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• Hasidic real-estate frenzy in South Blooming Grove since early last year - Times Herald-Record

  13-05-2017 23:40
  
  Times Herald-Record
  Hasidic real-estate frenzy in South Blooming Grove since early last year
  Times Herald-Record
  SOUTH BLOOMING GROVE — It didn't take Jeff and Elizabeth Baum long to find a buyer for their house once they decided it was time to leave Worley Heights. One by one, a cascade of neighbors already had made the same decision, selling their homes to ...
  
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• First-Time Homebuyers Shell Out More for Upgrades

  13-05-2017 06:04
  
  While first-time homebuyers are facing certain challenges entering the housing market, that doesn’t mean they aren’t spending on upgrades to the homes they end up owning.
  According to a recent report by Houzz, first-time homebuyers in 2016 dropped more than ever on renovations, spending an average $33,800. Homeowners overall spent an average $60,400.
  First-time homebuyers aren’t starting with small changes, either—in fact, many have taken on remodeling four rooms at once,
  
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• Geoffrey Bray and Lindsay Bacigalupo: Providing a New Real Estate Experience

  13-05-2017 06:02
  
  In 2015, Geoffrey Bray and Lindsay Bacigalupo partnered to establish Engel & Völkers Minneapolis Downtown, a Minneapolis, Minn.-based brokerage, with Bray serving as the firm’s managing broker. Since its inception, the Minneapolis/St. Paul market has been strong.
  “Some would consider 2016 a seller’s market, and that continues to be the theme in 2017,” says Bray. “However, as we all know, with historic low interest rates, it’s still a great time to buy
  
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• Why don’t potential homebuyers shop around for their mortgage?

  13-05-2017 00:13
  
  Consumers are used to comparing flights and hotel prices, and yet when it comes to the biggest financial purchase they will ever make, buying a home, they choose to go with the first lender they find. Chris Meyer, co-founder at Magilla Loans, an online loan comparison site, explained why this is and what home shoppers should really be doing.
  
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