by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 29, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
The average 30-year, fixed mortgage rate ramped back up above 4 percent this week after wandering below 4 percent last week, according to Freddie Mac’s recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The 30-year, fixed mortgage rate averaged 4.03...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 29, 2017 | Advice, Home Spun Wisdom, House Canary, How-To, Latest News |
(TNS)—If you bought a house with a down payment of less than 20 percent, your lender required you to buy mortgage insurance. The same goes if you refinanced with less than 20 percent equity. Private mortgage insurance, called PMI for short, is expensive—but you can...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 27, 2017 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
If you’re a creative person, looking for a city that ignites your creative flair, where should you live? Perhaps you dream of becoming a writer—which city will provide the muses and inspiration you need? Maybe you want to go to an art school in a city where...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 27, 2017 | Best Practices, Broker, Latest News |
The value of culture is often hard to measure, but is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of any successful organization. Culture is often confused with environment. While a physical office space may be bright and colorful, the true culture of that space is...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 27, 2017 | Latest News, National, News, Trending |
President Trump’s proposed tax plan has been met largely with disapproval from the housing industry, with several constituents concerned about a change that would double the standard deduction—and, in effect, invalidate the tax benefits of owning a home....