by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 1, 2017 | Consumer, Latest News, Lead Story, News |
One of the many advantages of owning a home is the ability to add—and recoup—value. A recent study by Hearth, a FinTech startup, ranked the states with the most homeowners planning to renovate in 2017, with the top 20 states mostly concentrated in the East, Midwest...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 1, 2017 | Consumer, Latest News, National, News |
Consumer confidence ticked back up in June, posting a 118.9 reading in the latest Consumer Confidence Index® from The Conference Board. The Expectations reading of the Index fell to 100.6, while the Present Situation reading rose to 146.3. May’s reading was...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 1, 2017 | Agent, Best Practices, Broker, Latest News, News, Spotlights, Teams, Trending |
Editor’s Note: This is part of a monthly video series from the National Association of REALTORS® to inform and educate members about important aspects of being a real estate professional. Watch for this series each month in RISMedia’s Daily e-News. Watch...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 1, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News |
How low will they go? Mortgage rates limboed down again this week, with the 30-year, fixed rate—3.88 percent—marking a new low for 2017, according to Freddie Mac’s recently released Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). Both the 15-year, fixed rate and the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 1, 2017 | Buying/Selling, House Canary, Latest News, National, News |
Home prices are seemingly on a runaway train in the majority of housing markets, already up 5.5 percent year-over-year at the start of the spring home-buying and -selling season. There are some markets, however, where values are backpedaling, according to a recent...