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A well-landscaped yard creates curb appeal and helps your property retain maximum value. Read
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Appraisers and real estate agents offer advice for adding curb appeal that both preserves value and attracts potential buyers. Read
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Well-planned outdoor lighting improves curb appeal, safety, and security for your home. Read
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The right garage door is a key to enhancing curb appeal and can have a major impact on your home’s appearance and value. Read
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You should understand the pros and cons of steel, fiberglass, and wood exterior doors before choosing the one that’s right for you. Read
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Tips to Get Your Home Sold
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Consider before you ignore or outright refuse a very low purchase offer for your home. A counteroffer and negotiation could turn that low purchase offer into a sale. Read -
After finding a buyer, all you have to do to make it to closing is to avoid these five traps. Read -
While you’d like to get the best price for your home, consider our six reasons to reduce your home price. Read -
Have a plan for reviewing purchase offers so you don’t let the best slip through your fingers. Read -
Be sure you’re walking away with all the money you’re entitled to from the sale of your home. Read Visit houselogic.com for more articles like this. Copyright 2010 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® |
Tips for Buying Your Next or First Home
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 (New!) Keep your emotions in check and your eyes on the goal, and you’ll pay less when purchasing a home. Read -
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Get prequalified for a loan and set aside funds, and you’ll be ready to purchase a foreclosed home. Read Visit houselogic.com for more articles like this. Copyright 2010 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® |
Important Mortgage Information
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On Wednesday, September 23, 2009, the Federal Open Market Committee announced that the Federal Reserve will purchase a total of $1.25 trillion of agency mortgage-backed securities and up to $200 billion of agency debt. The Committee will gradually slow the pace of these purchases in order to promote a smooth transition in markets and anticipates that they will be executed by the end of the first quarter of 2010. Translation: Look for thirty year fixed rates to start rising after the first of the year. To implement these decisions, agents acting on behalf of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Open Market Trading Desk will gradually reduce the average weekly purchase amounts of agency mortgage-backed securities, starting with purchases conducted during the reporting week beginning Thursday, September 24, 2009. Additionally, the Open Market Trading Desk will gradually reduce both the size and frequency of individual agency debt purchase operations, with the frequency of agency debt purchases remaining, on average, once per week before declining to once every two weeks at some point during the first quarter of 2010. All other terms of the purchase programs remain unchanged |
Housing affordability is highest since 1988
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A new index by the National Association of Realtors shows that many more people can afford to buy a home today, more people, in fact, than in more than the previous 20 years. It recently set the affordability index at 158.8.
That means a household earning the median family income of $61,058 would have 158.8 percent of the qualifying income to purchase the median-priced existing single-family home ($174,700) with a 20 percent down payment. When buying that particular home, after a 20 percent down payment, the monthly payment on a 30-year mortgage at 5 percent interest would be about $750 per month. When buying a home for $100,000 with a 20 percent down payment, the monthly payment on a 30-year mortgage at 5 percent interest would be about $430 a month. Many homes in various parts of the country could be purchased for $75,000. With a 20 percent down payment, the monthly payment on a 30-year mortgage would be only $322. Homes can often be purchased with a down payment of less than 20 percent, but the buyer would have to take mortgage insurance, which raises the amount of the monthly payment. Still, there hasn't been a better time to buy a home in many years. |
Martin County Florida Ranked 11th Best Family-Friendly County In America
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Martin County has been recognized as one of the top family-friendly areas in the country, according to Forbes magazine.
Forbes judged every county in the country with more than 65,000 residents and named Martin County the 11th best place in America to raise a family.
Martin County has been named 11th best county in the country from all counties with a population of over 65,000 residents, by Forbes Magazine. Martin County on Florida’s Treasure Coast has long boasted the best school system in Florida and a wonderful climate and setting for families.
Forbes periodically ranks communities for different factors. The Port St. Lucie area was listed in April as one of the best for job growth, based on economic information gathered over the last five years.
The magazine used the following ranking criteria:
Schools: Top-ranked counties had high test scores and graduation rates and less than half their school budgets came from property taxes. Martin County schools usually rate among the best in the state.
Quality of life: Low crime rates, short commutes and good air quality mattered. Martin County's crime rate is lower than the surrounding counties.
Cost of living: The best counties had relatively low housing prices and high per capita income. Martin County has the highest per capita income on the Treasure Coast
Link to the full story from Forbes Magazine
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Are You Ready for Hurricane Season?
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Improvements that protect your windows and doors from hurricanes can lessen damage and lower homeowners insurance premiums. Read
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You need to decide whether the cost of hurricane insurance is worth it to you long before storm clouds appear on the horizon. Read
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Create a home inventory before disaster strikes to make filing an insurance claim a smoother process. Read
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Having a home emergency preparedness kit could be the key to your family’s safety if disaster strikes. Read
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A lower-priced alternative to standby generators, portable generators can keep power running in an emergency, as long as you don’t mind a few inconveniences. Read
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