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Stable Housing Numbers: Down Payments Remain Elevated

Down payments greater than or equal to 20 percent were made by 34 percent of all residential home purchasers last month, a percentage that has remained relatively stable over the past year, according to the latest REALTOR® Confidence Index survey from the National Association of REALTORS®. However, over the past several years, lenders have been [...] RISMedia » Today’s Top Story susanne
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Updates with Chase and their use of Equator

In this edition we discuss some updates regarding Chase and when they expect to fully implement Equator, and what it is they’re working on for the implementation. As we previously reported, Chase has also made the decision to transfer all of their short sale work to Equator. This move will help to standardize the process [...] Real Estate Business Mentors
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SMART Goals Keep You Focused

It’s been said that people who don’t have written goals end up working for people who do. The human mind is in many ways very similar to the software in your computer, in that it requires detailed programming to make it work. Just as your computer is worthless without its programming software, so is your [...] RISMedia » Today’s Top Story susanne
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Existing-Home Sales Decline in March but Inventory Down, Prices Stabilizing

Existing-home sales were down in March but continue to outpace year-ago levels, while inventory tightened and home prices are showing further signs of stabilizing, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, declined 2.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate [...] RISMedia » Today’s Top Story susanne
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Multicultural Buyers: The New American Melting Pot

Just a cursory glance at your television is evidence: the demographic of the U.S. population has changed dramatically in the past decade. America’s population is more diverse than ever before, and savvy real estate agents should prepare now to serve a multicultural base of clients. Multicultural buyers have been important to the health of today’s [...] RISMedia » Today’s Top Story susanne
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