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12 Metro Areas Showing Sustained Economic Recovery

Recently, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its first NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI), a new economic index revealing metropolitan areas that have shown improvement for at least six months in three key economic areas - housing permits, emplyment and housing prices.

"Despite the challenging conditions in the national economy and housing sector, there are areas throughout the country where we are seeing pockets of improvement" says Bob Nielsen, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAGB) and a home builder from Reno, Nevada....

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Five Ways to Fight a Low Appraisal

What do you do when the appraisal on the dream home you want to buy comes in below the price in the offer the seller has accepted - even as much as 10 to 20 percent below?

Chances are that raising the cash for your down payment and closing cost has tapped you out. Finding thousands more to make up the difference between the appraised value and the ontracted amount is out of the question. You're not the only buyer who has hit the low appraisal snag. > Click here to read the entire article.
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