The 5 things you need to know in the news this week

 

 

	Hi Brad, check out the top news 5 articles for you today See all headlines   Mortgage Rates Continue Trend of Record-Breaking Lows   rismedia.com - Freddie Mac recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey®, showing mortgage rates easing to new all-time record lows for all... Keller Williams Realty, Inc. Sun Pacific Mortgage & Real Estate RE/MAX   The Vote is In: Americans Place High Value on Homeownership   rismedia.com - By an overwhelming margin, American voters strongly value homeownership and would oppose efforts to weaken or eliminate the mortgage interest deduction... Keller Williams Realty, Inc. Prudential Fox and Roach Realtors Coldwell Banker   Fannie Mae sees 2012 home sales up 3.5% to 4.74 million   housingwire.com - Friday, January 13th, 2012, 2:17 pm The housing sector will likely take incremental steps forward in 2012, though total originations will fall on fewer refinances, according to economists at Fannie Mae. The second half of the... Keller Williams Realty, Inc. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Vantage Point Bank and Financial Services   Relying On An Agent   realtytimes.com - The latest NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers showed a growing trend among recent buyers. The latest figures show that 89 percent of buyers purchased their home with the help of a real estate or broker. This is a sharp... Trending in Real Estate with the following companies Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Long & Foster Companies Prudential Fox and Roach Realtors   Vacant Foreclosures Saddle Local Communities With High Costs   dsnews.com - A recent study from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that vacant properties across the United States rose 51 percent over the span of a decade, from nearly 7 million in 2000 to 10 million in April 2010. Ten... Keller Williams Realty, Inc.