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6 housing trends in a still-shaky market

April 6th, 2010 No comments
The drama is nearly over. After a decade of extremes -- the ebullient highs of the real estate boom, then the devastating lows of the bust -- calmer forces are beginning to prevail in the housing market.
Categories: Economy, Interest Rates, Mortgage's, Refinance Tags: Bust, Decade, Extremes, housing market, Lows, Real Estate Boom

Turn on the home-equity tap again

December 29th, 2009 No comments
The home-equity line of credit fueled thousands of extreme kitchen makeovers during the real estate boom. But the housing bust and the credit crisis stopped the HELOC party with a vengeance: Tens of thousands of homeowners had their lines cut or frozen, and most lenders stopped issuing new ones altogether.
Categories: Economy, Interest Rates, Mortgage's, Refinance Tags: Bust, Credit Crisis, Equity Line Of Credit, Home Equity Line, Home Equity Line Of Credit, Kitchen Makeovers, lenders, Real Estate Boom, Tap, Tens Of Thousands, Vengeance

In real estate, nesting is the new flipping

December 9th, 2009 No comments
If flippers were the poster children of the real estate boom, then nesters are becoming the icons of the new housing market.
Categories: Economy, Interest Rates, Mortgage's, Refinance Tags: Flippers, housing market, Icons, Poster Children, Real Estate Boom