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August’s Fed Minutes Lead Mortgage Rates Higher

September 2, 2010

Home affordability took a slight hit this week after the Federal Reserve’s release of its August 10 meeting minutes.

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Case-Shiller Posts 16th Straight Month Of Home Price Improvement

September 1, 2010

According to the Standard & Poors Case-Shiller Index, home values rose 5 percent in June versus the month prior, and 4 percent from a year earlier. It’s the 16th consecutive month in which Case-Shiller reported an increase in home values and the third straight month of outstanding results.

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Mortgage Rates May Be Low, But They’re Tough To Pin Down — Especially This Week

August 31, 2010

Mortgage rates would have been volatile this week. The presence of Labor Day just piles on. If you have a chance to lock something favorable and within your budget, consider doing it.

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Wheee!!! The OKCHomeSellers Oklahoma City Real Estate Blog Is One!

August 30, 2010

It was just one year ago today that the OKCHomeSellers Oklahoma City Real Estate Blog came online with its’ first post. Time flies when you’re having fun! This marks the 270th post during the last year. I know I started out slow. That seems to be the thing with a blog. It just seems to [...]

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How To Reduce Home Energy Costs By Sealing Air Leaks

August 30, 2010

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, up to 30 percent of a home’s energy costs can be cut just by reducing drafts. For example, a 1/16-inch gap unsealed gap around a window is equivalent to leaving the window 3 inches open.

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Are There Too Many Realtors In Oklahoma?

August 27, 2010

I read an interesting post this morning by Jay Thompson, The Phoenix Real Estate Guy. He was asked how many Realtors were in Arizona and how many per-capita. The answer he came up with surprised me somewhat. Arizona has over 43,000 licensed Realtors. With there population that works out to be 1 agent for every [...]

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Oklahoma City Ranked 68th Out of 225 In Home Affordability Index

August 27, 2010

With home prices holding firm and mortgage rates still dropping, home affordability is reaching new heights.

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New Home Sales Drop In July — Just Like Existing Home Sales

August 26, 2010

Although new home inventory actually dropped 2,000 units in July, the slowing sales pace still managed to push the national supply higher by 1.1 months. At July’s rate of sales, the nation’s new home inventory would be exhausted in just about 9 months.

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Existing Home Sales Plummet In July; Home Buyers Gain Leverage

August 25, 2010

The number of home resales plunged by 1.4 million units in July. Home buyers may uncover opportunities for a deal.

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iPhone Photo of the Day

August 24, 2010

Be sure to vote today! Posted via email on my Posterous blog: http://okchomeseller.posterous.com/iphone-photo-of-the-day-4

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