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Sep 7th, 2011 | | Real Estate News | No Comments

New Homestead Law Now In Effect

A Texas state law that took effect on September 6 2011 has changed proof of residency requirements for homeowners applying for the property tax homestead exemption. The new law requires applicants to provide a copy...

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For Sale
Aug 31st, 2011 | | Real Estate News | No Comments

Pending Home Sales Slip in July but Up Strongly From One Year Ago

Washington, DC, August 29, 2011 Pending home sales declined in July but remain well above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of Realtors®. All regions show monthly declines except for the West,...

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Aug 30th, 2011 | | Real Estate News | No Comments

HUD Launches Mapping Tool to Display Foreclosed Properties

HUD has launched a web-based mapping tool that displays the geographic location of all foreclosed properties owned by FHA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac. The tool will be particularly important to communities...

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Foreclosure
Feb 5th, 2011 | | Real Estate News | No Comments

1.76 Million Mortgages Modified in 2010

Mortgage loan servicers negotiated 1.76 million permanent loan modifications for homeowners last year, but more than two-thirds of them were completed in-house and not as part of the federal government’s Home...

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Feb 14th, 2011 | | Real Estate News | No Comments

2010 Home Price Trends Turn Positive in DFW

Home prices increased in the DFW metropolitan market in 2010, even the prices of distressed homes. Recent Real Estate Center research found that homes sold by “typical” or “nondistressed” owners in 2010 were...

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