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Where Are House Prices Headed in 2012?

January 18, 2012
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There is no shortage of opinions as to where home prices are headed in 2012. From Clear Capital’s expectation that prices will show a ‘slight uptick’ this year to Fitch’s projection that prices ‘will fall another 13 percent’, there seems to be no consensus as to where real estate values are headed. How can there [...]

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Creating Wealth Through Homeownership – The Proof

January 17, 2012
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Today, we are honored to have Ken H. Johnson, Ph.D. — Florida International University (FIU) and Editor of the Journal of Housing Research as our guest blogger. To view other research from FIU, visit http://realestate.fiu.edu/. – The KCM Crew Several real estate economists have shown that the average homeowner accumulates more overall wealth than the [...]

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A Really Powerful Real Estate Question

January 16, 2012
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Our founder, Steve Harney, occasionally asks to do a personal post on what he sees as important  to our industry. Today is one of those days. Enjoy! – The KCM Crew My wife and I have vacationed on the beautiful island of Aruba for the last nine years. We are strongly considering buying a winter [...]

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Home Down Payments by State

January 13, 2012
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The Power of Assumability

January 12, 2012
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One of the rarely touted advantages of people taking FHA mortgages today is the fact that they are assumable. What that means is, when the FHA homebuyer of today is looking to sell his home, a qualified purchaser can “take over” their loan. Most people believe that interest rates will return to a “normal” range [...]

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People Are Buying Homes AND GETTING MORTGAGES!

January 11, 2012
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Many believe that very few houses are selling and that almost no one can get a mortgage. We want to let everyone know that neither of these assumptions is true. Recently, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Homes Sales Report. According to the report there are, on average, 12,109 homes selling in [...]

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