by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 15, 2012 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes improved for a fourth consecutive month in August with a two-point gain to 37 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released recently. This gain builds...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 15, 2012 | Buying/Selling, For Your Clients, News |
Used to thriving economies and strong employment rates, baby boomers played a critical role in stimulating the housing market prior to the Great Recession, but the economic realities of the last few years have shifted the focus to Generation Y and real estate...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 15, 2012 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—At Groupon’s Chicago office, it’s easy to look up to Joel Hadley. During most of his eight-hour-plus workday, Hadley stands at his desk, his head more than a foot above seated colleagues. Hadley says standing makes him feel alert, focused and energized. He also...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 14, 2012 | For Your Clients, News |
Strengthening house prices in metros across the country contributed to slightly lower housing affordability in the second quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI). The latest HOI data reveal that 73.8...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 14, 2012 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—It seems like a waste of your hard-earned money: Putting your cash in an emergency fund when all you have to do is pull out your credit card to pay for the unexpected. But financial planners say there are five vital reasons you should keep a special fund just...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 13, 2012 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
While sales of distressed properties – foreclosures and short sales – have shrunk since the first of the year, a surge in sales of “normal” non-distressed properties has pushed total home sales through June 4.5 percent higher than last year even though...