Montgomery County Real Estate Market Report February 2012

March 15, 2012

Montgomery County Md Real Estate Market Report  Presented by The Highland Group Real estate sales statistics for February 2012 have been published by MRIS*, here are the highlights: County-wide       2012       2011   % Change Avg. Price    $391,600    $390,000     -0.4% Median Price    $315,000    $300,000     +5% DOM    94 [...]

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Frederick County Real Estate Market Statistics for February 2012

March 13, 2012

Frederick County Real Estate Market Report for February 2012 provided by the Highland Group, Statistics have been published by MRIS* Here are the highlights: County-wide     2012     2011  % Change Avg. Price  $230,000   $230,900        ~0% Median Price  $215,000   $215,000        ~0% DaysOnMarket     113      110        +3% # homes [...]

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City of Frederick Real Estate Market Report For February 2012

March 12, 2012

Frederick Md Real Estate Statistics provided by The Highland Group Statistics for February 2012 have been published by MRIS*. Here are the highlights for the three zip codes in the City of Frederick: 21701 2012 2011 % Change Avg. Price $231,800 $209,000 +4% Median Price $225,000 $185,000 +22% DaysOnMarket 127 85 +49% # homes sold 29 [...]

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Decorating Trends for 2012

March 8, 2012

If you are thinking about selling your home in the near future, you might be interested in home decorating trends.  If you’ve bought a home recently you might want to know what’s trending in home decorating in 2012. According to Decorator Secrets colors have an effect on us. Here is a synopsis of the psychology [...]

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FHA to Raise Mortgage Insurance Premium

March 5, 2012

As of April 1st, 2012 FHA will be increasing its annual mortgage insurance premium from the current 1.15% fee to 1.25% as well as increasing the upfront mortgage premium from 1% to 1.75%. There is also an annual insurance premium, which will also be increased by 0.1 percentage points for loan amounts under $625,000 and 0.25 percentage points [...]

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National Mortgage Settlement: Details Please

March 2, 2012

Last week, the Federal government and 49 state governments (except Oklahoma) agreed to a $25 billion settlement regarding robo-signing and the challenges it created in the foreclosure process. Here is a synopsis of the settlement and some perspective on what effect it will have on the housing market in 2012. The Basics of the Mortgage [...]

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City of Frederick First Saturday in March

February 27, 2012

March in Frederick Maryland. In like a lion… out like a lamb. Well… sometimes. It’s really like the lion and lamb have been taking turns appearing on the weather scene the entire month of February. March is even more difficult to predict. But one thing is certain, there are plenty of activities to be part [...]

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15-Year-Fixed-Rate Mortgages for Frederick Buyers

February 22, 2012

2011 was the year of historic lows in mortgage rates. 30-year-fixed rates dipped below 4% in the Fall, and now hover around 4%. Many buyers and homeowners thinking of refinancing may not be aware that the 15-year-fixed rate mortgage has also seen historic lows. Today that rate is 3.125%. 15-Year-Fixed Rate Mortgage Between October and [...]

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