be posted in every school . . . Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it! Rule 2: The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself. Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high...
09/07/2010
Arkansas Homes Sales Up in June According to the data collected by the Arkansas REALTORS Association, and published in Arkansas Business, homes sales in Arkansas were up .56% in June.  Hey, that isn't much, but at least it is moving in the right direction. Pulaski County was actually down by 2% w...
09/07/2010
Little Rock Ranks #6 Little Rock's MSA ranks #6 among 315 US Markets for making single-family real estate investments, according to a recent survey by Local Market Monitor Inc. According to the survey, Little Rock was labeled a good market for conservative investors.  LMM forecasted a moderate dr...
09/07/2010
Exceeding Expectations, Pending Home Sales Rise 5.2% from rismedia.com RISMEDIA, September 3, 2010-Following a sharp drop in the months immediately after the expiration of the home buyer tax credit, pending home sales have modestly risen, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Pen...
09/03/2010
Sellers, You Need a Digital Marketing Strategy I have been 'facebooking' with college friends of mine who are trying to sell a home in Nebraska for 6 months now.  As I was providing my expert and professional (sarcasm) opinion on the matter, it did shock me that the current agent was only doing t...
09/03/2010
Frugal Tips for Making a Home More Appealing Homeowners who want to sell but don't have a lot of cash to spruce up their properties might consider these tips from Bankrate.com (and comments from me) for upgrading a property without spending a fortune. Polish up the kitchen. Add new cabinet door h...
09/02/2010
EXIT Realty is Growing! New Licensee Picks EXIT Realty Deaton Group Little Rock, Arkansas (Grassroots Newswire) August 26, 2010 -- Summer Ajlouni joins the growing team at EXIT Realty Deaton Group.   "We are excited about having Summer on our team at EXIT Realty Deaton Group.  She is excited abou...
09/02/2010
Do we need another tax credit? A recent article from realtor.org, says the tax credit needed to end and another would not be good.  Rumors have been flying around about the possibility of another tax credit.  Many experts, including real estate agents, agree that another tax credit should not be ...
09/01/2010
15 Year Mortgages are on the Rise According to a recent article on Yahoo, the volume of 15 years mortgages is on the rise, with refinancing.  It has always been my opinion NOT to recommend a 15 year mortgage to a new buyer, or someone buying their next home.  The main reason being that when you s...
09/01/2010
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