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Social Networks Influence Home Buyers

Social Networks Influence Home Buyers

Social Networks Influence Home Buyers   Social networks can carry a lot of weight in people’s lives, even having an impact on their real estate decisions. In a recent REALTOR® University Speaker Series presentation, Dr. Johannes Stroebel presented research about the influence of social networks on buyers’ home purchase decisions. Housing investment is a regular …

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Homeowners Turn to Their Equity Again

Homeowners Turn to Their Equity Again

Homeowners Turn to Their Equity Again As home values rise fast, homeowners are starting to realize they have a lot of wealth tucked into their homes, and it’s become enticing to tap into it. Since the housing crash, homeowners have been shy about accessing any of their home equity, even those who still had money …

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What Home Buyers Wish They’d Known

What Home Buyers Wish They'd Known

What Home Buyers Wish They’d Known     Nearly half of American homeowners recently surveyed said they would do something differently if they were to go through the home buying process again, according to the NerdWallet’s Home Buyer Reality Report, which analyzed the steps more than 2,200 Americans took to home ownership. If you want …

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All-Cash Sales Falling Nationwide

All-Cash Sales Falling Nationwide

All-Cash Sales Falling Nationwide   All-cash sales are on the decline, accounting for 32.4 percent of total home sales in November 2016, down 4.5 percentage points year over year, according to CoreLogic’s most recent housing data. That’s a significant drop from January 2011, when cash sales were at their peak: a whopping 46.6 percent of …

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Parents May Need a New Mortgage Perspective

Mortgage Perspective

Parents May Need a New Mortgage Perspective     Parents are having a tough time saving money. Fifty-one percent of parents recently surveyed say their mortgage was having a “major impact” on their ability to save, according to Bankrate’s Money Pulse survey for February. “It’s probably not as much about the mortgage as it is …

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Contract Signings Would Be Higher If…

Contract Signings Would Be Higher If…

Contract Signings Would Be Higher If…   Pending home sales weakened in January as insufficient supply levels of homes for sale continues to press on many markets, particularly in the Midwest and West, the National Association of REALTORS® reported Monday. NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, dropped 2.8 percent …

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What Threatens Your Closings the Most

What Threatens Your Closings the Most

What Threatens Your Closings the Most The majority of contracts settle on time, but more than a quarter of practitioners are citing delays due to common culprits. In the latest REALTORS® Confidence Index report, 29 percent of real estate professionals say they faced a delay to settlement and 5 percent reported a contract that was …

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Where FHA Loans Are the Most Popular

Where FHA Loans Are the Most Popular

Where FHA Loans Are the Most Popular   In 2016, 15.5 percent of home purchases were completed using Federal Housing Administration loans, according to ATTOM Data Solutions. For many borrowers, the FHA requires a down payment of just 3.5 percent of the purchase price of a home. The following are the eight metros with populations …

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Existing-Home Sales Reach Decade High

Existing-Home Sales Reach Decade High

Existing-Home Sales Reach Decade High   Existing-home sales in January reached their fastest pace in nearly a decade, with all major regions except the Midwest posting gains last month, the National Association of REALTORS® reports. Sales By Region Here’s how existing-home sales fared across the country in January: Northeast: Rose 5.3 percent to an annual …

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Blogging – The Top Way to Nab More Search Traffic

Blogging - The Top Way to Nab More Search Traffic

Blogging – The Top Way to Nab More Search Traffic   The best way to get more search traffic to your website: Blogging. That said, it takes a lot of blogging to see results. HubSpot, an inbound marketing and sales software company, reviewed the blogging frequency and website traffic of 13,500-plus of its customers. They …

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Mortgage Rates: Is It a ‘Year Full of Surprises’?

Mortgage Rates: Is It a 'Year Full of Surprises'?

Mortgage Rates: Is It a ‘Year Full of Surprises’? Mortgage rates fell slightly for the second consecutive week, taking a path that many economists haven’t expected. “For the last 46 years, the 30-year mortgage rate has been almost perfectly correlated with the yield on the 10-year Treasury, but not this year,” says Sean Becketti, Freddie …

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Customer Review for Anthony DiDonato

5 Star Review

from  brjr61 449 E Woodland Ave, Springfield, PA 19064 (02/18/2017) “I actually, listed 2 properties with Anthony beginning in May 2016. The first property was a vacant commercial lot that sold within Days. The second was a rental property that sold within 6 months. Anthony was Friendly, honest and professional throughout the whole process and helped provide …

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