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Homes get makeovers as mortgages are back in black

Bruckwick says most of his clients have also looked around at buying new homes, but either can’t find anything they like or what they do like is too expensive and still needs work. That is why they are choosing to … Continue reading

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Eyeing a rental market play? Blackstone wants you

Blackstone is originating loans of $500,000 to $50 million to small and midsize investors buying a minimum of five single-family rental properties. Each home must be worth at least $50,000, and Blackstone will do a lot of homework, using local … Continue reading

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Despite rising rates, mortgage apps tick higher

Applications for U.S. home mortgages rose slightly last week after five consecutive weeks of declines, an industry group said on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home … Continue reading

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The days of 3.5% 30-year fixed mortgages are over

Home sales will rebound: After a brief lull in the fall of 2013, I predict that sales activity will return to the market with more home buyers. The steep jump in home prices has brought thousands of homeowners above water … Continue reading

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The healthiest housing markets? It’ll surprise you

Others have more dire predictions. “If I was a Phoenix real estate ‘investor’ sitting on the upside—or in the long process of readying dozens, hundreds, or thousands of houses for rent into a market about to get pounded for years … Continue reading

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