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Jan 29
Housing Market Is Starting to Look Brighter
Housing Market Is Starting to Look Brighter Real estate indicators are starting to shift in favor of home buyers as the housing market sets its sights on spring. Mortgages are getting cheaper, housing inventories are growing, and home prices are rising at a slower pace. Mortgage rates have been holding steady for the last few weeks. The …
Jan 28
Modern or Contemporary Homes?
Modern or Contemporary Homes? Your buyers may say they want a “modern” or a “contemporary” home, but those two words are not interchangeable. So, what do they really mean? Modern and contemporary styles do share many of the same traits, but they are two distinct styles. And they often get confused, according to an article …
Jan 25
Bad Reviews on Yelp?
Bad Reviews on Yelp? You may not be happy with an unfair online review you received that you feel is damaging your business. But you may have little recourse in court to have it removed if the online site chooses not to. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case against the online …
Jan 24
Home Sales Plunge 6.4%, Mortgage Rates Blamed
Home Sales Plunge 6.4%, Mortgage Rates Blamed Following two consecutive months of increases, existing-home sales dialed back at the end of 2018 and economists pointed to higher mortgage rates for most of last year as one of the main culprits. However, they’re optimistic a turnaround will be in sight for home sales in the spring …
Jan 23
Don’t have a credit history? Home ownership is still possible.
Don’t have a credit history? Home ownership is still possible. Everyone deserves a chance to achieve the dream of home ownership. That includes home buyers who may not be able to quality for a loan in the traditional way , including those who don’t have credit history. That’s where Freedom Mortgage and Myself Anthony …
Jan 22
Young Adults Aren’t Buying
Young Adults Aren’t Buying High student loan debt is one main culprit for the lower rate of home ownership over the past decade, a new study from the Federal Reserve shows. Home ownership of all Americans has fallen 4 percentage points from its peak of 69 percent in 2005. It has dropped the most—from 45 …
Jan 21
Lower Mortgage Rates Escalate Sales
Lower Mortgage Rates Escalate Sales The real estate industry will soon see what kind of impact weeks of declining mortgage rates have had on home sales. Will it provide the boost some experts are predicting? Since early November, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has fallen nearly half a percentage point, from 4.94 percent to 4.45 percent, …
Jan 18
Town homes to Win Over Young Buyers
Town homes to Win Over Young Buyers Builders across the country are betting on luxury town homes to try to get more young adults into home ownership. Open floor plans, high ceilings, and upgraded amenities are features they hope will lure millennials to buy their first home. “When a lot of people think of townhouses, …
Jan 17
Common Kitchen Styles in Remodels
Common Kitchen Styles in Remodels Farmhouse design continues to gain popularity in kitchen remodels, according to the 2019 Houzz Kitchen Trends Study, a survey of more than 1,300 homeowners who are planning or in the midst of a kitchen project. Eighty-two percent of renovating homeowners this year who are changing the style of their …
Jan 16
Hassle Free Tax Season
Hassle Free Tax Season January marks the beginning of the New Year. It also marks the beginning of tax season. If you’re like me, you begin optimistically in January saying you’re going to get an early start, but when April 15th arrives , you’re scrambling to get the last forms mailed! This year I …
Jan 15
Ladders are the number one tool that cause household injuries.
Ladders are the number one tool that cause household injuries. Homeowners could be putting themselves in more danger as they increasingly tackle home repairs themselves. Using common household tools can be dangerous, especially when it comes to ladders. Accidents involving ladders landed nearly 200,000 people in the emergency room last year, according to a new …
