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Rise in Mortgage Applications!

Mortgage apps jump 10 per cent Mortgage applications jumped in the week ending April 8 according to the Mortgage Bankers’ Association. Its Market Composite Index was up 10 per cent on both an un-adjusted and seasonally-adjusted basis compared to the … Continue reading

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Tax Deduction for Renters

A new bill hopes to provide some relief to renters who are faced with skyrocketing rental costs – by giving them a tax break. If approved, the bill would allow renters to deduct what they pay for rent from their … Continue reading

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More realtors report housing market gains

Latest data from real estate agents in Iowa and Connecticut show that the markets were strong in October. Iowa Association of Realtors report that the median sale price rose by 8.7 per cent year-over-year to $137,500. Home sales dipped to … Continue reading

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Latest Supreme Court ruling…..

Much of the country’s attention has been on the United States Supreme Court’s rulings on marriage equality and the Affordable Care Act last week, but the nation’s highest court also handed down an important housing decision that looks at whether … Continue reading

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Considering a Property Manager ?

Moving in a new city and have no certain knowledge about the city can be quite embarrassing sometimes and you may end up in a place full of troubles while looking for a residence. To avoid such problems you should … Continue reading

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Historic Homes

Owning a historic home these days is more a matter of reverence for history than investing to make money. Consider, for example, the case of Kentucky attorneys Sandra Freeburger and Merritt S. Deitz Jr. Shortly before their marriage in the … Continue reading

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Will Oil Prices Affect Real Estate in 2015 ?

Texas employs some of the largest energy companies in the world. Houston alone is home to more oil companies than anywhere in the world.  In 2014 the Governor’s office reported twenty companies headquartered in Houston having total revenues just under … Continue reading

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Real Estate Predictions for 2015

Expect the home-purchase market to strengthen along with the economy in 2015, according to Freddie Mac’s U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook for November. “The good news for 2015 is that the U.S. economy appears well-poised to sustain about a … Continue reading

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A New Home – Kentucky Style

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Until recently, Joann Priddy lived in third world conditions while caring for her disabled mother and sister in a wood-frame shack south of Elizabethtown, Ky. She cooked meals atop a wood-burning stove made from an oil drum, … Continue reading

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Economic Advisor – Weekly Update

Incomes and spending were a key newsmaker last week with personal income increasing in May by $69.4 billion 0.5 percent, and personal consumption expenditures PCE increasing by $29 billion, or 0.3 percent, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported last week. … Continue reading

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