by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 2, 2012 | For Your Clients, News |
Clear Capital recently released its Home Data Index™ (HDI) Market Report with data through September 2012 which showed far more markets improving than declining. The HDI Market Report uses a broad array of public and proprietary data sources providing the most timely...
by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 2, 2012 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—When it comes to keeping important papers in a safe spot, insurance agent Gary Hatano vividly remembers one client’s solution. While visiting the home of a retired military veteran, Hatano asked to see a copy of his life insurance policy. “He said, ‘Hold on a...
by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 1, 2012 | For Your Clients, News |
About one out of eight, or 17 percent, of homeowners with a mortgage believes their home is worth less than the amount they owe, when in fact the opposite is true. This suggests that large numbers of owners are undervaluing their homes, perhaps due to recent home...
by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 1, 2012 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—Having a hard time parallel parking? Press a button on a touch screen and let the car park itself. Want to stay a safe distance from the car ahead while traveling 65 mph? Switch on adaptive cruise control and let a radar-linked computer handle the accelerator,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 30, 2012 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—Do you hate more money? If you have access to a flexible spending account at work and don’t use it, perhaps you’re a more-money hater. FSAs allow individuals and families to save hundreds of dollars per year by reaping 25 percent to 40 percent discounts on...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 29, 2012 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
Following a substantial gain in July, the pace of new-home sales held virtually unchanged at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 373,000 units in August, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. “New-home sales in August effectively...