NAR: Cheap mortgage rates are improving home affordability

Affordability jumped 10% in June from a year earlier as financing costs fell. 

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More than 8 million borrowers can now benefit from refinancing their mortgage

According to Black Knight's data, borrowers who refinanced could reduce their mortgage rate by 0.75%, amounting to an average savings of $266 per borrower per month. 

http://bit.ly/2Z1Hg9Z 

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This Is What Makes You Annoying According To Your Zodiac Sign

Thoughts?  

http://bit.ly/2MUeku7 

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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates remain near 3-year low

“Going forward, the combination of low mortgage rates, tight labor market and high consumer confidence should set up the housing market for continued improvement in home sales heading into the late summer and early fall.” 

http://bit.ly/2yzYUTe 

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What Happened When I Didn’t Complain for 30 Days

Mark Twain once said that “habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.” 

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How To Avoid Putting 20% Down On Your Home

Here are just a few of the loan programs that require little to nothing down. 

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The widespread use of antibiotics in animal agriculture is creating superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics, threatening human health in the process.

Here’s what you can do to avoid antibiotic resistance. 

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Freddie Mac announces fixer-upper mortgage

Funds can be used to buy fixer-uppers or renovate homes.

http://bit.ly/32LCsEF 

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How To Build An Emergency Kit

Once you take a look at the basic items, consider what unique needs your family might have, such as supplies for pets, or seniors. 

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The iBuyer Trend and Why You Should Avoid It

Is it a good idea to take the human element out of selling your home in favor of letting a computer crunch the numbers? Here's everything you need to know.

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Fannie Mae lowers mortgage rate forecast and says home-price growth will accelerate

http://bit.ly/2YWzfQf

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Seven Lessons from Mister Rogers That Can Help Americans Be Neighbors Again

The host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood taught kids critical 

emotional and social skills that are still relevant to adults today. 

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How much is your home worth?

Click on the link below for a free accurate value check with comparable sales.

CMA - Free Home Value Check with Comparables

Los Angeles led California in housing development in 2018

Is it enough to address the city’s affordability crisis?

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RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND THAT BAKING SODA CAN SUCCESSFULLY ELIMINATE 

UP TO 96% OF PESTICIDES FROM VEGETABLES AND FRUITS.

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How Complaining Physically Rewires Your Brain To Be Anxious And Depressed

If your worry won’t improve your situation or teach you a lesson, simply let it go and move on.

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Sunscreen Found in Bloodstream After One Day, Study Shows

Concentrations of the chemicals in the blood
continued to rise over the four-day study period.

http://bit.ly/2WsMDdG

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Study estimates 15,000 cancer cases could stem from chemicals in California tap water

We need to look at contaminants as a group -- not just one at a time in order to understand the real world exposure. 

http://ow.ly/4nCX30oED1W 

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Bring on the refis: Freddie Mac expects mortgage rates to remain low all year

Favorable mortgage rates are expected to boost homebuyer affordability for the remainder of 2019, according to Freddie Mac’s April Forecast. 

http://ow.ly/Z8LQ30oD9lJ 

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Mortgage brokers provide lower rates and increase consumer home-buying power

What borrowers really want is to get as much house as they can within their budget — and a mortgage broker can make their money go farther. 

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‘Mystery surcharge’ and gas taxes boost California gasoline prices by about $1.26 per gallon

Where's the money going? 

That mystery surcharge adds up to $11 million a day, or $4 billion a year. 

http://ow.ly/tRTJ30oA4f6 

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LA Endures Nation's Dirtiest Air As Problem Worsens, Study Finds

The American Lung Association has released its annual “State of the Air” report. 

http://ow.ly/uO8I30oz9pf

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Science Says Happier People Have These 9 Things in Common

Researchers think that roughly 40% of our happiness is under our own control; the rest is determined by genetics and external factors.  

http://ow.ly/Rx3Y30oylHo 

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Mortgage rates are low. Many people are thinking about buying a new home or refinancing.

Here's how to figure out if you should... 

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Yes, You Need to Recycle Your Old Batteries

Follow this handy guide to do right by the environment—and the law. 

http://ow.ly/SbFp30ov9HF

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Scientists Show How Gratitude Literally Alters The Human Heart & Molecular Structure Of The Brain

This validates the idea that if we can change our inner world through gratitude, empathy, compassion, and meditation, we can make our outer world more peaceful. 

http://ow.ly/Stbj30opzCm 

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The First Week of April is the Best Time to List a Home For Sale -

Sellers are able to take advantage of a sweet spot in the season that offers high buyer demand, less competition, quick home sales, and strong prices. 

http://ow.ly/nyPq30onHk2

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Please, for the Love of God, Close the Toilet Lid When You Flush

Let me paint a little picture for you of what happens every time you leave the seat up after going to the bathroom: With one little flick of the lever, the swirling water..  

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Hello refis? Mortgage rates just had the largest one-week drop in 10 years

Interest rates haven't been this low since January 2018. 

http://ow.ly/epU230oeGKh 

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Is now a good time to purchase a home?

Expert says declining mortgage rates are heating up the market. 

http://ow.ly/W2iK30ocIPf

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Here’s how to report scooters that block LA sidewalks

Companies will have two hours to pick up improperly parked scooters. 

http://ow.ly/Bio230obxTr

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The #Trashtag Challenge Is Inspiring People To Clean Up Beaches & Parks

If billions of people came together for a specific purpose it would, without a doubt, manifest. 

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Existing-home sales roar back in February, hitting an 11-month high

The biggest one-month increase since the recovery from the post-crisis TRID regulation hit, in 2015 

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Do like Gandhi?

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U.S. fixed mortgage rates fall to 13-month lows

"While these low rates will certainly get the attention of prospective homebuyers, the supply of homes for sale remains stubbornly low," 

http://ow.ly/NUvq30o5WGV 

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How To No Longer Take Things Personally

What others do or say is a projection of their own dream, ideals, and reality. Here is all you need to know to learn not to take things personally.

http://ow.ly/DzVb30o4pfy 

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MBA: Spring home buying season likely to be strong as mortgage applications heat up

Purchase applications increase annually for the fourth consecutive week. 

http://ow.ly/tEm430o2cp8 

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International Women’s Day 2019: 15 quotes by powerful women to make you feel empowered

Each woman is powerful in her own right, encouraging others to move towards success. 

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Safety tips by a cop. Stay alert, keep safe, and look out

It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.  

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