by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 1, 2014 | For Your Clients, News |
Previous posts highlighting findings from the study What Home Buyers Really Want: Ethnic Preferences have shown that a buyer’s race or ethnicity can play a role in how he/she evaluates the characteristics and features of a prospective home. The analysis was focused on...
by Susanne Dwyer | Apr 1, 2014 | For Your Clients, News |
(MCT)—Q: In 2012, I wrote about possible solutions to a wet crawl space at my newly acquired home in Mantoloking, N.J., and your reply and the input from your readers was helpful. Storm Sandy visited before any corrective measures were taken, and I am working on a...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 31, 2014 | For Your Clients, News |
During New Homes Month in April, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is sharing with home buyers the most popular features in new single-family homes in 2014. Builders from across the country were surveyed on what features they were most likely to include...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 31, 2014 | For Your Clients, News |
Pending home sales declined for the eighth straight month in February, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Modest increases in the Midwest and West were offset by declines in the Northeast and South; all regions are below a year ago. The Pending...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 31, 2014 | For Your Clients, How-To, News |
(MCT)—If you have been toying with the idea of buying a second home, now could be a good time to take the leap. Interest rates are still low by historic standards, and home prices are recovering from the bust but aren’t out of reach. “What our customers tell us, and...
by Susanne Dwyer | Mar 30, 2014 | For Your Clients, News |
(MCT)—QUESTION: I’m buying a short sale. After I submitted the application, the seller’s bank told me I could expect an answer in 30 days. But that date has come and gone with no answer yet. It’s an all-cash offer for market value. Doesn’t the bank have to follow its...