Dec 18
Highest, Lowest of Vacant Homes by ZIP Vacancies in homes are at the lowest level since 2005, according to Census Bureau data. The rental vacancy rate is 7.3 percent while the home owner housing vacancy rate was 1.9 percent for the third quarter of this year. But in some pockets across the country, vacancy …
Dec 17
Swear Off These Bad Habits on Social Media If you’re using social media to expand your connections with customers, make sure you don’t fall for one of these bad habits. Forbes.com highlights a few: Auto-Posting from Facebook to Twitter Your audiences for each social network likely differ slightly, so your messaging should change slightly, …
Dec 16
Do Neighborhood Watch Signs Hurt Sales? Neighborhood watch signs may be intended to show home owners’ that neighbors have one another’s backs but that may not be the message to home buyers. The signs plastered on telephone poles and parks may be a deterrent to home buyers. In Longboat Key, Fla., a debate …
Dec 15
Ally Financial Offers Mortgages Again After two years out of the mortgage business completely, Ally Financial Inc. has decided to re-enter the business and offer new home loans to customers. Ally’s GMAC Mortgage unit was one of the largest lenders of subprime mortgages prior to the 2008 housing crisis. It now plans to offers home …
Dec 14
Fannie, Freddie Halt Foreclosures for the Holidays Mortgage financing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced they will suspend foreclosure evictions during the holiday season. The holiday moratorium, which the government-sponsored enterprises have done for the last few years, will begin Dec. 18 and run until Jan. 3, 2016. During that time, Fannie Mae …
Dec 11
Why You Should Avoid Using Periods in Texts English teachers will cringe, but a new study suggests that using a period in your text messages can make the message appear “less sincere” than if no punctuation is used to end a statement. Researchers at Binghamton University’s Department of Psychology studied the communication behavior of …
Dec 10
NAR Teams with Boys & Girls Clubs of America The National Association of REALTORS® has announced that it is partnering with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to show support for the nation’s youth. Starting in 2016, NAR and BGCA will collaborate to find positive ways to impact communities across the country as …
Dec 09
Repeat Buyers Plunge: Fannie Offers Help The percentage of repeat home buyers has fallen 40 percent between 2002 and 2014, according to mortgage financing giant Fannie Mae’s research. Why the drastic drop? Jude Landis, vice president of single-family credit policy at Fannie Mae, speculates that for home owners who are credit eligible to buy …
Dec 08
Google Migrates Users Away From Gmail Has Gmail been replaced by Inbox? Many Gmail users received a strange message from Google recently notifying them of a experimental “Inbox by Gmail” service that has replaced their Gmail account. The pop-up appears when Inbox users login. The message: “Thanks for trying Inbox! To make it …
Dec 07
Mortgage Rates Still Below 4%, For Now!! For the third consecutive week, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped, offering home buyers a chance to lock in lower mortgage rates ahead of the Federal Reserve’s largely predicted move to raise federal funds rate later this month. Freddie Mac reports the following averages with national rates for …
Dec 04
5 Unique Marketing Ideas to Sell a Home Does your marketing need a refresh? Some real estate professionals are trying out some unusual ways to drum up more potential buyers for their listings. Draw some inspiration with a few of their ideas: 1. The house that tweeted: Some real estate professionals are having their …
Dec 03
Broomall PA. Fire Company’s Santa Claus Tour 2015 Dates, Times & Locations Tuesday, December 15th, starting at 5:15 PM All streets North of West Chester Pike, all streets in the borders of West Chester Pike, Lawrence Rd., Sprould Rd. & Springfield Rd. Thursday, December 17th, starting at 5:15 PM All streets in the borders Cedar …
