by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 18, 2017 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Home builders have high hopes for the year ahead, anticipating a solid real estate market while being encouraged by the promises of a new administration. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) posted 67 this month, a...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 17, 2017 | Advice, Buying/Selling, Buying/Selling, Consumer, For Your Clients, Home Improvement, Latest News, Lead Story, Marketing, News, Trending |
With the many different projects reported annually in Remodeling Magazine’s Cost vs. Value Report, not much has changed from last year…and that’s not a bad thing. The 29 projects found on this year’s report paid back an average of 64.3 cents on the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 15, 2017 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
A Senate Committee on Thursday evaluated Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary nominee Ben Carson in a hearing to confirm the position, extending a welcome to the retired neurosurgeon who, in his words, experienced “housing...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 14, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
The average home built in 2016 was 2,634 square feet, smaller than homes built the year prior, per recent data by the U.S. Census Bureau. The downsize, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), is in response to first-time homebuyers. “The...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 12, 2017 | Agent, Best Practices, Latest News, Lead Gen, Lead Story, Teams, Trending |
According to the National Association of REALTORS®, there are just over one million active real estate licensees in the United States. With new agents joining the market every day, competition can be fierce. Becoming a real estate agent can be both exciting and highly...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 11, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Though millennials perceive homeownership as a vital component to the American Dream, they are also accepting of the realities of owning a first home, according to a new survey by Better Homes & Gardens magazine. Eighty-five percent of the first-time millennial...