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After being shut down for nearly a year for renovations, Daingerfield State Park in Daingerfield, Texas, is scheduled to re-open July 1, 2011, according to park superintendent, John Thomas.Renovations have included work on the lodge, concession building, bath house and boathouse/interpretative cente [Read More]

Only 15 miles southeast of Charlotte, North Carolina, sits one of the fastest growing towns in Union County. Indian Trail, N.C was populated by only 499 residents a decade ago; however, by 2010 a 970% jump in the population brought the resident total to 5,353, according to the Census Bureau.This lit [Read More]

Mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage have dropped again, for the 8th consecutive week, according to mortgage giant, Freddie Mac. Although the rates have dropped to 4.49% from 4.55% the week before, the rates have done very little to boost sales in the struggling real estate market.High u [Read More]

New rules are being enacted at Fannie Mae in regards to delinquent loans in an effort to force lenders to act quickly in aiding troubled homeowners avoid the foreclosure process.Lenders will be required to contact homeowners verbally and in writing within 120 days after a mortgage becomes delinquent [Read More]

With the low home prices as bait, investors have been biting! According to a study performed by Move, Inc., investors are expected to outnumber homebuyers 3-1 in the next couple of years.An analysis of hundreds of real estate markets by Inman News has determined the top markets for real estate inves [Read More]

During the weekend of June 4-5, 2011, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) will be hosting the Realtor Nationwide Open House! This event will provide an opportunity for Realtors to hold open houses in local neighborhoods across the globe armed with guidance and insight into both the social as [Read More]

Mortgage rates on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage continue to fall into the seventh consecutive week, according to mortgage giant, Freddie Mac. Falling to 4.55% from 4.60% the week before, the low mortgage rates have done very little to boost the struggling real estate market.Many potential homebuyers [Read More]

Home prices across the nations major metro areas has fallen to the lowest level seen in over 5 years!According to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city index, home prices fell in 18 of the metro areas from February to March of this year, they only rose in Seattle and Washington, D.C. A dozen ci [Read More]

Although consumer confidence showed an improvement during the month of April, this month the Index fell to 60.8 from 66.0 in a monthly comparison, according to the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index.Lynn France, the director of the Conference Board Consumer Research Center, Consumers are con [Read More]

April 18th of this year a new program funded by the federal Government was laid into place. Nearly 10,000 Florida Homeowners have applied for the Hardest Hit Fund program, a program that piloted in Lee County last year and could aid nearly 40,000 homeowners across the state.The program is split into [Read More]