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• Down Payment Assistance Programs Unlock the Door to Homeownership

  06-11-2016 19:07
  
  The current housing market is ripe with opportunity. Interest rates remain low, credit availability is expanding, and employment is on the rise. For many hopeful homeowners, however, one hurdle they may not feel comfortable getting over comes in the form of the down payment. In fact, many buyers (and real estate professionals) believe that in order to purchase a home, a 20 percent down payment is necessary. Luckily, this long-held notion is untrue, but its widespread belief locks out thousands o
  
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• Realtor.com® Works to Enhance Global Real Estate Opportunities

  06-11-2016 19:06
  
  Homebuyers have a new, robust experience that makes global for-sale home search more simple and efficient in the United States and across dozens of countries. Recently, realtor.com® announced the addition of U.S. listings to realtor.com/international, giving users access to more than 4.5 million listings from over 70 countries.
  The site, which relaunched in July as part of a newly formed global property network created by News Corp, REA Group and Move, now allows users to view U.S.
  
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• Race in Real Estate: Black and Hispanic Applicants Twice as Likely to Be Denied Mortgages

  06-11-2016 19:05
  
  White and Asian borrowers are more likely to be approved for a conventional loan than black or Hispanic borrowers, according to the latest federally released data from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). The disparity persists despite improvements in mortgage access for borrowers over the last few years.
  In 2015, 22.4 percent of black applicants were denied conventional loans, according to HMDA data. In 2010, 30.5 percent of black applicants were denied. Among Hispanic applicants, 17.3 perc
  
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• ‘Flintstone House’ Fails to Sell, Takes Up Residence on Airbnb

  06-11-2016 19:04
  
  Selling a home as iconic as the ‘Flintstone House’ is not for the faint of heart (or for those looking for a quick sale in order to untether themselves from the real estate game so they can spend their retirement traveling).
  As the current owner of the Hillsborough, Calif., home can attest, it’s time to move on and share the quirky space that’s been on the market for over a year with others who will undoubtedly enjoy the home’s unique façade—and interio
  
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• 9 Global Trends That May Affect Your Market

  06-11-2016 00:00
  Two real estate agents focusing on international deals provide insight on how to take advantage of shifts in politics, tourism, and the worldwide...
  
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