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RISMEDIA, September 3, 2010?Following a sharp drop in the months immediately after the expiration of the home buyer tax credit, pending home sales have modestly risen, according to the National Association of Realtors.

The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking…

RISMEDIA, September 3, 2010?(MCT)?For anyone under the age of 57, mortgage rates are now the lowest they’ve been during your life. This fact isn’t lost on a growing number of homeowners who have started a new wave of refinancings.…

RISMEDIA, September 3, 2010?U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced an unprecedented agreement with the nation?s top mortgage lenders to offer selected state and local governments, and nonprofit organizations a ?first look? or right of first…

RISMEDIA, September 3, 2010?(MCT)?Some rooms scream “Help!” Others say nothing, and that’s a problem, too. Take the typical bedroom. Michael Payne has seen thousands. “The bedroom tends to get forgotten?you spend all your money elsewhere in the house,” said…