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		<title>Quick Tips : Boost Your Credit Score For Better Mortgage Rates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lenders are reserving lowest rates for the customers with high FICOs. Here's a few ways to improve your credit score quickly.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/08/18/credit-card-perks/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What Perks Does Your Favorite Credit Card Offer?'>What Perks Does Your Favorite Credit Card Offer?</a> <small>Credit cards of all types do what they can to...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/09/14/low-interest-rate-capitalize/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Capitalize On Low Interest Rates In Overlooked Places'>Capitalize On Low Interest Rates In Overlooked Places</a> <small>It's no secret. Rates are low right now. And, it's...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/11/08/maximizing-home-appraisal/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Tips For Maximizing Your Home&#8217;s Appraised Value'>Tips For Maximizing Your Home&#8217;s Appraised Value</a> <small>With home appraisals, every valuation dollar can matter. With that...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/02/09/improve-credit-tips-tricks/</link>
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		<title>Federal Tax Deadline Extended To April 17, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the 3rd time in 7 years, your federal income taxes will not be due April 15. They'll be due Tuesday, April 17 instead.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/03/09/tax-deadline-extended-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Federal Income Tax Deadline Extended To April 18, 2011'>Federal Income Tax Deadline Extended To April 18, 2011</a> <small>This year, federal income taxes aren't due April 15....</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/01/25/fomc-statement-january-25-2012/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A Simple Explanation Of The Federal Reserve Statement (January 25, 2012)'>A Simple Explanation Of The Federal Reserve Statement (January 25, 2012)</a> <small>Wednesday, the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee voted to...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/01/03/mortgage-rates-week-january-3-2012/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Washington State Mortgage Rates This Week : January 3, 2012'>Washington State Mortgage Rates This Week : January 3, 2012</a> <small>Mortgage markets improved last week during a holiday-shortened trading week....</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/02/08/tax-deadline-2012/</link>
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		<title>Lock An Instant 13% Savings On Your Monthly Mortgage Payment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You could save 13% on your mortgage as compared to one year ago.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/12/09/15-year-mortgage-compared-to-30-year-mortgage/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Reduce Long-Term Loan Costs With A 15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage'>Reduce Long-Term Loan Costs With A 15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage</a> <small>For as low as 30-year fixed rate mortgage rates are...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/12/16/mortgage-rates-30-year-fixed-low/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mortgage Payments Fall 12% Since February 2011'>Mortgage Payments Fall 12% Since February 2011</a> <small>As mortgage rates drop, so do housing payments. It's a...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/09/16/comparing-15-year-fixed-rate-mortgage/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Choosing A 15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Over A 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage'>Choosing A 15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Over A 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage</a> <small>If you've ever considered a 15-year loan term, it's a...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/02/07/mortgage-payments-fall-13-percent/</link>
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		<title>Seattle Mortgage Rates This Week : February 6, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage markets worsened last week as domestic job growth surprised Wall Street and the Eurozone moved yet one more step closer to reaching a lasting Greece sovereign debt solution.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/01/30/mortgage-rates-january-30-2012/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Seattle Mortgage Rates This Week : January 30, 2012'>Seattle Mortgage Rates This Week : January 30, 2012</a> <small>Conforming mortgage rates rallied from Wednesday through Friday's close, ending...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/01/03/mortgage-rates-week-january-3-2012/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Washington State Mortgage Rates This Week : January 3, 2012'>Washington State Mortgage Rates This Week : January 3, 2012</a> <small>Mortgage markets improved last week during a holiday-shortened trading week....</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/01/09/week-ahead-january-9-2012/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Washington State Mortgage Rates This Week : January 9, 2012'>Washington State Mortgage Rates This Week : January 9, 2012</a> <small>Mortgage markets improved last week, pushing mortgage rates lower for...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/02/06/mortgage-rates-week-of-february-6-2012/</link>
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		<title>Banks Start To Loosen Up In Underwriting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a half-decade of tightening mortgage guidelines, banks are starting to "loosen up".


