home value rebound

Posted on: Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Optimism, Albeit Guarded
Optimism, Albeit Guarded

As 2009 winds down, two pieces of good news released yesterday are significant for homeowners. The first is that for the fifth consecutive month home prices rose in October, according to the Standard and Poor’s Case-Shiller Home Price Index. The second is that according to the Conference Board, consumer confidence has edged back up to [...]

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Posted on: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Home Values Stabilize
Home Values Stabilize

Fewer mortgages were underwater in the third quarter of 2009, from 23% to 21% of all single family homes. According to a study by the Boston Federal Reserve Bank, when a home loan is worth more than the property backing it, that fact is a major cause of default

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Posted on: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Why Be Thankful
Why Be Thankful

Gold is up. Consumer confidence is low. Credit is tight. Most of us are entering the holiday season with less to spend than we’d like. We’re fighting two wars. The federal deficit is mind numbing. The earth keeps warming, with no international agreement in sight. Why in the world should we be grateful?

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