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In this 5-minute piece from NBC’s The Today Show, you’ll learn a dozen complementary home-shopping techniques to help you review and evaluate a home for purchase. Each is focused on findings you won’t see listed on a website.

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It’s a fact: It’s more expensive to live in some cities than others. Beyond just the costs of buying a home, different cities also carry a different Cost of Living. For households relocating across state lines, the change in “life costs” can be jarring.

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December’s Case-Shiller Index showed major devaluations nationwide. As compared to December 2009, on a year-over-year basis, home values fell in 18 of the Case Shiller Index’s 20 tracked markets, and the U.S. National Index dropped 4 percent overall. The retreat puts December’s home values at similar levels as compared to early-2003.

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For certain members of the military, and for certain federal employees, there’s just 2 months remaining to get use the federal home buyer tax credit.

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Home sellers that want to sell quickly should take a listen to this 3-minute interview from NBC’s The Today Show. It’s loaded with practical advice.

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Another day, another strong report for housing. The Pending Home Sales Index climbed 2 percent in December, according to the National Association of REALTORS®

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Home values were reported unchanged in November 2010, on average, according to the Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index.

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Today, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 10-to-0 to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged within in its target range of 0.000-0.250 percent. Mortgage rates are reacting.

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For this month — and for the rest of 2011– employment data will figure big in mortgage markets and for home affordability. Last week’s release is the first big splash.

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Mortgage rates are easing lower this morning on just-released, slightly worse-than-expected Retail Sales data from December 2010.

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