Real Estate is LocalFor August, the Case-Shiller Index showed annual home values improving across 19 of 20 U.S. markets. It’s the first time in 3-plus years that the benchmark housing index has shown such strength.According to a Case-Shiller Index..
Topics: Case-Shiller Index, In The News

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What’s The Real Estate Market Doing?Do you ever wonder how our real estate market is here in Des Moines? Unfortunately, we spend a lot of time listening to how rough things are in other cities around the country, but too often we don’t really...
Topics: Des Moines Iowa Real Estate Market Watch (Weekly), first time home buyer tax credit, tax

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It’s Longer Yet Simpler to UnderstandThe new Good Faith Estimate makes its debut January 1, 2010.Expanded from 1page to 3, the legislators responsible for the new Good Faith Estimate want it to be simpler for homeowners and home buyers to...
Topics: Good Faith Estimate, In The News

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Are You the Right Fit for an ARM Loan?According to the Freddie Mac weekly mortgage rate survey, the relative cost of a 5-year ARM is dropping versus its 30-year fixed-rate cousin.During the first 5 months of 2009, the products ran neck-and-neck....
Topics: Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs), Freddie Mac

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What is an Escrow Account?An escrow account is a designated savings account into which funds get deposited for a specific purpose.With respect to real estate and home loans, escrow accounts are used to pay real estate tax bills and homeowners insurance...
Topics: escrow account, Real Estate 101

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