How has the way you view your personal safety in real estate changed the way you interact with clients? Share your insights on some of the greatest safety lessons you’ve learned while working in the real estate business.
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Asking prices of for-sale homes are increasing nationwide. But some of the markets that have seen the biggest jumps in asking prices may also be those most at risk for big falls in the months ahead.
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Home sales and home equity inched higher last month, showing greater signs of stability in real estate. But the market still has a long way to go toward recovery, according to the Obama administration’s latest Housing Scorecard.
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An unpaid tax bill of just $400 could cost you your entire home in some states. A new report is calling such growing cases a second “foreclosure crisis.”
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The new-home sector is showing signs of picking up, but homebuilders say they’re increasingly concerned that they won’t be able to find enough skilled laborers to meet the rising demand.
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Record-low mortgage rates likely were behind an increase last week in mortgage applications for home purchases, viewed as an important gauge of home sales.
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Obama administration officials and lawmakers say AIG’s mortgage insurer is hampering efforts to refinance government-insured mortgages.
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