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2014 

Fixed mortgage rates this week moved down to their lowest levels so far in 2014, according to surveys fromFreddie Mac and finance site Bankrate.com. The average interest rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) came down to 4.32 percent (0.7 point) for the week ending January 30, Freddie Mac...
01/31/2014
Perhaps at least part of what may have been driving the hot California housing market is seller optimism.  The results of the California Association of Realtors'® (C.A.R.) 2013 California Home Sellers Survey shows sellers as much more upbeat about repurchasing a home than they have been in a whil...
01/31/2014
If buying in Vallejo or areas near Vallejo Ca belows information should become useful. 1 Know your credit history and score. Get a free copy from each of the credit reporting bureaus once a year from AnnualCreditReport.com (you have to pay for your score). Knowing what your score is will help you...
01/30/2014
The City of Vallejo encourages residents to consider serving on a City advisory committee, board and/or commission and making their voice be heard. Vallejo residents who are interested in serving on an advisory body are invited to submit an application and supplemental questionnaire for considera...
01/30/2014
Hello Everyone, When buying a home there is a lot to know, so today this topic is about your home loan. A mortgage — a loan to finance the purchase of your home — is likely the largest debt you’ll ever take on. A mortgage is actually made up of several parts — the collateral you used to secure th...
01/30/2014
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had rebounded in December, increased again in January. The Index now stands at 80.7 (1985=100), up from 77.5 in December. The Present Situation Index increased to 79.1 from 75.3 and the Expectations Index increased to 81.8 from 79 last month.C...
01/29/2014
  According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, New York, January 28, 2014 – Data through November 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed that the 10-City and 20-City Composites increased ...
01/29/2014
Hello Everyone,   Looking for a Fresh Start on Home ownership with little or low in funds for a down? Look no further because this link here maybe be able to guide you.   Down payment Assistance A few other hurdles to jump when wanting to purchase your first home, steady employment and average cr...
01/29/2014
The U.S. economic expansion will be much more broadly shared among the nation's cities and metro areas this year than it was in 2013, the U.S. Conference of Mayors says in a new report. All but seven of the nation's 363 metropolitan areas will see their economies grow this year, compared with 97 ...
01/28/2014
The co-founder/chairman and the CEO of RE/MAX were named among the most influential real estate industry executives of 2013 on two prestigious lists released last week. Dave Liniger, who founded the Denver-based real estate franchisor with his wife, Gail, in 1973, and Margaret Kelly, who became t...
01/26/2014
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