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More than 60 percent of U.S. homes are “over-assessed”, says an industry trade group. Homeowners pay more in property taxes than they otherwise should have to. You might be one of them.
Have you considered fighting...
After a strong March showing and a surprise upward-revision for February, Housing Starts are, once again, trending better.
It’s yet another signal that the housing market nationwide is stabilized.
A Housing Start is a new home on which construction has started and, over the last 6 months, home...
The federal home buyer tax credit expires April 30 and the deadline is sparking a home sale surge. It figures to burden real estate, mortgage and title offices nationwide over the next 60 days so plan your closing date accordingly.
Especially because the last Friday in May is the Friday before Memorial ...
As expected, the Pending Home Sales shot higher in February, boosted by the federal home buyer tax credit’s April 30 deadline.
Versus the month prior, February’s index rose 8 percent but remains well off the highs set last October.
For today’s home buyers and seller, the Pending Home...
Home values fell again in January, according to the Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index. Values were reported down 0.6 percent, on average.
We say “on average” because the Home Price Index is a national report. It doesn’t capture the essence of a local market , or even...
