January 6, 2012

Low mortgage rates and home prices make now one of the best times to buy, but owners aren’t ready to put up the “For Sale” sign. A new survey shows the percentage of owners who want to sell their home is at an historic low and could stay that way through 2012, as underwater mortgages and unrealistic price expectations keep buyers and sellers apart. Source Link

Finding out the sex of your baby could be faster and safer with a simple blood test that’s been developed. The test that can be administered in the first trimester looks for telltale gender markers from fetal DNA that can be found in the mother’s blood. The test could be a substitute for procedures like amniocentesis and provide an answer sooner than ultrasound testing. Source Link

With more smart phones using lots of data, cell phone companies are looking to television for a quick fix to the bandwidth squeeze. The government is allowing cell providers to use frequencies in small open spaces between television channels to keep up with growing demand as cell phone traffic is expected to double in the next two years. Source Link