http://www.homeloanadvices.com/home-prices-increase-for-third-straight-month/ Mortgages and Personal Finance Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:09:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.homeloanadvices.com/home-prices-increase-for-third-straight-month/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Mortgage Rates Dip Again, Boosting Sales | Home Loan Advices Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:02:07 +0000 http://www.homeloanadvices.com/?p=400#comment-184 [...] These low home loan rates, combined with the federal tax credit for first time homebuyers drove up the number of signed home sales contracts for the seventh straight month, the National Association of Realtors reported. The association said that its index of sales agreements rose 6.4 percent from July to 103.8, beating forecasts. The index was 12 percent higher than a year ago, matching similar reporting on home sales from the Case-Shiller home sales index. [...] [...] These low home loan rates, combined with the federal tax credit for first time homebuyers drove up the number of signed home sales contracts for the seventh straight month, the National Association of Realtors reported. The association said that its index of sales agreements rose 6.4 percent from July to 103.8, beating forecasts. The index was 12 percent higher than a year ago, matching similar reporting on home sales from the Case-Shiller home sales index. [...]

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