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Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Reportfor April 4, 2012:
Mortgage Rates Make Small Improvements: Interest rates had some success in overcoming technical levels of resistance which made for some optimism for more improvements. More troubling news is coming out of Europe but finance officials say they have identified a ceiling of the amount needed [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for March 19, 2012:
Mortgage Interest Rates Jump Higher: This week saw interest rates increase the most in eight months. The economy is growing more quickly than was expected a month or two ago and stronger than what the Fed has been thinking. The Fed Open Market Committee [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for March 11, 2012:
Mortgage Interest Rates Stay Put: Rates have remained bound by, what traders call, limits of support and resistance. Continued concerns over insolvency of European nations and banks has kept rates from moving up while encouraging signs in our economy keep them from moving lower. [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for March 5, 2012:
Interest Rates Moved Off All Time Low Levels: In the last two weeks we have seen interest rates lose ground as news out of Europe continues to move markets. The European Union agreed to another round of credit extensions to Greece which removed the [...]

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WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET A HOME SOLD IN TODAY’S MARKET?
1. PRICING THE HOME CORRECTLY: One of the most important things that can help you sell your home is pricing it right. . List prices need to be priced at or near market value. The simple truth is over priced listings [...]

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Federal officials hope to launch a pilot program in early 2012 to convert government-owned foreclosures into rental properties.
The program, which was cited by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke last week as one way to address the housing crisis, would sell foreclosed homes now owned by Fannie Mae (FNMA, [...]

Top 5 Reasons to Buy a Home in 2012
by Jonathan Slappey on January 6, 2012 in Home Buying
The American dream of homeownership is a very feasible aspiration for 2012.
There are many benefits of owning a home. Yet some first-time buyers are skeptical of purchasing with the uncertainty surrounding the housing market.
The uncertainty many [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for Feb. 20, 2012:
Rates Improve This Week Until Thursday When Rumors of a Greece Agreement Are Coming On Monday: Improving economic data at the end of the week plus speculation that Greece will receive another round of bailouts caused rates to move slightly higher from earlier in [...]

Here is an additional article to my weekly Bellevue Real Estate Market Report.
This year’s designated New American Home is being featured as part of the International Builder’s Show.
Modern gets the thumbs up.
Spa-like and eco-sensitive, the “New American Home 2012” being unveiled in Orlando this week by the National Association of Home Builders in conjunction [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for 2/11/12:
Some Hint That Greece May Live Within Their Means Causes Rates To Move Up: Interest rate pricing moved up a small amount this week as it seemed Greece and the EU were close to an agreement. Announcements out of Greece indicated they were agreeable to conditions [...]