Craftsman style reborn

By Jean Patteson The Orlando Sentinel The Craftsman-style home of Tom and Vivian Ward looks so authentic that passersby assume it is a remodeled version of a house dating back to the early 20th century. Although the home sits in Orlando, Fla.’s Lake Lawsona Historic District, where many of the homes do date from the…

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Rate on 30-year fixed mortgage dips to 4.71 pct.

Source: Associated Press/AP Online Publication date: January 13, 2011 By JANNA HERRON NEW YORK – Rates on fixed mortgages dipped for the second straight week as Treasury yields fell. Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on the 30-year mortgage dropped to 4.71 percent this week from 4.77 percent the previous week. It hit a…

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Dreambuilder announces additional financing referrals

Dreambuilder Custom Homes is happy to add two additional referrals to help its clients obtain financing for building their new custom home, or any other financing needs. Meredith Porter, branch manager, Ameris Bank Elysia Stobbe, branch manager, VanDyk Mortgage You can find out more about these contacts and others by clicking here.

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Dreambuilder announces completion of a kitchen remodel: Dreambuilder Eight

Dreambuilder Custom Homes is pleased to announce the completion of Dreambuilder Eight:  a kitchen transformation for the Schneider family in Jacksonville, FL. Kirsten Schneider is a professional chef and owner of Dinners Direct, a home-delivery meal preparation service.  Her current kitchen, original to the 25-year-old home, fell woefully short of her needs, both in function…

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Mortgage rates remain quite low despite December’s brief spurt upward

By Mike Sante, Interest.com Managing Editor, interest.com Mortgage rates are starting the new year about a half point higher than the record lows reached last fall. The average cost of a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage — the most popular type of home loan — was 5.02% in our latest survey of major lenders taken Dec. 29.…

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