Real Estate Blog

With the world’s financial markets in so much turmoil this week, mortgage rates are bound to be affected. Aside from keeping track of rates in our live rate tables in Zillow Mortgage Marketplace, we’re keeping a close eye on weekly rates with our Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor.

It looks like rates were on the rise last week, with the rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage up to 5.96 percent during the week that ended on Sept. 28. The average rate the week before — the week that ended on Sept. 21 — was 5.78 percent.

Here are some more numbers, and if you want to see more, check out our press release here or visit Zillow Mortgage Marketplace.

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Mortgage Rates Rise on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace

<span class=”field_caption”>Full Description</span>:&nbsp;This swanky and very spacious maisonette is positioned on the fifth floor of a new residential block set on a quiet street just opposite a large private residence with a beautifully landscaped garden. The two-level apartment is built over 200 sq.m of living area and is looking towards three directions: south, east and west. The first level comprises of a bright living room with French windows, open-plan kitchenette with a breakfast bar and an outlet to a dining table and an additional lounge area. This level further has a familybathroom/wc, access to a large panoramic terrace overlooking Vitosha Mountain and an inner staircase towards the second floor. There are located the three bedrooms (a master one with a terrace and two other large bedrooms connected to each other), plus a second bathroom/wc.<br />
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The apartment is connected to the central heating system in the city and is further supplied with telephone landline, cable television and internet access. All furniture is included in the asking price.<br />
The property comes with a cellar of 4 sq.m and a garage.<br />
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Ideal for a long-term rent, the 3-bedroom maisonette is presented in a very good condition nd requires just some mild refurbishment to reveal its true potential. There is also possibility to separate the two adjacent bedrooms.<br />
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The apartment is part of a quiet residential district of Sofia, now characterized with new construction and green spots. It is close to a bus stop and has a good access to both the city centre and Vitosha Mountain, Boyana and Dragalevtsi Districts. The region has several kindergartens and schools, many supermarkets.<br />
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Ref. No. Sve 344

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Pleasing & bright, fully furnished maisonette with a garage for sale in SOFIA

<span class=”field_caption”>Full Description</span>:&nbsp;Two storey country villa in a beautiful location 10km from International Airport & the second biggest city in Bulgaria – Plovdiv.<br />
The villa is positioned in the outskirts of the village and entirely South facing.<br />
The hole plot is 1100sq/m orchard, well maintained with independent water supply and septic tank. Fenced all around. The property is located in the Tracian Valey, where land is recognized as the most fertile in the country.<br />
First floor – 40sq/m living area, Kitchen, Living room, WC, Bathroom.<br />
Terrace – 6.00 sq/m<br />
Second floor – 35sq/m living area (two bedrooms)<br />
Terrace - 5.00 sq/m<br />
Ceiling - 12sq/m <br />
There is extra storage space (larder) 27sq/m.<br />
Total property size – 113 sq/m.<br />
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Free hold.<br />
Price – 55 000€ (45k)<br />

Country Villa (45k) in a beautiful location 10km International Airport & County

<span class=”field_caption”>Full Description</span>:&nbsp;Car hire & Transfers with mini vans or estates vehicles.<br />
Private trips with driver & English speaking guide, from 50€ per day. All destinations.<br />
Rent a mini van or limousine from 15€ per day.<br />

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CAR HIRE & TRANSFERS

<span class=”field_caption”>Full Description</span>:&nbsp;Two storey 3 bedroom country house, solidly built, located in a very green and unexplored area.<br />
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The property has three rooms on each floor and corridors.<br />
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With its unspoiled nature and good communications the village of Slivovik provides great opportunity to find your holiday or permanent home in one of the loveliest regions in Bulgaria.<br />
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The village benefits from local school, post office, banks, park, horse–riding range, shops and regular public transport. Five km from the center of the village is the train station that provides link with the capital city of Sofia(160km). The nearest county town of Montana /20 km/ is great place for shopping and going out with its good range of shops, supermarkets and restaurants.<br />
The area of Montana is also very popular with its lakes, dams and rivers, providing great opportunities for fishing, hiking, mountain-biking, horse-riding, etc. <br />
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The nearest SPA centre is around 50km away. <br />
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The river of Danube is 30km away and daily boat trips are available. <br />
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The property needs attention inside and out. The second building in the garden may be easily transformed into guest house. The estate is electrically and water supplied. Its garden is 1560 sq/m. <br />
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Free hold.

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Country estate (16k) in a picturesque & unexplored area in the county of Montana

Fairbanks housing market beginning to slow

Fairbanks housing market beginning to slow

Not a dedicated app, mind you. But if you visit ColdwellBanker.com on your iPhone’s Safari browser now it’ll pull up a specially formatted version of the site.

They’re not the first company to do this (Realtor.com has an iPhone-ready page, as does Intero) but they are, as far as I know, the first to launch a major marketing campaign advertising this fact.

Click here to view the embedded video.

The app itself looks great and is nicely thought out and pretty functional. You can search for current listings and, like Trulia (see iPhone Real Estate App Showdown), open houses as well. Search results return reasonably quickly on both WiFi and 3G.

The individual listing pages are fleshed out, though not as tightly integrated with multimedia as Utopria’s (see Utopria Brings Property Listings to iPhone). You can see all the photos associated with the home however. Clicking on Map Property link will bring you immediately to the Google Maps application for driving directions.

