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AmericanHomeGuides.com Acquired By Primedia Inc
Earlier this year, AmericanHomeGuides.com was acquired by PRIMEDIA Inc., the country's largest publisher and distributor of free publications, including Apartment Guide and New Homes Guide. Thanks to this acquisition, we have added to our site the listings already found on NewHomeGuide.com, our parent company's online service and one of the leading new home "portals" on the Internet.
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Bidding for real estate commissions
Realtors using HungryAgents.com, an online referral service that launched in February, compete for clients based on how much they are willing to reduce their commissions. Realtors pay a $795 fee for each successful sale stemming from the Web site's referral.
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Consumer confidence dips
Consumer confidence dipped in March, according The Conference Board's most recent Consumer Confidence Index. The index, which had declined in February, now stands at 102.4 (1985=100), down from 104.4 the previous month.
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Lack of financial security a top obstacle to home ownership
Twenty four percent of consumers in a recent survey cited a lack of financial security as a primary obstacle to home ownership, while 23 percent named saving for a down payment. Together, respondents find these financial issues to be nearly as challenging as trying to find the right house to meet their needs.
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Midwest has highest percentage of first-time home buyers
First-time home buyers accounted for about 41 percent of first-quarter sales activity, according to a survey conducted by HouseHunt,, a real estate information and services company. First-time buyer activity rose from 36 percent in the second half of 2004, the company reported.
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Racial divide persists in real estate
The racial divide in home ownership remains substantial, despite an overall growth in the national home-ownership rate, the University of Southern California Lusk Center for Real Estate reported today.
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Determining Your Offer Price
When you prepare an offer to purchase a home, you already know the seller’s asking price. But what price are you going to offer and how do you come up with that figure?
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How To Save Money On Your New Home
Do you clip food coupons from your Sunday newspaper? Or do you take advantage of sales at your favorite department store? Then you will certainly appreciate BIG savings on the purchase of a new home!
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Realtor VS. "For Sale By Owner"
"Why do we need a real estate agent? After all, an agent will charge thousands of dollars to sell even an average home, and that commission comes right off the top! Heck, with the Internet and all, we can do practically everything that an agent would do, so why should we pay out all that money?"
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