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Lauren Riefflin manages news around Zillow Mobile communications and works closely with Zillow's real estate economists in preparing Zillow's real estate market reports. She also focuses on celebrity real estate news as both a Zillow Blog author and manager of celebrity content relationships.

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    30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Hovers Above All-Time Low

    Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 3.6 percent, down from 3.63 …More

    Finance By May. 29 59 Responses
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    Zillow Forecast: February Case-Shiller Composite-20 Expected to Show 3.4% Decline from One Year Ago

    What will the February Case-Shiller Indices show next Tuesday? Zillow predicts that the 20-City Composite Home Price Index will decline by 3.4 percent on a year-over-year …More

    Market Trends By Apr. 20 12 Responses
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    Zillow Forecast: January Case-Shiller Composite-20 Expected to Show 3.7% Decline from One Year Ago

    Next Tuesday, the January Case-Shiller Home Price Indices will be released. Zillow is predicting the non-seasonally adjusted 10- and 20-City Composite Home Price Indices to decline …More

    Market Trends By Mar. 23 30 Responses
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    Zillow Forecasts 4.0% Yearly Decline in Case-Shiller Index

    Next Tuesday, the December 10- and 20-City Composite Case Shiller Home Price Indices will be released. Zillow is predicting the non-seasonally adjusted 20-City Composite Home Price …More

    Market Trends By Feb. 21 67 Responses
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    Obama Expands Refinancing Plan to Help More Homeowners

    During last week’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama blueprinted his plan to build a stronger, recovered American economy, which involved healing the bubble-burst …More

    Election 2012 By Feb. 1 58 Responses
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    State of the Union and Obama’s Plan for Housing

    Last night, President Barack Obama took to the podium to deliver his annual State of the Union address before a packed house of his Congressional peers, …More

    Election 2012 By Jan. 25 73 Responses
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    Who Needs Super Bowl Tix When You’ve Got a Man Cave?

    Whether you’re rooting for the Giants or the Patriots this weekend, we’ve rounded up a group of amazing man caves ideal for any Super Bowl Sunday celebration.

    Eye Candy By Jan. 25 566 Responses
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    Zillow Forecasts 3.2% Yearly Decline in Case-Shiller Index

    Next Tuesday, the November 10- and 20-City Composite Case Shiller Home Price Indices will be released. Zillow is predicting the non-seasonally adjusted 20-City Composite Home Price …More

    Market Trends By Jan. 24 37 Responses
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    What Are the Presidential Candidates’ Positions on Housing Plans?

    What are the biggest issues facing the real estate market? What are candidates campaigning to do to encourage a recovery? Presidential hopefuls are facing these questions …More

    Election 2012 By Jan. 20 155 Responses
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    Red, White, and Zillow: Introducing Zillow Election News Coverage

    With the United States’ presidential election set for November, 2012 dawns with the spotlight beaming on candidates seeking to win political office. So far, the Republican …More

    Election 2012 By Jan. 18 30 Responses