At the national level, housing affordability is up from a year ago for the first time since February of 2015 when it improved 2.0 percent. Mortgage rates are 3.77 this July, which is the lowest rate since June 2013 when rates fell to 3.67. Housing affordability increased from a year ago in July pushing the… Continue Reading July 2016 Housing Affordability Index
When you’re trying to pay your bills each month, it’s hard to think about retirement. But there are two things that can help you retire when the time comes. The first is owning your own home. It can be good advice for your clients and it can be good advice for you, because your home… Continue Reading Is Property Ownership In Your Retirement Plan?
Sherwin-Williams Poised Taupe (SW 6039) By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Time to paint the house taupe. Sherwin-Williams revealed its 2017 Color of the Year: Poised Taupe (SW 6039). The company expects the brownish-gray hue to become the year’s go-to color for home interiors. Taupe marks a departure from the company’s mostly cool-toned neutrals it… Continue Reading Sneak Peek: The ‘It’ Paint Color for 2017
Common Sense- a happy customer is a repeat customer or refers new business. The Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, which began 35 years ago, has been collecting information on satisfaction of an agent from the seller’s perspective since 1989 and from the buyer’s perspective since 1995. Although the basic question of customer satisfaction with… Continue Reading Twenty Five Years of Customer Satisfaction
Technology, symbols, upcycling, REITs, GoT, housing starts, neighbors, guac, design, and handwriting. This real estate tech startup is trying to make home buying an online process. The 15th anniversary of 9/11 is approaching, and an iconic part of the event’s aftermath is back where it belongs. Don’t trash those building materials! Upcycle for a profit! … Continue Reading What We’re Reading: September 5-9
Moving, no matter your family situation, can be stressful. However, moving with children provides a whole new set of issues and stressors to take into consideration. In school districts across the country, kids are beginning to return to school, meaning that families that hope to move and be settled by the start of the fall… Continue Reading Story Idea: Moving With Kids
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