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30-Year Fixed Rate Falls Below 5 Percent

Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.98 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending November 5, 2009, down from last week when it averaged 5.03 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.20 percent.

Developing Your Referral Strategy

To develop referrals, start with a referral mindset. A referral mindset exists when every prospecting, marketing, and customer service action is accompanied by the realization that the contact could lead not only to new business, but also to positive word-of-mouth and the recommendation of your service to others.

Sellers' Quick Lawn Fix

It's one of the most unsightly and often hard to fix trouble spots for homeowners -- a lawn that has gone to the dogs!

Investor Report: Have We Finally Hit Bottom?

It's a question that's relevant to investors in just about any once-hot market that's gone from boom to bust: Have prices finally bottomed out? Or could they be poised for still further declines?

Market Conditions

The National Association of Home Builders is reporting that the sale of newly built, single-family homes fell 3.6 percent in September

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