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Market Snapshot – Palo Alto Real Estate

We’d like to introduce a new re-occuring feature: Market Snapshots from local agents. This week, ...

January 30, 2012

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Local Scene

The Top 10 Safest Cities in America, 2011 Edition

It goes without saying that just about any singleton, couple, or family wants to live ...

December 21, 2011

Market Trends

Why Pending Home Sales Declined in September

Some recovery has been seen in the realm of pending home sales since September 2010 ...

November 9, 2011

Daily Grind

Check Out 2011’s Top 5 Best and Worst Housing Markets in America

Here’s something you probably already knew: The real estate market stinks like a dead skunk ...

October 25, 2011

Daily Grind

Hello Buckeyes – Movoto Launches In Ohio

We are happy to let everyone know that we have just launched in the state ...

October 14, 2011

Daily Grind

Rising Home Values Make These 10 Metro Markets Hot

If you’ve been keeping up with the state of real estate as of late, you ...

October 3, 2011

Market Trends

What Pricey Zip Codes Can Expect From New Jumbo Mortgage Rules

Here’s some general real estate news that, for once, will not affect the majority of ...

September 27, 2011

Daily Grind

Login Re-Design: How We Arrived at Beauty

When Movoto celebrated its 5th anniversary earlier this year it dawned on us that certain ...

September 23, 2011

Market Trends

Adjusting to the Changes in the Real Estate Market

In the past few years, we have seen many changes in the real estate market ...

September 13, 2011

Daily Grind

Debate over the National Flood Insurance Program

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is set to expire on September 30, 2011. Congress ...

September 3, 2011

Daily Grind

New Feature – Private Notes for Homes

At an open house and need to write something down, but you forgot your pen? ...

September 2, 2011

Daily Grind

The Move Towards Hyper Local Data

The New York Times ran a piece over the weekend talking about how real estate ...

August 31, 2011

Market Trends

Status of California Home Sales in July 2011

DataQuick released a report last week about California home sales. July 2011 home sales dipped ...

August 29, 2011

Market Trends

NAR Q2 2011 Home Sales and Future Housing Trends

Home prices rose in 40 out of 150 metropolitan areas. The chief economist for the ...

August 25, 2011

Finance Tips

Downgrade Shouldn’t Affect Mortgage Rates, but Could Affect Buyer’s Confidence

Odds are you have you seen something like this image over the past couple of ...

By Movoto Editorial Team

August 9, 2011

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