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Mortgage rates ticked down a bit this past week but landing at 7.3%, it wasn’t enough to move the needle for buyers submitting loan applications for 30-year-fixed rate mortgages. Sitting almost a full percentage point lower, adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) however continue to be attractive for buyers looking to start out with a lower monthly…

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Paul Breunich, executive chairman of William Pitt – Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty, announced that Carolyn Fugere has been appointed president and Chief Executive Officer. According to a release, Fugere will lead the real estate company serving Connecticut, Westchester County and the Hudson Valley in New York, and the Berkshires in Massachusetts. During her…

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A midterm election that saw both historic turnout and spending ended with big wins for the Democratic party nearly across the board. While voters clearly went to the ballot box seeking change, can real estate expect the landslide result to boost a sluggish housing market, bring down rates or spark more regulatory scrutiny into housing…

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REMAX Advantage, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Properties Group and ENRG Realty have joined the now growing list of real estate companies signing on to HouseCanary’s Google Listing Program. Under the agreements, active listings from the more than 1,000 agents at these brokerages are now available for display in Google mobile search in live markets. The…

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