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Interview: Andy Florance on Restoring Transparency and Putting Agents ‘Back in Front of America’

Above, a screenshot from one of Homes.com’s new ads featuring Dan Levy of “Schitt’s Creek” fame and SNL’s Heidi Gardner.  During one of America’s most enduring traditions, Super Bowl Sunday, Homes.com plans to make history, regardless of who takes home the championship trophy.  Through four commercials reaching some 113 million viewers, the rapidly ascending real… […]

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Student Debt Holding Back Millennials

The typical millennial student loan debt load is $ 41,200, which is greater than their average annual income, $ 38,800. This has delayed several major financial and personal milestones, including buying a home.  www.nar.realtor – Real Estate Story Ideas

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Inflation Is Back in a Big Way: What That Means for Borrowers and Mortgages

(TNS)—Inflation hit 6.8% in November, its loftiest level since the long-ago era of Reaganomics and America’s war on inflation. If prices continue to soar, mortgage rates will head higher, too. But there’s a silver lining to this cloud for borrowers as well. Today’s combination of low mortgage rates and high inflation is exceedingly rare. So […]

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Breaking News: Build Back Better Goes to Senate

The roughly $ 1.75 trillion bill spares real estate investment from the most-feared taxes and includes key NAR priorities like investments in affordable housing and down payment assistance. www.nar.realtor – Fair Housing

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Considering Cutting Back Homeowners Insurance Coverage to Save? Press Pause on That

If money is running tight and you’re looking for ways to cut back, you may be tempted to cut into your homeowners insurance coverage. This could be a mistake. If you don’t have adequate coverage and your house gets damaged or destroyed, or someone gets seriously injured on your property, you may be on the […]

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Student Loan Debt Holding Back Majority of Millennials from Homeownership

Student Loan Debt Is Curbing Millennial Homeownership Americans with high student debt often must choose between retirement investment, buying a home, getting married, starting a family, or saving money. Media Contact:  Tori Syrek

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Pending Home Sales Bounce Back 8.0% in May

Pending Home Sales Bounce Back 8.0% in May All four regions of the U.S. registered both month-over-month increases and year-over-year gains for pending home sales contract transactions in May. Media Contact:  Quintin Simmons 202-383-1178

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Existing Home Price Appreciation Hits All-Time High and New Home Sales Bounce Back

Economic and Housing Weekly Note – April 23, 2021…(read more) Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it. Around The Web

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UI Says HARP 2.0 Could Help Pandemic-Era Borrowers; Rates Back to Recent Lows

The Urban Institute (UI) is advocating for a streamlined refinancing program similar to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) which aided many homeowners during the Great Recession to assist those impacted by the pandemic. HARP, which was used by more than 3.4 million borrowers between 2009 and 2018, offered simplified documentation, automated appraisals, no or […]

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Pending Home Sales Inch Back 0.3% in December

Pending Home Sales Inch Back 0.3% in December Despite dropping slightly in the last month of 2020, the latest pending home sales registered as the highest ever recorded in the month of December. Media Contact:  Quintin Simmons 202-383-1178

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