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		<title>Mild Winter Heating Up Cape Sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mild Winter Heating Up Cape Sales Single-family home sales on the Cape dropped 4.25 percent in 2011 compared to the year before, but luxury home buyers helped boost the market as the average price increased from $465,630 to $466,646 and last year saw 11 sales over $4 million compared to only five in 2010. So [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5164&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 Low-Cost Kitchen Updates to Attract Home Buyers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[5 Low-Cost Kitchen Updates to Attract Home Buyers It&#8217;s a tool used by house flippers all across the nation. Stagers know its power. Real estate agents push its importance. What is this not-so-well-kept secret of real estate? A kitchen can sell a house. A kitchen is the heart of a home. This is true all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5162&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 States Where You Can Get Amazing Bargains On Foreclosed Homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[10 States Where You Can Get Amazing Bargains On Foreclosed Homes U.S. foreclosures fell 9% in December from the previous month, and these foreclosures resulted in sales that depress home prices. RealtyTrac calculated the states with the highest foreclosure savings, as measured by average sales prices versus average foreclosure sales price. Read more at 10 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5160&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rate on 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rises to 3.98 Pct.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rate on 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rises to 3.98 Pct. WASHINGTON — The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose this week for the first time this month, though it remained below 4 percent for the eighth straight week. The low rates may be contributing to a slow turnaround in the depressed housing market. Still, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5158&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What the Fed&#8217;s Low Interest Rates Mean for Homebuyers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What the Fed&#8217;s Low Interest Rates Mean for Homebuyers The Federal Reserve announced today that they will keep interest rates low until at least late 2014 in an effort to help jump-start the sluggish economy by making it less expensive to borrow money across all segments of the economy. What this means for homebuyers and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5155&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 Lessons Homebuyers Must Know</title>
		<link>http://lewcorcoran.com/2012/01/25/5-lessons-homebuyers-must-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[5 Lessons Homebuyers Must Know NEW YORK (MainStreet) &#8212; Growing signs of improvement in the housing market could draw more buyers in the coming months, and although the rules of the game haven&#8217;t changed much, the big question for anyone returning to the housing market &#8212; or getting into it for the first time &#8212; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5150&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FHA May Ease Seller Concession Cap</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FHA May Ease Seller Concession Cap Many in the real estate industry were concerned that a change announced last year to the maximum seller contributions allowed for Federal Housing Administration-insured loans could cause more deals to fall apart. The FHA announced last year that it would cut seller contributions from 6 percent to 3 percent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5147&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Smart Ways to Pounce on Low Interest Rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven Smart Ways to Pounce on Low Interest Rates Taking Advantage of Low Rates While go-go lending was partly to blame for the economy&#8217;s current financial troubles, ironically, borrowing money may help ease the country out of the downturn. At least that&#8217;s the thinking behind the Federal Reserve&#8217;s recent pledge to keep low interest rates [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5144&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home Buying Could Soon Beat Renting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Buying Could Soon Beat Renting Falling home prices have sent many would-be buyers to the sidelines. If all goes well, record low interest rates and rising rents may soon prompt some of them to take a second look at buying. Unfortunately, that&#8217;s a big &#8220;if,&#8221; according to Paul Diggle, a housing economist at Capital [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5142&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Impacting Your Credit Score?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s Impacting Your Credit Score? A good credit score has always been important for anyone wanting to take out a mortgage, but it is a critical requirement for borrowers these days. Remember a few years ago when taking out a mortgage was easy? If a lender decided a borrower was too risky, the potential homebuyer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5137&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rising Rents Make Home Buying a Better Choice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rising Rents Make Home Buying a Better Choice With home prices still sliding in the wake of the housing bust and credit as tight as ever, rental prices continued to increase at a fast pace this year. Rental prices in the top 20 most-populated metro areas climbed 3.75 percent in 2011, while home prices dropped [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5134&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home Sales Continue to Improve</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Sales Continue to Improve NEW YORK (CNNMoney) &#8212; Home sales ended a difficult year on a high note, resulting in a gain in full-year sales volume. The National Association of Realtors reported that the annual sales pace in December reached 4.6 million homes, up 5% from November&#8217;s pace and 3.6% from a year ago. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5131&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Low Mortgage Rates, Inventory Heat Up Winter Home Sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Low Mortgage Rates, Inventory Heat Up Winter Home Sales Real estate professionals are crediting low interest rates, a mild winter and low inventory levels with brisk sales activity in the Bay State this month. According to recent data, 1,685 single-family homes and condos went under contract in the first three weeks of the year in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5128&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rate on 30-year Mortgage Down to Record 3.88 Pct.</title>
		<link>http://lewcorcoran.com/2012/01/19/rate-on-30-year-mortgage-down-to-record-3-88-pct/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rate on 30-year Mortgage Down to Record 3.88 Pct. WASHINGTON — The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell again this week to a record low. The eighth record low in a year is attracting few takers because most who can afford to buy or refinance have already done so. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5125&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five Mortgage and Housing Trends in Winter 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five Mortgage and Housing Trends in Winter 2012 These Times Won&#8217;t Last Forever Thinking of buying a home? Don&#8217;t take too long. There is no question this is still a buyers&#8217; market, but you&#8217;ll find with a wave of investors in search of good deals, the bargain homes are selling at a much quicker pace. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5122&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Optimism Builds in Housing Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Optimism Builds in Housing Market Several recent indicators for the real estate industry are pointing to a market that is on the mend and entering recovery mode. Housing experts’ predictions for the new year tend to center around a market stabilizing before entering a gradual, albeit very slow, recovery. However, the tone is more upbeat [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5119&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Qualifying for the Best Mortgage Rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Qualifying for the Best Mortgage Rate Many borrowers are finding that the record-low mortgage rates advertised recently are out of reach. So how can borrowers snag these best rates — which for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage alone has been under 4 percent recently? Basically, they need to prove to lenders they are less risk: Lenders [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5116&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Deduction for Key Mortgage-Financing Benefit Vanishes</title>
		<link>http://lewcorcoran.com/2012/01/17/deduction-for-key-mortgage-financing-benefit-vanishes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deduction for Key Mortgage-Financing Benefit Vanishes Though its demise drew little attention because of the partisan year-end brawl over the payroll tax-cut extension in Congress, a key mortgage-financing benefit disappeared at the end of December: the ability of large numbers of home buyers and owners to write off the premiums they pay for mortgage insurance. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5113&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Rates Fall to New Lows</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates Fall to New Lows WASHINGTON – Fixed mortgage rates fell once again to a record low, offering a great opportunity for those who can afford to buy or refinance homes. Freddie Mac says the average rate on 30-year fixed mortgages fell to 3.89% this week. That&#8217;s below the previous record of 3.91% three [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5108&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Voters Place High Value on Homeownership</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lew Corcoran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voters Place High Value on Homeownership January 11, 2012 &#8211; By an overwhelming margin, American voters strongly value homeownership and would oppose efforts to weaken or eliminate the mortgage interest deduction or diminish a federal role to help qualified home buyers obtain affordable 30-year mortgages, according to a new nationwide survey gauging likely voters’ attitudes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lewcorcoran.com&amp;blog=10901929&amp;post=5104&amp;subd=lewcorcoran&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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