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Pending Home Sales Predicts A Stronger Market

February 9th, 2010 · Comments Off on Pending Home Sales Predicts A Stronger Market

A Pending Home Sale is a home that is under contract to sell, but not yet sold. It’s a figure compiled by an industry group using sales data from over 100 regional listing services and more than 60 large brokerages around the country.

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Conserve More Energy With Motion-Sensored Light Switches

February 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Conserve More Energy With Motion-Sensored Light Switches

The Lights Out Autoswitch, a 135-degree, motion-detecting device that turns the lights on when people enter a room, and subsequently turns them off after everyone has left.

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Simple Real Estate Definitions : Short Sale

February 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off on Simple Real Estate Definitions : Short Sale

A “Short Sale” is when a home seller sells his home for a lesser amount than what is owed on his mortgage, and the mortgage lender agrees to accept the lesser amount in lieu of a full payoff.

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Home Values Rose In November 2009 By Another 0.7 Percent

February 1st, 2010 · Comments Off on Home Values Rose In November 2009 By Another 0.7 Percent

Reporting on a two-month lag, the government said home values rose 0.7 percent in November. National home prices are at their highest point since February 2009. But before we look too much into the FHFA’s Home Price Index, it’s important that we’re cognizant of its shortcomings; the most important of which is its lack of real-time reporting.

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