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• Boost From Buyers: Confidence in Housing Up

  09-10-2017 22:13
  Confidence in housing again met an all-time high in September in the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI), propelled by optimism from buyers, including renters. The HPSI overall posted 88.3 in September, 0.3 percentage points higher than the month prior.
  “The biggest driver for the increase in the HPSI is the rebound in the good time to buy sentiment, which outweighed the largest drag: a sizable reduction in the net share of consumers expecting home prices to rise over the
  
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• Crowdfunding Your Way Into a Home

  09-10-2017 22:11
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  Crowdfunding has appeared in the real estate industry in a variety of forms: house flip investing, mortgage payoff and down payment support. High fees and legality issues have made it difficult for the popular funding me
  
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• Great Spaces: Let’s All Move to Maui

  09-10-2017 21:59
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  Looking to move to paradise? Maui awaits! In the center of cerulean Oneloa Bay in Lahaina’s Kapalua sits 9 Kapalua Place, one of only five exclusive beachfront estates in t
  
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• Safety Warnings for Fidget Spinners

  09-10-2017 21:54
  Any household where kids live or even visit today probably has a couple (or dozens) of fidget spinners lying around. On Aug. 10, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle announced the agency was investigating some reported incidents that prompted a warning to parents and caregivers to keep fidget spinners and similarly branded toys from small children because the plastic and metal spinners can break and release small pieces that can be a choking hazard. Buerkle
  
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• What a Faustian Bargain Gets You in New York's Real-Estate Market - The New Yorker (satire)

  09-10-2017 20:01
  The New Yorker (satire)
  What a Faustian Bargain Gets You in New York's Real-Estate Market
  The New Yorker (satire)
  In the New York real-estate market, where stratospheric prices continue to climb, a pact with Satan just doesn't get you what it once did. Sure, when you forfeit your soul to the infernal dominion of Lucifer, you might end up with limitless knowledge ...
  
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• Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: California real estate goes to pot

  09-10-2017 06:01
  
  From the Golden State to Goldman Sachs, this Monday Morning Cup of Coffee holds something for everyone. Plus, actor James Woods is looking to sell some properties, but did he reveal too much in one of his listings?
  
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• Easy Maintenance Tips to Boost Value

  09-10-2017 00:00
  Pass these four tips on to buyers to help protect their home investment through simple repairs and upkeep.
  
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