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Kinga Korpacz
Who can use the homebuyer tax credit? First-time buyers and long-time homeowners who buy a replacement principal residence. (The law defines a first-time buyer as an individual who has not owned a home in the three years prior to the day of purchase. According ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKinga Korpacz
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Veteran financiers are re-establishing themselves in new investment banks, ready to help refinance troubled real estate loans. Read more >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Refinancings increased 0.9 percent last week, while interest rates climbed as well, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Read more >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Deal shoppers will see low-cost acquisition opportunities as consumers step up purchases, strengthening retail properties. Read more >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Many additional foreclosures are expected over the next year, which could affect pricing at the lower end of the housing market. Read more >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Major lenders are seeing significant increases in originations of 15-year fixed loans due to low rates. Read more >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Home owners who strategically decide to leave their houses may be taking their cues from financial institutions. Read more >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
As long as you're prudent about what you can afford, the loans can be a less costly alternative to credit card debt. Read more >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
FICO Chief Mark Greene says high unemployment and underwater home owners are signs that more mortgage and credit card defaults are on the horizon. Read more >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Many projects under $14,000 recoup most of their costs, a just-out report shows. Read more >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
A survey conducted by NAR shows the increasing importance of the FHA in mortgage financing. Read more >  [Read More]
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Kinga Korpacz
Laws that Affect Your Mobile Business Text Messaging Ban/Cell Restrictions - Public Act 96-130 (HB 71) prohibits a person from using an electronic communication device to compose, send or read a text message while driving. This new law has certain exceptions—if ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKinga Korpacz
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Experts say that mortgage rates will likely stay low, even if the Federal Reserve stops its mortgage-backed securities purchasing program in March 2010. Full Story >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
The government hopes 375,000 home owners will be able to take advantage of mortgage reductions by the end of the year. Full Story >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Hundreds of thousands of borrowers face a substantial increase of mortgage payments next year on option ARM loans written in 2004. Full Story >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
The U.S. Treasury Department has outlined short sales specifications to help these transactions go more smoothly. Full Story >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported a 6.2 percent increase in new home sales from September to October. Full Story >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
The Index increased 3.7 percent in September, and the rise from a year ago is the biggest annual increase ever recorded. Full Story >  [Read More]
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Kinga Korpacz
• single story - MLS® $45,000 Melrose Park, Cook County - 45x126 vacant buildable lot in the middle of newer residential homes. zoned - R5 Single Family. PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD YOUR HOME. Not a short sale, close within your time. Property ...  [Read More]
Posted:byKinga Korpacz
Kinga Korpacz
Melrose Park, Cook County - Announcing a price reduction on 10112 W Medill Ave., a single story. Now MLS® $45,000 - . Property information  [Read More]
Posted:byKinga Korpacz
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Home sales will increase 15 percent and real estate professionals' income will go up 20 percent next year, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun predicted in his residential economic update. Read more >  [Read More]
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KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
On November 5, 2009, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3548, the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (the “’09 Act”) which the Senate had approved the day before. President Obama signed it into law on Friday, ...  [Read More]
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Kinga Korpacz
Elk Grove, Elk Grove Village - Announcing a price reduction on 310-985 CHARLELA LN, a 1,000 sq. ft., 2 bath, 2 bdrm single story. Now MLS® $140,000 - . Property information  [Read More]
Posted:byKinga Korpacz
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Mortgage application paperwork has to be ready to go, though short-sale purchases should be avoided to make the Nov. 30th deadline. Read more >  [Read More]
Posted:byKRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
KRAIN - Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Bank regulators are seeking a way to get banks to modify real estate debt before it comes due. Read more >  [Read More]
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