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Elain, marketing specialist - who has written 51 posts on Trulia Blog - Real Estate Blog.


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April showers bring… stability? - Case Shiller Index

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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Once again, the release of the Case Shiller Index for home prices has the real estate industry (and economists) in a tizzle - but not everyone’s in agreement about the message this time. While year-over-year numbers indicate the index is down a massive 18.1%, the most recent monthly drop for April is smaller than previous declines [...]

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Case Shiller Index – Price reductions reflect continued decline

Thursday, May 28, 2009

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Since we last wrote about the Case Shiller Index, home prices have continued to drop at a steady pace according to the S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index released earlier this week. The National Home Price Index recorded a record annual decline of 19.1%, putting home prices at late 2002 levels. The overall prognosis from the Index Committee’s Chairman, David M. Blitzer, was unsurprisingly dim: “We see no evidence that a recovery in home prices has begun”. The one sliver of silver lining...

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Earth Day: Top 5 best ways to Green your home for less

Monday, April 20, 2009

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You recycle your plastics and air dry your dishes, but is your home as eco-friendly as it can be? In honor of Earth Day, we polled our Trulia Voices community of over 350,000 professionals across the US to share their top three tips on what green or eco-friendly changes add the most value to a home [...]

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Your IRS extension and property tax basics

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

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IRS extension, tax extension, property taxes, first time home buyer tax credit, Fix Housing First Act, Economic Stimulus Bill, property tax assessment

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Green at Trulia means many things

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

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From St. Patty's to our logo, "green" means a lot of different things to Trulians, so I didn't think it'd be right to ignore such a welcome excuse to don our favorite color. Here’s what green brings to mind for me: 3) Fun on a Tuesday...

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Trulia House of the Day - Right to the Point

Monday, March 9, 2009

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Whether or not you're in the market for a home, everyone likes checking out weird or cool homes. And this one, about ~1.5 hours from Seattle, gets right to the "point". Forget Bridge to Terabithia, take the floating bridge you have to cross to get to this place...

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Case Shiller Index - home prices plunge

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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Home prices plunged at record rates in December and consumer confidence is at all time low, according to the S&P/Case Shiller home price index released today.  The question is will today’s falling house prices, the recent mortgage relief plan and the $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers be enough to jump start worried [...]

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