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House Flipping Makes a Comeback

by James R. Hagerty
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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Four years after the collapse of the U.S. housing bubble, flipping homes is back in fashion.
Jon Mirmelli, a Phoenix real–estate investor, learned late in the morning of Sept. 28 that a never–occupied custom house on the northern fringes of this Phoenix suburb was going up for auction around [...]

Bay State Homeowners Can Now Sell Back Electricity

Bay State Homeowners Can Now Sell Back Electricity
Associated PressToday
Homeowners tired of paying high electricity bills can now turn the tables by selling excess electricity back to power companies.
The only hitch? Homeowners need a way to generate power on their own, either by installing solar panels on their roofs or planting wind turbines on their property.
It’s [...]

The New GFE Will Help Borrowers

On January 1, 2010, a redesigned Good Faith Estimate (GFE) will become effective, and it will make mortgage shopping a little easier.
The GFE is a disclosure of information about a mortgage transaction that lenders must provide within three business days of receiving an application. The existing GFE, which has been around for as long as [...]

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Fannie Mae Deed-for Lease Program Announced

Fannie Mae Deed-for Lease Program Announced
Today Fannie Mae released Servicing Guide Announcement 09-33: Introduction of the Deed-for-Lease™ Program (D4L). D4L allows qualifying borrowers facing foreclosure (or their tenants) to remain in their home by signing a lease in connection with the voluntary transfer of the property to the lender through a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure (DIL) [...]

Federal Stimulus Funds to Buy and Fix Up Foreclosed Properties

Federal Stimulus Funds to Buy and Fix Up Foreclosed Properties
Published on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 12:12 AM Last Update: 11 hour(s) ago by Kimbrough Gray
Category: All Articles » REO’s and Foreclosures
State and local governments across the nation are gearing up to spend federal stimulus funds. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) birthed [...]

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Case-Shiller Reports Home Price Increases in Second Quarter

Case-Shiller Reports Home Price Increases in Second Quarter Published By : Jill Kipnis on Tuesday, Aug 25th, 2009, 9:52 am
The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price index revealed an increase in home prices in the second quarter of this year, indicating positive trends in the housing industry.
According to the report, national home prices decreased 14.9 percent in the [...]

10 New Recruits At Realty Direct Boston

Dear Fellow Boston Area Real Estate Professional,
The real estate market is booming in Greater Boston. Are you being left behind?
At my firm, Realty Direct Boston, more than ten local real estate agents just made the change to a brighter future with increased sales exposure, cutting-edge technology solutions and most importantly a dynamic cash flow program [...]