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New Foreclosure Filings in Maryland Highest in the U.S. during 2nd Quarter 2012

Buying a Home, Foreclosures, Mortgages, Real Estate, Selling a Home / By Admin

The recent National Delinquency Survey of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) reveals that among the U.S. states, the rate of new foreclosure fillings in Maryland was the highest in the nation during the second quarter of 2012. Out of 1,000 home loans in Maryland, nearly 20 – double the national average – were drawn into …

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Mortgage Closing Costs Drop 7% — Bankrate Reports

Buying a Home, Mortgages, Real Estate / By Admin

Bankrate.com reports that the national average for mortgage closing cost in June this year dropped to 7.4% over the past year. Bankrate surveyed up to 10 mortgage servicers or lenders in each of the U.S. states for the good faith mortgage closing cost estimates for a $200,000 mortgage to buy a single-family home with a …

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Should You Buy a House or Rent?

Buying a Home, Mortgages, Real Estate / By Admin

The answer to this question is not as simple as looking at the monthly rents and comparing them to mortgage payments. According to Zillow Chief Economist Stan Humphries, other than looking at the monthly rents and mortgage payments, the following factors have to be considered before deciding whether to buy or to rent: time horizon …

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Short Sale Relocation Assistance

Real Estate, Selling a Home, Short Sales / By Admin

Many struggling families are keen to avoid foreclosure, but they don’t qualify for HAFA guidelines. For most real estate agents, distressed real estate is an untread area, but there are a few agents who have chosen to become experts in the specialty. By versing themselves in the potential tools that might be available to their …

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Maryland’s Home Prices Rise in June 2012

Buying a Home, Real Estate, Selling a Home / By Admin

The recent housing statistics of the Maryland Association of Realtors (MAR) reveal that Maryland’s average home price, median home price and home sales went up in June this year. According to MAR, the average Maryland’s home price in June 2012 was $317,659, a 6.7% increase from last year’s $297,813 average home price. Maryland’s median home …

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