Carpe Diem...Aug.Real Estate Update.Milestones&Slides

Carpe Diem...August Real Estate Update..Milestones and Slides

Carpe Diem...Real Estate Update

General Real Estate News & Views HOUSING PASSES A MILESTONE The U.S. finally has moved beyond attention-grabbing predictions from housing "experts" that housing is bottoming. The numbers are now convincing, according to David Wessel on The News Hub.   MORE 30-YEAR MORTGAGES FALL BELOW 3.5% Long-term mortgage rates continue to fall to new record lows, with the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage falling below 3.5 percent for the first time ever.   MORE HEALTH-CARE REFORM LAW CONTAINS SURTAX THAT CAN AFFECT HOME SALES When the Supreme Court upheld the health-care reform law on federal tax grounds, it restoked a housing issue that had been relatively quiet for the past year: The alleged "real estate tax" on home sales buried in the legislation.   MORE         Stairs can be boring. Maybe that's why some homeowners have added an alternative means of descent that's faster and a lot more fun: indoor slides.     BUYER 5 Questions SELLER Emotional Mistakes AT HOME Slash Utility Bills Ron Goldstein MBA, EcoBroker, QSC phone: (312)264-5846 mobile: (312)771-7190 listing update Featured Properties 4943 North Seeley Street 2501 North Wayne Avenue 711 South Dearborn Street 711 South Dearborn Street WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORT? VOLLEYBALL / TENNIS SWIMMING / DIVING BOXING / WEIGHTLIFTING GYMNASTICS Featured Videos Buy with Bad Credit Outdoor Parties Summer Hom