Owners association disclosure calls to the hotline revolve around two main post-closing issues: (1) fees for the owners association (e.g. fees are increasing dramatically, the seller concealed a $40,000 special assessment) and (2) the rules/management of the owners association (e.g. I can't park my RV in the driveway, the board enforces nitpicky rules, the manager… Continue Reading Owners Associations
Renting to pet parents, yummy Ranch Dressing, personality types, spiders and more compiled by Anne-Marie Siudzinski, Senior Library Information Specialist. Sheltering the homeless in empty big-box stores. The tasty history of Ranch Dressing. Will a new boarding system from United Airlines cut down at congestion at the gate? We sure hope so. Learn how to… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: September 17-21
The REALTORS® Confidence Index (RCI) [1] survey gathers monthly information from REALTORS® about local real estate market conditions, characteristics of buyers and sellers, and issues affecting homeownership and real estate transactions.[2] This report presents key results about market transactions from August 2018. View and download the full report here. Market Conditions and Expectations The REALTORS®… Continue Reading REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: August 2018 Highlights
By Lee Davenport Sarah Johnston (aka @AdventuresInRealEstateYYC) has what many might call “Instagram magic.” Beyond being an Instagram influencer, Sarah Johnston is an agent with MaxWell Capital Realty—Bridgeland, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and is also the president-elect to the Calgary Real Estate Board. She has even brought her talents to the University of Calgary as a… Continue Reading Better Than Instafamous: Q&A With Instagrammer Sarah Johnston
Upon flood, storm, wind, hurricane, fire, earthquake, or other whole/partial damage to the Property, the buyer or the seller have a window where either can timely/properly terminate the deal. If neither the buyer nor the seller timely/properly terminate the deal within the window, then the seller is obligated to repair the damage or provide an… Continue Reading SCR300 SCR310 Residential Contract’s Fire/Casualty/Injury Section
Find out how many of the homes which are currently listed for sale you can afford to buy based on your income. A typical household earning about $51,000[1] can afford to buy 36% of homes for sales in the United States, according to the REALTORS® Affordability Distribution Curve and Score (RADCS). The tool below, updated… Continue Reading How Many Active Listings Can you Afford to Buy in the 100 Largest Metro Areas?
SCR311 Due Diligence addendum allows a buyer to timely and properly terminate. Sellers have agreed to maintain the Property in Section 3 of SCR310 contract. The SCR310 contract has provisions for casualty/injury and re-inspections and seller disclosure and mold/fungi. The seller disclosure has many pertinent questions for potential disasters including water questions and contamination questions… Continue Reading Hurricanes, Storms, Floods, Earthquakes, Natural and Man Made Disasters
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR(R) Magazine Photo credit: Behr The paint company Behr has named a rich, bluish hue its 2019 Color of the Year. Blueprint is a mid-tone blue that is described as warmer than denim but softer than navy. Behr is predicting that embracing a full range of blue, teal,and gray will be… Continue Reading Find Out the New, Hot Home Color for 2019
At the national level, housing affordability is up from last month but down from a year ago. Mortgage rates rose to 4.75 percent this July, up 14.7 percent compared to 4.14 percent a year ago. Housing affordability declined from a year ago in July moving the index down 8.2 percent from 151.2 to 138.8. The… Continue Reading July 2018 Housing Affordability Index
Mustard pizza, real estate tips from “Game of Thrones”, the oldest house in Mexico City and more compiled by Anne-Marie Siudzinski, Senior Library Information Specialist. Nonprofits are looking to move into better spaces, says a new report from CBRE. Mustard on pizza? We say NO! BobbbyLight/flickr/2012 Indications of rising home prices include florists, wine… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: September 10-14