Fixed mortgage rates fell last week to the lowest point of the year. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 5 basis points this week, to 4.61 percent, according to the Bankrate.com national survey of large lenders. A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point. The mortgages in this week’s survey had an average...
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GasBuddy.com-an organization which uses hundreds of sites to find national, state and local averages for fuel prices, says the goal of the site is for people to report where they found cheap gas. GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan says the Billings metropolitan area (Billings, Lockwood and Laurel) sees frequent fluctuations under and over...
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Here are 10 real estate tips for 2011 Tip 1: Sellers: Redefine “Market Value” If your home has been on the market far too long, there’s a good chance you’re not facing market realities. The value of your home isn’t what the tax assessor says it is, or the sum on that two-year-old appraisal...
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