by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 17, 2012 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—Searching for a scenic and unusual vacation? Wales is a winner. Accessible countryside, commanding castles and numerous archaeological attractions make this European destination worthy of your tourist time. It’s also the birthplace of poet Dylan Thomas, and home...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 15, 2012 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
Americans are significantly more optimistic about homeownership than they were a year ago. That’s according to a new national survey released this week from Prudential Real Estate, a Brookfield Residential Property Services company. According to the second-annual...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 15, 2012 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
A simple measure of tightness in a market for owner-occupied housing is the homeowner vacancy rate (number of homes for sale divided by the number either for sale or owner-occupied). Builders are often interested in markets that are tight by this measure, because it...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 15, 2012 | For Your Clients |
Here’s a great way to turn a spare bedroom into a special craft room that’s free of clutter and full of inspiration. Problem: The homeowner is an avid quilter who uses a spare bedroom as a craft room. Unfortunately, the room lacked the necessary work surfaces and...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 14, 2012 | Consumer, For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
Americans’ concerns about key economic and housing issues are beginning to subside, according to results from Fannie Mae’s February 2012 National Housing Survey. Consumers’ attitudes have stabilized across most indicators—including personal finances,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 14, 2012 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
For the first time in six years, sellers’ asking prices tracked by the Department of Numbers Website have gone positive on a year-to-year basis, another sign that the housing economy is slowly healing itself. Sellers’ asking prices nationally first showed a positive...