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Home Prices Rise in April, Signaling a Recovery in the Sector

‘The ongoing recovery in home prices is broadly based,’ Case-Shiller says The numbers: U.S. home prices rose in April as the housing market continues to contend with a scarcity of for-sale listings. Homeowners’ unwillingness to sell is pushing up home prices, despite elevated mortgage rates. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city house-price index rose 0.9% in April, as compared with the previous month. Home prices were s

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California Home Prices Down 18% then Up 14%, All in One Year

Homebuying tumbles to a 28-year low in May.“Numerology” tries to find reality within various measurements of economic and real estate trends.Buzz: Deep discounts on California homes shrank this spring – especially to the south – as the purchasing pace is almost historically sluggish.Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed May’s homebuying report from the California Association of Realtors.Fuzzy math: Is the springtime pri

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Rental Prices are Finally Starting to Drop from Pandemic Highs

There’s good news coming for millions of renters. But there is still a long way to go to cool housing costs in the economy.After years of eye-popping price increases, renters may finally be getting some relief.Rent prices fell 0.5 percent in May compared with the year before, according to data from Realtor.com released Monday. The firm’s tracking showedthat to be the first year-over-year drop since early inthe pandemic, when strong

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How to Reduce your Income Taxes Legally Using Real Estate Investing

Tax strategist David A. Perez helps real estate investors plan ahead to minimize their tax burden. Find out how his strategies can work for both active and passive investors Would you like to minimize your IRS tax burden and perhaps even reduce it to zero? If so, you need more than your typical tax preparer or CPA. You need a tax strategist who helps you plan your tax strategy long before you ever consider filing your taxes. I rece

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Loan Servicers' Pandemic-Relief Efforts "A Major Success Story"

Mortgage loan servicers collecting payments on loans guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 2.36M 'home retention actions' during the COVID-19 pandemic Loan servicers collecting mortgage payments on loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac kept millions of borrowers from being foreclosed on during the coronavirus pandemic, a report released Friday by the mortgage giants’ federal regulator shows.Unlike the 2007-09 housing bust

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How Light Fixtures can Transform a Space

Often referred to as the jewelry of home design, try dressing up a home with these three lighting trends. The right lighting fixture can play a prominent design role, modernizing and upgrading the style of a space. I recently spotted several lighting trends while attending the recent Spring Market for designers in High Point, N.C. Here are a few:Black fixtures. Black is classic and dramatic, and it can fit into a traditional look or provide

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What is Happening in the Housing Market?

Home construction surged in May and prices have ticked up, even with interest rates at a 15-year high. The resilience has surprised some economists. Gianni Martinez, 31, thought that it would be fairly easy to buy an apartment.Mortgage rates are now hovering around 7 percent — the highest they’ve been since 2007 — thanks to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tame inflation. Central bankers have lifted their official policy rate to about 5 p

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CAREERS: Productive Tools and Resources

iPro Real Estate - Careers View In Browser    iPro was founded on the idea of building a better living with champion real estate services. We focus on incorporating and mastering the latest technologies and perform all types of real estate transactions. Our team of professionals set a stronger standard of business and give superior results.SOME OF OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE 24/7 Broker SupportWe take great pride in our World-Clas

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Mortgage Rates Drop Again, but Remain Above Key Threshold

Rates are still above 6.5%, a key affordability threshold.Despite a dip for the third consecutive week, mortgage rates are still above 6.5%—a key affordability threshold—and remain much higher than they were just two years ago. Freddie Mac reports that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.67% this week. A year ago, rates averaged 5.81%, and in early 2021, they were in the 2% range.The dramatic change in rates has created a “mortgage r

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