Weekly Roundup: Rates rather stable. Much more!

Here’s your chance to catch up with news included to inform, enlighten and perhaps even entertain you. To read about The Big Apple, check out the other of today’s posts and look for Out and About early next week.

RUTH FORD’S BUTLER BENEFICIARY CLEANS UP

PINK TOWNHOUSE WHERE NINA LIVED WITH MOM AND ARTISTIC DAD IS ON THE MARKET

LATE MAGAZINE MAGNATE’S TOWNHOUSE IS LISTED FOR $15.3 MILLION

HOME VALUES FALLING IN MANY REGIONS AT ACCELERATED RATES, ACCORDING TO JOURNAL ANALYSIS

SHADOW INVENTORY CONTINUES TO FALL, BUT AT A PROGRESSIVELY SLOWER RATE

CLEAR CAPITAL REPORTS THAT PRICES IN Q4 WERE DOWN BUT UP

CONSUMERS’ INTEREST IN ARMS IS RAISED AGAIN

RATES BARELY MOVE THIS WEEK

SHOPPING ONLY FOR RATES IGNORES DESIRABILITY OF NEGOTIATING OTHER SAVINGS

FED FINDS LITTLE CHANGE IN TOUGH LENDING STANDARDS

NEARLY HALF OF BORROWERS WHO REFI ADD CASH TO LOWER LOAN BALANCE

WITH RATES TRENDING UP, SO DOES BORROWING

SOME BANKS AGAIN TEST THE WATERS OF HOME-EQUITY LENDING

INFORMATION FOR MORTGAGE SHOPPERS GETS BETTER AND EASIER ONLINE

INTEREST DEDUCTION HAS WRINKLES WELL WORTH IRONING OUT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU REFINANCED

APARTMENT MARKET SHOWS SIGNS OF HEALTH

INVESTORS WHO BET ON A FORECLOSURE MILL FACE IMPOSSIBLE ODDS OF ANY RETURN

DO-IT-YOURSELFERS READY TO TACKLE TILING A FLOOR SHOULD READ THIS FIRST

DECREASED ENERGY CONSUMPTION IS LINKED TO HOME OWNERSHIP

PANTONE DECIDES YOU SHOULD BE PINK WITH ENVY THIS YEAR, HONEYSUCKLE PINK

ATTENDEE AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEARNS THAT BEDBUGS AREN’T GOING AWAY

HOMEOWNERSHIP SLIDES TO 1998 LEVEL

MORE ON HOW THE HOUSING BUST WIPES OUT HOMEOWNERSHIP GAINS MADE DURING ITS BOOM

KITCHEN AND BATH DEALERS REPORT THAT THEY ARE NOW DRIPPING WITH OPTIMISM

ANALYST SAYS HOUSING RECOVERY COULD TAKE SIX MORE YEARS

In the sidebar on the right, you can search for properties listed by various brokers, though I encourage you to be in touch with me for assistance and advice. You also may want to see my periodic critiques of properties that I visit in Out and About , which I post on Mondays or Tuesdays.

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Malcolm Carter
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Charles Rutenberg Realty
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