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Where Home Sellers Are Making the Most at Resale

Many homeowners are still seeing big profits when they go to sell. Homeowners who sold in the fourth quarter of 2018 sold for an average of $54,500 more than their original purchase price, according to a new report released by ATTOM Data Solutions, a real estate data firm. That is an average of a 30.2 percent return on the original purchase price, up from an average of 25.6 percent a year prior, the report says.But in some markets, home sellers a

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Home Prices Are Still Rising in These Markets

Home prices have cooled in 70 percent of the 200 largest housing markets. That’s good news for home buyers, but home sellers are faced with a new reality on what they may be able to get for their home.However, not every market is slowing down. Realtor.com® has identified a handful of metros where home prices are rising and still seeing double-digit annual price growth.Some of these growing housing markets were devastated by nearby natural disa

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Millennials Are Undeterred by Fixer Uppers

Young adult home buyers aren’t afraid to buy a home in need of some major TLC. Sixty-seven percent of millennial home shoppers who participated in a recent Clever Real Estate survey of 1,000 U.S. residents in the market for a home said they would put in an offer on a property in need of major repairs.Millennial home buyers are taking a long-term view when buying, the Clever Real Estate survey found. They also tend to value safe neighborhoo

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Could That Home Be Contaminated With Meth?

It could be a home buyer’s worst nightmare: They purchase a new property only to discover later it is contaminated with methamphetamine, which is linked to health problems and can be very costly to eliminate.In more than half of states, home sellers are required to disclose whether to the best of their knowledge a property has ever been used as a meth lab. But many laws stop short of letting buyers know if meth was ever smoked inside the proper

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REALTORS: Join the Team!

   iPro Real Estate was founded on the idea of building a better living with champion services. We focus on incorporating and mastering the latest technologies and procedures, keeping you above the crowd. Servicing all types of real estate transactions, our team of professionals set a stronger standard of business, abide by a strict code of ethics, and give a superior performance. AGENT PROFILE SYSTEMAll our systems are convenientl

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NAR Welcomes Effort to Reopen Government; Urges Long-Term Agreement

National Association of REALTORS® Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Shannon McGahn said a deal reached between President Donald Trump and congressional leaders to reopen the federal government for 21 days while they negotiate a long-term funding agreement is a welcomed development.“Although the direct impact on real estate markets has so far been limited, the broader economic impacts of the shutdown, if it persists, will be very dama

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Homeowners Who Move the Most May Make the Most

Moving may help homeowners see higher profits from the sale of their property, suggests a new study that links homeowners’ tenure in their homes to price appreciation. Cities where residents live in their homes for the shortest amount of time tend to see more than double the appreciation experienced by homeowners who stay put the longest, a new study from LendingTree finds.The study from LendingTree ranks cities by how long homeowners have live

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For Third Week, Mortgage Rates Hold Steady

Mortgage rates have mostly stabilized this month and are now essentially at the same point they were last spring, but that hasn't yet given a boost to home sales, which declined over the same period.“Given that the economy remains on solid footing and weekly mortgage purchase application activity has been strong so far in 2019, we expect the decline in home sales to moderate or even reverse over the next couple of months,” says Sam

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What’s the Difference Between Modern and Contemporary?

Your buyers may say they want a “modern” or “contemporary” home, but those two words are not interchangeable. So, what do they really mean?Modern and contemporary styles do share many of the same traits, but they are two distinct styles. And they often get confused, according to an article by Marvin Windows and Doors that sets out to clarify the two styles.Contemporary tends to refer to architecture of today and, as such, it is constantly

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Welcome to the Team Jagjit Chima Dealing the Sacramento Area

iProcurrently deals throughout the states of California, Texas,Florida, and New York. We continue to strive and broadenopportunities for real estate professionals and consumers. Visit iprore.com for the latestinformation and links.Click here for information onbecoming a salesperson.

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