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/06/01/senior-loan-officer-survey-q1-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mortgage Guidelines Start To Loosen At The Country&#8217;s Biggest Banks'>Mortgage Guidelines Start To Loosen At The Country&#8217;s Biggest Banks</a> <small>The Federal Reserve's quarterly survey of senior loan officers revealed...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/06/01/senior-loan-officer-survey-q1-2011-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mortgage Guidelines Start To Loosen At The Country&#8217;s Biggest Banks'>Mortgage Guidelines Start To Loosen At The Country&#8217;s Biggest Banks</a> <small>The Federal Reserve's quarterly survey of senior loan officers revealed...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/11/10/mortgage-guidelines-senior-loan-officer-survey-q3-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Banks Resume Tightening Mortgage Guidelines'>Banks Resume Tightening Mortgage Guidelines</a> <small>After a 2-year easing cycle, the nation's biggest bank banks...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/02/03/fed-lending-survey-q4-2011/</link>
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		<title>Home Affordability Threatened By Friday&#8217;s Jobs Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's a risky time to be without a locked mortgage rate -- especially with the pending release of January's Non-Farm Payrolls report.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/11/02/jobs-report-october-2011-strategy/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: More Risk To Home Affordability : Friday&#8217;s Jobs Report'>More Risk To Home Affordability : Friday&#8217;s Jobs Report</a> <small>Within the next 48 hours, mortgage rates may get bouncy....</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/06/02/job-report-plan-may-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Making A Rate-Lock Plan Before Friday&#8217;s Jobs Report'>Making A Rate-Lock Plan Before Friday&#8217;s Jobs Report</a> <small>Tomorrow morning, at 8:30 AM ET, the Bureau of Labor...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/09/01/non-farm-payroll-august-2011-strategy/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: With The Jobs Report Looming, Mortgage Rates May Rise'>With The Jobs Report Looming, Mortgage Rates May Rise</a> <small>If you're shopping for a mortgage rate, today may be...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/02/02/jobs-report-plan-january-2012/</link>
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		<title>Case-Shiller Index Says Detroit And Washington DC Lead The Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the Case-Shiller Index, home values fell in 19 of 20 tracked markets in November 2011.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/10/26/case-shiller-august-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Detroit Leads All Case-Shiller Cities In Home Price Improvement'>Detroit Leads All Case-Shiller Cities In Home Price Improvement</a> <small>Since bottoming out in March of this year, the Case-Shiller...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/09/29/case-shiller-july-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Case-Shiller Index : 85% Of Tracked Cities Showed Home Price Improvement In July'>Case-Shiller Index : 85% Of Tracked Cities Showed Home Price Improvement In July</a> <small>The most recent Case-Shiller Index shows a 0.9% rise in...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/11/30/case-shiller-september-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Case-Shiller Index : 17 Of 20 U.S. Housing Markets Slipped In September'>Case-Shiller Index : 17 Of 20 U.S. Housing Markets Slipped In September</a> <small>Standard & Poor's released its September 2011 Case-Shiller Index this...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/02/01/case-shiller-november-2011/</link>
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		<title>Supply Of New Homes At 6.1 Months Nationwide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the Census Bureau, the number of new homes sold in December 2011 slipped 2 percent to 307,000 units on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis nationwide.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/12/22/existing-home-sales-november-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Home Supplies Fall To 7.0 Months Nationwide; Buyer Demand Strong'>Home Supplies Fall To 7.0 Months Nationwide; Buyer Demand Strong</a> <small>Home resales moved to a 10-month high in November, the...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/02/24/existing-home-sales-january-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Existing Home Supply Down 40% In Last 6 Months'>Existing Home Supply Down 40% In Last 6 Months</a> <small>Home resales rose another 2.7 percent last month, according to...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/10/27/new-home-sales-september-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Home Inventory Keeps Sinking'>New Home Inventory Keeps Sinking</a> <small>Home builders continue to sell homes and work through inventory....</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/01/31/new-home-sales-december-2011/</link>
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		<title>Seattle Mortgage Rates This Week : January 30, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Conforming mortgage rates rallied from Wednesday through Friday's close, ending the week near all-time lows set earlier this year.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/01/03/mortgage-rates-week-january-3-2012/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Washington State Mortgage Rates This Week : January 3, 2012'>Washington State Mortgage Rates This Week : January 3, 2012</a> <small>Mortgage markets improved last week during a holiday-shortened trading week....</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/01/09/week-ahead-january-9-2012/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Washington State Mortgage Rates This Week : January 9, 2012'>Washington State Mortgage Rates This Week : January 9, 2012</a> <small>Mortgage markets improved last week, pushing mortgage rates lower for...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/01/17/mortgage-rates-january-12-2012/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What&#8217;s Ahead For Mortgage Rates : Week Of January 17, 2012'>What&#8217;s Ahead For Mortgage Rates : Week Of January 17, 2012</a> <small>According to Freddie Mac's weekly mortgage rate survey, the average...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/01/30/mortgage-rates-january-30-2012/</link>
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		<title>Pending Home Sales Index Posts Second Best Month Since April 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The housing market continues to show signs of improvement, propelled by low home prices and the cheapest mortgage rates of all-time.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/10/28/pending-home-sales-index-september-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Pending Home Sales Index Slips For 4th Straight Month'>Pending Home Sales Index Slips For 4th Straight Month</a> <small>Nationwide, fewer homes are going under contract to sell....</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/12/30/pending-home-sales-index-november-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Pending Home Sales Index Rises Back Above 100'>Pending Home Sales Index Rises Back Above 100</a> <small>Low home prices and mortgage rates have combined to push...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.myequitypro.com/2011/09/30/pending-home-sales-august-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Despite Low Rates, Pending Home Sales Slip In August'>Despite Low Rates, Pending Home Sales Slip In August</a> <small>Despite the lowest mortgage rates of all-time, home buyers are...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.myequitypro.com/2012/01/27/pending-home-sales-december-2011/</link>
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