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“There’s no fear of inflation. The bigger fear is deflation.”

The combination of the lowest U.S. inflation rate in four decades and continuing concerns that the global recovery will falter is boosting bonds even as yields on 10-year notes fall below 3 percent, the lowest since April 2009. The surge … Continue reading

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5 percent to more than 5.3

The average rate on a 30-year loan has jumped from about 5 percent to more than 5.3 percent in just the past week. As mortgages get more expensive, more would-be homeowners are priced out of the market — a threat … Continue reading

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New Home Sales Report shows a 9.5 % rise

A leading private report shows sales of newly built homes surged in January, as investors and upgraders returned to the market. The Housing Industry Association’s New Home Sales Report shows a 9.5 percent rise in the number of new homes … Continue reading

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BBB Doubles Instances of Service in 2009 RALEIGH, N.C. — According to year-end statistics, BBB provided nearly 850,000 instances of service to consumers and businesses in 2009, up over 100 percent from over 440,000 in 2008. The increase in service … Continue reading

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Love affair is on the rocks?

Their love affair with traditional lenders is on the rocks, so some residential real estate developers have found a new partner: private equity. More than 20 firms are looking to team up with homebuilders to go bargain shopping for distressed … Continue reading

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The U.S. Government’s NEW Housing Bubble

As readers here have heard regularly, it is absolutely certain that there will be another down-leg for the U.S. housing market, beginning no later than spring of next year. We already know the latest date, since that is when the next … Continue reading

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Creating Urgency??

The Raleigh Division of Lennar, one of the nation’s strongest names in the homebuilding industry, is urging prospective homebuyers to get to a Lennar home in the Triangle fast before it’s too late to take advantage of the amazing low … Continue reading

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Is Housing Moving Towards Disaster?

John Lounsbury; It may seem to lack self-consistency, but foreclosures and pending sales both increased in the third quarter. In the face of this seemingly conflicted data, the Mortgage Bankers Association has come out with an optimistic forecast of significantly higher … Continue reading

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Insurers dropping Chinese drywall policies

Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute, agreed that homeowners policies were never meant to cover “faulty, inadequate or defective” workmanship, construction or materials. Tom Zutell, spokesman for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, said the cancellations are troubling, … Continue reading

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Don’t Underestimate the Impact of Your Warranty Service

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