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- 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
Survey reveals Americans' ignorance of real estate loan options
More than half (52 percent) of all U.S. homeowners said they were not at all or only somewhat knowledgeable about the mortgage options available to them at the time they purchased their homes, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive on beh... - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
Mortgage company launches for-sale-by-partnership program
A mortgage company in Houston offers free brokerage assistance to home sellers in exchange for access to potential buyers. Paragon Residential has participated in about a dozen real estate transactions under this new program, called For Sale By Partners... - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
New cell phone offers speedy online connection
"Agents can access the Internet to check for the latest listings" via wireless MLS providers, because the device has wireless connectivity, Gaunt said. Another snappy feature for agents: Global Positioning Systems. It's possible for an agent to get direc... - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
Real estate remodeling slows in 3rd quarter
Growth of remodeling activity slowed moderately in the third quarter of 2005, according to the National Association of Home Builders' Remodeling Market Index. Today's third-quarter results receded from the seasonally adjusted second quarter of 2005, but r... - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
Two Pennsylvania men plead guilty in real estate fraud
Two Pennsylvania loan officers pleaded guilty in federal court to committing bank fraud while working as loan officers at a Monroeville, Pa., mortgage company, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan. Daniel M. Laffey, 49, of Squirrel ... - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
Three Colorado residents arrested in $2.5M real estate loan fraud
Three Colorado residents have been arrested and indicted in connection with an alleged scam said to have cheated 36 Colorado victims out of $2.5 million, officials said today. Raymond P. Morris, a Denver resident, Janet L. Morris and Gregory C. Erpelding ... - 11/22/2005 - Real Estate News
D.C. has highest percentage of interest-only home loans
The use of interest-only loans for home purchases was unheard of just a few years ago, but in the last year these loans have exploded, giving many home buyers leverage against escalating home prices and enabling them to buy homes. Interest-only loans are ... - 11/21/2005 - Real Estate News
Kansas City man pleads guilty to real estate fraud
John D. Myers, a co-defendant with former congressional candidate Adam Taff in a federal mortgage-fraud case, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of wire fraud, the Kansas City Star reported Saturday. Myers changed his plea to guilty at a hearing before... - 11/21/2005 - Real Estate News
Economy rebounds after hurricanes
The U.S. leading index, a key barometer of economic conditions, increased 0.9 percent in October, the Conference Board reported today. The leading index now stands at 137.9. Based on revised data, this index decreased 0.8 percent in September and remai... - 11/21/2005 - Real Estate News
Overnight real estate rates trend lower
Long-term mortgage interest rates continued to fall Friday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield rose to 4.49 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average sank to 5.81 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate slipped to 5.39 percent. The 1-year adjusta...