by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 12, 2013 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—Nearly 44 percent of American households are one emergency away from financial ruin. That means they don’t have enough savings to cover basic living expenses for three months if something unforeseen happens such as losing a job or falling sick, according to a...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 11, 2013 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
(MCT)—QUESTION: I bought a co-op apartment unit in January 2010 with a conventional mortgage. I am trying to refinance it and have found that big banks are not willing to work with me. Can you please explain what’s happening here? —Louis ANSWER: When you buy a home in...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 11, 2013 | For Your Clients, News |
The Department of Housing and Urban Development recently allocated $5.4 billion in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery funding to five states and New York City, representing the first round of CDBG grants from the Disaster Relief Appropriations...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 11, 2013 | For Your Clients |
As the real estate market creeps back to life, many tenants may be wondering if they can break their lease if their landlord puts the rental property up for sale. After all, once the property is sold, a tenant could be faced with a lot of uncertainties — such as...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 10, 2013 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
From homes to cabins to dormitories—and everything in between—re-purposed shipping containers, or ISBUs (Intermodal Steel Building Units) are making their mark on the residential real estate sector, blurring the lines between two very distinct industries as one’s...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 10, 2013 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—Pruning is good for a plant — but only if you do it properly and at the right time. “Know the characteristics of the plants you intend to prune,” says retired Virginia Cooperative Extension agent Jim Orband in Yorktown, Va. “Are they broad-leaved or needled...