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Real Estate News
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Home Opportunities With a Morbid Twist
Buyers looking for homes at a deep discount can find them, if they don't mind the fact that the previous residents were serial killers.              
Mortgage Rates Fall Yet Again
How low can they go? Mortgage rates hit a new record low for the 10th time in 11 weeks, according to Freddie Mac.              
States Target 'Homestead Exemption' Cheats
New York is among the states that have been aggressive in pursuing residents who claim to qualify for the homestead exemption in a lower-tax state.              
    
Mortgage applications rise 4.9 percent on low rates
NEW YORK -- Mortgage applications rose 4.9 percent last week as more borrowers refinanced at the lowest rates in decades.              
Home sales plunge 25.5 percent
Sales of previously occupied homes plunged last month to the lowest level in 15 years, despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades and bargain prices in many areas.              
Mortgage rates hit low of 4.36 percent for 30-year fixed loans
Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the ninth time in 10 weeks, as concerns grow that the economy is weakening.              
   
   
The latest real estate rip-off?
Would you be willing to pay the original builder a fee when you resell your home? That's an obligation some developers are trying to slap on homeowners in their communities.              
Plunging home sales could sink recovery
With home sales plunging to their lowest level in 15 years, economists warn that a double-dip in housing prices is just around the corner, threatening to further slow the overall recovery.              
Toll Brothers: First profit in 3 years
Homebuilder Toll Brothers made a profit last quarter -- its first in three years. And it largely has Uncle Sam's tax credits to thank for it.              
    
Good Schools, Bad Real Estate
Despite the housing slump, house hunting in good school districts frustrates parents who often have to settle for less house.              
Housing Takes a Dive
Homes with pools for under $400,000 in Georgia, Florida, and Texas.              
Mottola Asks $27.5 Million for Ranch
Former Sony Music Chief Tommy Mottola is seeking to sell his Aspen, Colo., property. Plus, Carole King is relisting her 128-acre Idaho ranch, and TV producer and executive Douglas S. Cramer has bought a Miami Beach house for $7.4 million.