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Tag Archives: real estate
Earthquake Insurance After Virginia Quake
Most homeowners in the Northeastern United States did not think they needed to worry about their homeowner’s insurance covering damage from an earthquake; however, most homeowner’s insurance does not cover earthquakes. After the 2011 earthquake in Virginia, FEMA has issued the following statement: Common Misunderstandings Could Delay or Limit Your Assistance Virginia’s earthquake declaration has [...]
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Existing-Home Sales Show Uptrend
Existing-home sales continued on an uptrend in December, rising for three consecutive months and remaining above a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The latest monthly data shows total existing-home sales1 rose 5.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.61 million in December from a downwardly revised 4.39 million in [...]
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No Sale For Mantua Gardens East
More Real Estate HUD SUSPENDS PHILADELPHIA COMPANY AND PRESIDENT James Grier and Mantua Gardens East, Inc. improperly threatened low-income tenants with eviction WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it immediately suspended James H. Grier and Mantua Gardens East, Inc. (MGE) of Philadelphia from doing business with the U.S. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged buy, government, home, homes, housing, HUD, low income, Mantua Gardens East. evictions, Philadelphia, sales Comments closed
Montgomery County Real Estate
Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds NANCY J. BECKER is urging recorders/registers of deeds across state and the country to withdraw public money from any banks affiliated with the Mortgage Electronic Registry System (MERS), which she claims is undermining the practice of accurate land recording. In recent years, mortgages have been assigned and reassigned multiple times, [...]
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The Future Of Housing
Six Key Principles for the Future of the Housing Finance Market By Feddie Mac CEO Ed Haldeman Freddie Mac was chartered by Congress in 1970 with a public mission to stabilize the nation’s residential mortgage markets and expand opportunities for homeownership and affordable rental housing. Our statutory mission is to provide liquidity, stability and affordability [...]
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New Residential Construction
Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions [Excel] or the letters [xls] indicate a document is in the Microsoft® Excel® Spreadsheet Format (XLS). To view the file, you will need the Microsoft® Excel® Viewer available for free from Microsoft®. [PDF] or denotes a file in Adobe’s Portable Document Format. To view the file, you will [...]
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Existing Home Sales
Washington, DC, November 21, 2011 Existing-home sales improved in October while the number of homes on the market continued to decline, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Total existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, rose 1.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.97 million in [...]
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Houses for Sale by the U. S. Government
The HomeSales.gov web site provides current information about single family homes for sale by the U.S. Federal Government. These previously owned homes are for sale by public auction or other method depending on the property. Anyone can buy a home for sale by the U.S. Government, but you must work with a real estate agent, [...]
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Pennsylvania Real Estate Licensees