Unfortunately, because it’s not a dedicated app, the overall usability of this function gets a bit frustrating. Getting back to your search results requires several taps back and forth to switch between the map and the browser.

Also, CB’s tool does not seem to tap into the iPhone’s location awareness capability which seems a bit of a shame - you still need to tell it where you want to search.

Probably the biggest issue however is that (perhaps not surprisingly) ColdwellBanker.com on the iPhone only returns CB listings. Unfortunately, this severely limits the app’s use for consumers and as a result I can’t see many people turning to this tool beyond mere curiousity.

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Coldwell Banker Launches iPhone App

Best Deal in Area in Pahoa, HI - $25,552 - 0 Bedrooms 0 Bathrooms - Great deal: 12,040 parcel in popular neighborhood is great spot for second home. Short drive to beaches, hot ponds, boating, fishing and golf.

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Best Deal in Area

<span class=”field_caption”>Full Description</span>:&nbsp;This swanky and very spacious maisonette is positioned on the fifth floor of a new residential block set on a quiet street just opposite a large private residence with a beautifully landscaped garden. The two-level apartment is built over 200 sq.m of living area and is looking towards three directions: south, east and west. The first level comprises of a bright living room with French windows, open-plan kitchenette with a breakfast bar and an outlet to a dining table and an additional lounge area. This level further has a familybathroom/wc, access to a large panoramic terrace overlooking Vitosha Mountain and an inner staircase towards the second floor. There are located the three bedrooms (a master one with a terrace and two other large bedrooms connected to each other), plus a second bathroom/wc.<br />
<br />
The apartment is connected to the central heating system in the city and is further supplied with telephone landline, cable television and internet access. All furniture is included in the asking price.<br />
The property comes with a cellar of 4 sq.m and a garage.<br />
<br />
Ideal for a long-term rent, the 3-bedroom maisonette is presented in a very good condition nd requires just some mild refurbishment to reveal its true potential. There is also possibility to separate the two adjacent bedrooms.<br />
<br />
The apartment is part of a quiet residential district of Sofia, now characterized with new construction and green spots. It is close to a bus stop and has a good access to both the city centre and Vitosha Mountain, Boyana and Dragalevtsi Districts. The region has several kindergartens and schools, many supermarkets.<br />
<br />
Ref. No. Sve 344

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Pleasing & bright, fully furnished maisonette with a garage for sale in SOFIA

<span class=”field_caption”>Full Description</span>:&nbsp;Two storey country villa in a beautiful location 10km from International Airport & the second biggest city in Bulgaria – Plovdiv.<br />
The villa is positioned in the outskirts of the village and entirely South facing.<br />
The hole plot is 1100sq/m orchard, well maintained with independent water supply and septic tank. Fenced all around. The property is located in the Tracian Valey, where land is recognized as the most fertile in the country.<br />
First floor – 40sq/m living area, Kitchen, Living room, WC, Bathroom.<br />
Terrace – 6.00 sq/m<br />
Second floor – 35sq/m living area (two bedrooms)<br />
Terrace - 5.00 sq/m<br />
Ceiling - 12sq/m <br />
There is extra storage space (larder) 27sq/m.<br />
Total property size – 113 sq/m.<br />
<br />
Free hold.<br />
Price – 55 000€ (45k)<br />

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Country Villa (45k) in a beautiful location 10km International Airport & County

<span class=”field_caption”>Full Description</span>:&nbsp;Car hire & Transfers with mini vans or estates vehicles.<br />
Private trips with driver & English speaking guide, from 50€ per day. All destinations.<br />
Rent a mini van or limousine from 15€ per day.<br />

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CAR HIRE & TRANSFERS

<span class=”field_caption”>Full Description</span>:&nbsp;Two storey 3 bedroom country house, solidly built, located in a very green and unexplored area.<br />
<br />
The property has three rooms on each floor and corridors.<br />
<br />
With its unspoiled nature and good communications the village of Slivovik provides great opportunity to find your holiday or permanent home in one of the loveliest regions in Bulgaria.<br />
<br />
The village benefits from local school, post office, banks, park, horse–riding range, shops and regular public transport. Five km from the center of the village is the train station that provides link with the capital city of Sofia(160km). The nearest county town of Montana /20 km/ is great place for shopping and going out with its good range of shops, supermarkets and restaurants.<br />
The area of Montana is also very popular with its lakes, dams and rivers, providing great opportunities for fishing, hiking, mountain-biking, horse-riding, etc. <br />
<br />
The nearest SPA centre is around 50km away. <br />
<br />
The river of Danube is 30km away and daily boat trips are available. <br />
<br />
The property needs attention inside and out. The second building in the garden may be easily transformed into guest house. The estate is electrically and water supplied. Its garden is 1560 sq/m. <br />
<br />
Free hold.

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Country estate (16k) in a picturesque & unexplored area in the county of Montana

House, Greece, With airco for cold and warm-garden with flowers and trees-kitchen complete with furniture-balconies and roofterrace … 220.000 EUR

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New build house with Pool

House, France, House in provencalian style … 3.300.000 EUR

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Exquisite house with panoramic sea view

Plot of Land, Dominican Republic, Lot with dreamful Ocean View … price on request

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Lots with a beautiful ocean view in a safe area