Dec 06
Should Buyers Factor in Climate Change? From floods to hurricanes, the weather could wreak havoc on a person’s home, and climate change may largely influence who is at risk, recent housing reports indicate. Given that homes are the most expensive asset to many people, “it’s foolish not to consider the long-term implications of …
Dec 05
Stop Mispronouncing These Real Estate Words! Several real estate words – particularly surrounding design and architecture – are frequently mispronounced or misused. Make sure you don’t look like an amateur by saying them incorrectly too. Linguists say when selling pricier homes, you may be even more likely to say a word incorrectly because of …
Dec 02
Freddie Mac Gives Nod to 4 eMortgage Vendors For home shoppers who prefer a more digital mortgage process, mortgage giant Freddie Mac has published a report with a list of companies that meet its requirements for eMortgages, including for creating, signing, and storing electronic promissory notes. Freddie Mac first began purchasing eMortgages from …
Dec 01
Homelessness Continues to Decline in U.S. Fewer people are homeless in the U.S., especially among families with children, veterans, and individuals who have long-term disabilities, according to HUD’s 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress. The report says that 549,928 people were homeless on a single night recorded in 2016, a 14 percent drop …
Nov 30
Wage Growth Is Giving a Boost to Affordability Recent increases in mortgage rates aren’t — yet at least — dampening home buyers’ purchasing power. In fact, housing affordability is at its best in a quarter-century, says Mark Fleming, chief economist for First American Financial Corp. Recent wage growth is helping to offset rising rates …
Nov 29
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Nov 29
Plants Can Improve a Home’s Air Quality A study 30 years ago by NASA revealed that certain houseplants can help clean the air inside space stations, and studies since then have confirmed they may be able to do that for a home or office too. Further, studies have linked certain houseplants to an increase …
Nov 23
You’re Not Investing in Real Estate? Most real estate professionals are independent contractors, which means they’re largely on their own when it comes to putting money away for retirement. One way to prepare for the future is to buy investment property. Having an appreciating asset like that gives you something to sell when you’re …
Nov 22
More Tiny Neighborhoods Are Coming Tiny homes are still mostly illegal in the majority of the country since they don’t tend to meet municipalities’ zoning and building standards. But more cities are looking to change ordinances to pave the way for entire tiny home neighborhoods. Tiny homes are usually between 200 to 600 …
Nov 21
Ready to Sell More New Homes? More single-family and multifamily homes are entering the pipeline. Housing starts increased 25.5 percent in October, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.323 million, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. It is the highest pace since August 2007. Single-family housing starts zoomed to a nine-year high in October, …
Nov 18
How to Tell If a Home Has Lead Paint If your buyers are looking at older homes, remind them to check whether any lead paint is present inside the home and still needs to be removed. Lead was a popular ingredient used in house paint for years until scientists discovered that it could lead …
Nov 17
Does the Marble Test Really Work? A viral video recently showed a marble rolling on an uneven floor inside a luxury apartment building in San Francisco called the Millennial Tower. This summer, residents there learned that the structure, which had been constructed on bay mud, had sunk a total of 16 inches and is …
