by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 20, 2011 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—Sabrina Oliver looked forward to good schools and safer streets when she moved her family from her crime-ridden and trash-strewn West Baltimore neighborhood to the suburbs, but was surprised to discover another benefit as well—a dramatic improvement in their...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 19, 2011 | For Your Clients, News |
Unemployment and other factors have caused many homeowners to involuntarily default on their mortgages. At the same time, falling home prices, the possibility of being underwater for many years and advice from certain influencers, or “mavens,” may have...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 19, 2011 | For Your Clients, News |
As the weather started to cool and kids went back to school, remodeling activity continued to soar in 2011. Recently, BuildFax unveiled its BuildFax Remodeling Index (BFRI) for September 2011, which shows that remodeling activity reached a record high during the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 19, 2011 | For Your Clients, How-To |
(MCT)—Sometime in the next few weeks, Paul Brazelton will move his family into a 1935 Tudor in south Minneapolis that has no furnace. He’s just finished a massive renovation of the family home and even though winter’s bearing down, he removed the boiler and plans to...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 17, 2011 | For Your Clients, News |
The Center for American Progress recently released a first-of-its-kind study that projects today’s immigrants’ integration patterns through the year 2030. The report, “Assimilation Tomorrow: How America’s Immigrants Will Integrate by 2030,” is authored by Dowell...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 17, 2011 | For Your Clients, News |
MRIS, the Mid-Atlantic region’s multiple listing service (MLS) marketplace that facilitates $36 billion in yearly sales, has launched a new “Lifestyle Search” feature as a major upgrade and enhancement to its consumer website HomesDatabase.com, the organization has...