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Sold sign in front of a homeAfter months and months of dreary news from the worlds of housing and real estate, here's a bit of a pick-me-up: applications for mortgages rose 32.2% during the week of January 4, which was shortened by the New Year's holiday. This was a welcome change, as demand had been heading lower for the three previous weeks.

The Mortgage Bankers Association said in its weekly findings that its overall application index rose to 706 from 533.9 the previous week. Holiday-season volatility could be partially responsible for this jump -- in the week surrounding New Year's Day 2007, the application index was 16.6% higher.

Refinance volume spiked 53.9% during the week, while purchase activity was up 14.7%. Refinance applications accounted for 57.7% of total applications, up from 50.9% the previous week. (With all the speculation surrounding future rate cuts, wouldn't homeowners want to wait and see what happens at the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting in two-plus weeks?)

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piggy bank pictureA blog post I recently read, written by Amy B. Scher , reminded me about one of the best practices that a person can use to protect and gain the greatest value from their own money. Negotiating the bottom line on your purchases is not old school and it's certainly not "dirty pool". Seeking to negotiate downward adjustments to your purchase prices shows that you have respect for the work that you have done to earn your income and it also shows that you understand capitalism in motion. The following list is only a partial exposure of the ways you can negotiate lower costs for yourself. With some considered imagination you can easily put the negotiation concept to work for yourself in a multitude of buying situations and as you do, the practice will become quite natural and very rewarding.

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