by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 17, 2016 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
The U.S. Senate recently passed H.R. 3700, the “Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act,” by unanimous consent. This legislation includes reforms to current Federal Housing Administration restrictions on condominium financing, among other provisions,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 16, 2016 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
For homebuyers—especially first-time ones—what looms larger and scarier than the prospect of pulling together enough cash for a down payment? A late-stage IRS audit, maybe? A bracing swim in gulper eel–infested waters? All wrong! The answer is nothing. For more and...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 14, 2016 | Latest News, Lead Story, Marketing, Niche, Trending |
If you’re anything like me, your social media newsfeeds look a little something like this: millennial major-life announcements, political news, world events and Pokémon GO! Pokémon GO, a new gaming app for iOS and Android devices, has taken over social media and...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 13, 2016 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Despite lackluster economic growth and stark home-price appreciation in several parts of the country in recent months, roughly three-quarters of surveyed households still believe now is a good time to buy a home, but there’s a considerable gap in morale between...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 12, 2016 | Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Trending |
Slow growth in China and the Brexit vote in the U.K. have played a major role in driving down mortgage rates, according to Freddie Mac’s recently released monthly Outlook for July. In the most recent Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the 30-year fixed-rate...
by Suzanne De Vita | Jul 11, 2016 | Best Practices, Broker, Latest News, Lead Story, Trending |
For the last 15-plus years I have been working with real estate agents and brokers across North America to create and implement marketing strategies to build their businesses. The most common factor I find when we begin this process is simple: hardly anyone has a...