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SIREN (Staten Island Real Estate News)

SIREN (Staten Island Real Estate News)

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Staten Island's Real Estate News site, also known as SIREN is the portal that hosts Staten Island’s most current information in today's real estate market as well as general real estate topics throughout the globe. In a world awash in news, we entice our readers to enjoy the most engaging topics ranging from housing and market trends, new developments, government policies to the latest community culture and events in your neighborhood.

SIREN's objective is to present real estate related topics to the public, which will stimulate the minds of many through an open forum, and serve as a virtual advisor with an informed competitive edge.

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  • Housing Affordability Hovers Near Record-High Level

    Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 16:16

    An article from Housing Zone:Nationwide housing affordability, bolstered by affordable interest rates and low house prices, hovered for the third consecutive quarter near its highest level since the series was first compiled 18 years ago, according t...

  • Mortgages: Reaching Out to Condo Buyers

    Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 09:00

    An article from the NY Times about how the FHA is reaching out to condo buyers with their program:CONDOMINIUM buyers in the New York area often paid little mind to Federal Housing Administration mortgages, either because these government-backed loans...

  • Home prices rise for 4th month in a row

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 09:26

    From an AP story:Home prices rose slightly in September, the fourth straight monthly increase and a clear sign the housing market recovery is continuing.The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index of 20 major cities released Tuesday rose ...

  • The Lowdown on Home-Buyer Tax Credits

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 09:00

    The Wall Street Journal did a great summary of the extended and expanded Federal Housing Tax Credit a little while back in a question answer format, and I thought I would share.--------------------Last week, President Barack Obama signed a law that e...

  • Mortgages Decline to Lowest Rates in Five Weeks

    Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 09:00

    To add to yesterday's post about being a great time to buy, I forgot to mention that the Wall Street Journal noted that mortgage rates fell to their lowest in the last few weeks. So we are at a low, and they are predicting rising rates in the Spring....

  • Home Mortgage Rates Set to Move Higher Next Spring

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 18:35

    Is there a better warning about a good time to buy a home than hearing that the Federal Housing Tax Credit has been extended to sales through April of 2010? Well, yes: An analyst from Reed Construction Data is signaling that Mortgage Rates are going ...

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