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Great, affordable solutions to finance your dream home! Freedom Mortgage is pleased to offer first time home buyers programs available through the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA).  Achieve your home buying dreams with low rates, down payment and closing cost assistance and more! Qualified Buyers who live in Pennsylvania can take advantage of the options …

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Is your Real Estate site ready for “Smartphone Only” Internet Users   More U.S. adults are getting on the internet via their smartphone, and you may want to put more focus on how your website looks on mobile devices to make sure the experience isn’t a turnoff. Thirty-seven percent of U.S. adults typically tend to reach …

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Buyer’s Market Lifts Home Sales For the first time in two months, existing-home sales rose in May as consumers rushed to take advantage of lower mortgage rates and greater inventory. Total existing-home sales—completed transactions including single-family homes, townhomes, condos, and co-ops—jumped 2.5% month over month in May, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.34 …

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Home Investors Are Swooping In Home purchasing activity among investors has reached the highest level in the past two decades, shows a new report, “Investor Home Buying,” released by CoreLogic. The increase isn’t from the big institutional buyers of recent years, the report says, but from more smaller investors entering in. Investors appear to be …

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Long-Term Flood Insurance Reforms The Financial Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a five-year extension to the National Flood Insurance Program, the nation’s largest flood insurer. The bill also includes a mandate to improve the country’s flood maps. Congress has approved several short-term extensions to the NFIP …

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AC Upgrades Could Save Hundreds on Energy Bills The right home improvements could help shave energy bills by up to 35% or unlock up to $627 in annual savings, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Steve Chalk, who recently retired from his work at the department, told CNBC that a home energy assessment can …

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