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Fannie Mae: Confidence in Economy and Home Values Increasing

DSNews.com, Esther Cho Both the expectation for home prices and the percentage of those who think the U.S. economy is on the right path reached record highs in Fannie Mae’s April 2012 National Housing Survey. Americans continue to expect … [Continue Reading]

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Investment and Vacation Home Sales Surge

Sales of investment and vacation homes* jumped in 2011,  with the combined market share rising to the highest level since 2005,  according to the National Association of REALTORS®. NAR’s 2012 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey,  … [Continue Reading]

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NAR: Pending home sales rise to highest level in 2 years

Pending home sales increased in March and are well above a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors. NAR’s pending home sales index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, rose 4.1% to 101.4 in March from an … [Continue Reading]

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Arizona Well Represented at National Advocay Conference

The MBA National Advocacy Conference took place on April 18th and 19th inWashingtonDC.  With over 400 participants from all of theUnited States, the State of Arizona was better represented this year than any other year AMLA has participated. The … [Continue Reading]

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Improving Economy and Low Resale Supply Helping Builders

Improving Economy and Low Resale Supply Helping Builders (Phoenix, AZ – April 24, 2012) A fast recovering resale home market is starting to help the homebuilding industry, according to Metrostudy, a national housing data and consulting firm that … [Continue Reading]

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Lenders Launch Lobbying Effort Over Definition of ‘Safe’ Mortgage

By Peter Barnes Published April 26, 2012 FOXBusiness Mortgage lenders have launched at frenzied round of lobbying over one of the major issues confronting financial regulators in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis -- the new legal … [Continue Reading]

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