by Susanne Dwyer | May 30, 2012 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—The price that first-time homeowner Justin Bieber paid for his new digs in Calabasas has wended its way into the public record: $6.5 million. Set on 1.3 acres in a gated community, the 10,000-square-foot main house is described as “transitional French” in style....
by Susanne Dwyer | May 29, 2012 | Best Practices, For Your Clients, News |
(MCT)—For homeowners struggling to stay in their homes, a mortgage modification may be the way to go. But before you choose that route, make sure the modification fits your needs and your wallet. “Evaluating a mod (modification) offer is pretty straightforward,” says...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 29, 2012 | For Your Clients, How-To |
(MCT)—Q: I have a home, built about 1950, that has tin siding. Can or should this siding be repainted (and how?), or is it best to remove it and install new siding, such as vinyl? A: I’ve seen a lot of evidence that tin siding can be repainted, although I haven’t...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 28, 2012 | Best Practices, For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
At the end of 2012, a number of tax and spending policies are scheduled to change. Taken together, these changes may exert a strong fiscal drag on an already fragile macroeconomic environment depending on the actions of Congress. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 28, 2012 | For Your Clients |
(MCT)—Less than two months after agreeing to pay about $1 billion for photo-sharing application Instagram, Facebook Inc. introduced a similar app Thursday. Facebook began offering Facebook Camera as a free app for devices using Apple Inc.’s iOS mobile operating...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 24, 2012 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
Nationwide housing affordability hit a new record high for a second consecutive quarter in the first three months of this year, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI). Yet tight lending conditions continue to...