NAR Home Buyer and Seller Survey Reflects Tight Credit Conditions
Recent home buyers are staying well within their means with notably higher incomes and modestly higher down payments than buyers in the previous year, due to the restrictive mortgage credit environment, despite historically favorable housing affordability conditions,...Microloans Give Overlooked Small Businesses Room to Grow
(MCT)—When Caitlin McShane looks down San Francisco’s Mission Street, she doesn’t see taco joints and bodegas bulging with ripe fruit. She sees sharks. “Look over there—payday loans,” says the spokeswoman for San Jose-based Opportunity Fund, a San Francisco Bay...Delinquency Rate Hits 3-year Low as Boom Loans Improve
The national delinquency rate for residential home loans fell to 7.99 percent in the third quarter—the lowest reading since the fourth quarter of 2008. This represents a decline of 45 basis points from the second quarter of this year, and a drop of 114 basis points...Where You Live Can Determine Health
(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...Study Examines Impact of Social Networks on Homeowners Decision to Default
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...
Strategies to Boost Your Content’s Visibility
What’s the point of having a social media game plan if your content isn’t getting in front of the right people? Here are a few ways to improve your brand’s visibility and reach on social media.
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