Preparing Your Home for Sale: Cleaning and Decluttering for Maximum Impact
Before listing your house for sale, cleaning and decluttering it may significantly affect its saleability and perceived worth. A crowded, filthy, or disorderly property might make it more challenging for potential buyers to picture themselves living there, which can...
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Biggest Players in Real Estate Appraisals
A new report has identified four companies, including two financial institutions, as being the key players in the real estate appraisal market over...
Mortgage Rates Dip, Could Recede Further
A small decline in mortgage rates this past week could be followed by a slightly larger drop next week. Two indices for adjustable-rate mortgages...
North Dakota Seeks Waiver of Appraisal Requirements
A severe shortage of real estate appraisers has North Dakota officials making a request to waive appraisal reports, at least temporarily, on some...
Fixed and ARM Mortgage Rates Rise
Across the board, interest rates on residential loans moved higher this past week. Also rising were indices on adjustable-rate mortgages. Freddie...
Mortgage Rates Rise, Could Climb More
Mortgage rates inched up this past week and could extend the increase in next week's report. One longer-term forecast has the escalation continuing...
SF Endorsements Up, Delinquency Down at FHA
Monthly new business was moderately higher in the Federal Housing Administration's residential business, while loan performance improved. But...