LA Real Estate Advice: Home Loan Purchase Demand Up for a 3rd Straight Week

LA Real Estate Advice: Home Loan Purchase Demand Up for a 3rd Straight Week

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 04, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Hope for a housing market that has struggled since tax credit expiration. The demand for U.S. mortgage applications to purchase homes rose last week for a third straight Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice:  How Financial Reform Affects Home Buyers

LA Real Estate Advice: How Financial Reform Affects Home Buyers

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 03, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: While the financial reform legislation won’t upend the conventions of buying or selling a home, it will precipitate key changes within the mortgage market. Even after Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Economy Still Short of Full Recovery- Bernanke

LA Real Estate Advice: Economy Still Short of Full Recovery- Bernanke

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 02, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: The economy is improving but has yet to recover fully, with high unemployment and a weak housing market leaving consumers unsettled, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Top Seven Reasons Banks are Denying Home Loan Requests

LA Real Estate Advice: Top Seven Reasons Banks are Denying Home Loan Requests

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 01, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: The lending landscape has changed quite drastically over the past several years. Practices, approvals and standards that were once widely accepted have either vanished or Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Pricing Your Kitchen Remodel – 5 Factors to Keep in Mind

LA Real Estate Advice: Pricing Your Kitchen Remodel – 5 Factors to Keep in Mind

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jul 31, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Homeowners who are looking to remodel their kitchen should keep the following factors—that can significantly affect the price of their remodel—in mind as they begin Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Fannie Mae Portfolio Grows, Delinquencies Decline

LA Real Estate Advice: Fannie Mae Portfolio Grows, Delinquencies Decline

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jul 30, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Fannie Mae (FNMA.OB) expanded its mortgage portfolio in June, while the rate of late payments on loans it guarantees fell in May to the lowest level this year, the largest Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Set New Low Again

LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Set New Low Again

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jul 29, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: National average for a 30-year fixed loan is at 4.54 percent. Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record for the fifth time in six weeks, making homebuying and Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: 1st Time Home Buyers- Tips to Make Your House a Home

LA Real Estate Advice: 1st Time Home Buyers- Tips to Make Your House a Home

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jul 28, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: After getting the keys to their new homes, many first-time home buyers are excited about finally having the opportunity to personalize and furnish their new house. From Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Home Ownership Falls to Lowest Level in 11 Years

LA Real Estate Advice: Home Ownership Falls to Lowest Level in 11 Years

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jul 27, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: The number of Americans who own homes fell in the second quarter of the year to the lowest level since 1999, said a government survey released Tuesday. The Census Bureau Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Doubling Down on Housing

LA Real Estate Advice: Doubling Down on Housing

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jul 26, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Record-Low Interest Rates and a Scary Stock Market Are Prompting Investors To Sink Even More Money Into Their Homes. The housing crash has left at least 11 million people Read More >

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