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Housing market rebound? New-home starts notch a post-2008 high

Fri Jul 20, 2012 on Blog

Housing market rebound? New-home starts notch a post-2008 high. (via The Christian Science Monitor) The pace of homebuilding activity is on the mend in another sign of healing in the US housing market. Builder “starts” on new homes reached an annualized rate of 760,000 in June, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. That’s the highest level on that indicator since October […]

Want to refinance? Do your homework first

Mon Jul 9, 2012 on Blog & Florida Real Estate

An edited version of Roy Oppenheim’s commentary was originally published on Yahoo! Homes and is being redistributed on Weston Title with their permission. As a real estate attorney for 25 years, working first on Wall Street and then on Main Street, I’ve come to the opinion that this is the best time in the past 75 years for homeowners to refinance. Interest rates have never […]

Want to refinance? Do your homework first

Mon Jul 9, 2012 on Blog & Florida Real Estate

An edited version of Roy Oppenheim’s commentary was originally published on Yahoo! Homes and is being redistributed on Weston Title with their permission. As a real estate attorney for 25 years, working first on Wall Street and then on Main Street, I’ve come to the opinion that this is the best time in the past 75 years for homeowners to refinance. Interest rates have never […]

US home sales strongest in 2 years

Tue Jun 26, 2012 on Blog

US home sales strongest in two years (via AFP) Sales of new homes in the United States surged in May to the highest level in over two years, official statistics showed Monday, in positive news for the struggling market. Sales of single-family homes hit an annualized rate of 369,000, according to seasonally adjusted estimates from the US Census…