by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 22, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News, Trending |
Editor’s Note: This was originally published on RISMedia’s blog, Housecall. See what else is cookin’ now on blog.rismedia.com: 4 Tips for Organizing Your Home Maintenance Routine Exploring America’s Neighborhoods: Mission District, San...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 21, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, News |
Forty-three million homeowners plan to stay put in their current home as they age, but lack the accessibility features to make it practical. A recent Insight from Freddie Mac reveals that adding those features—levered handles, widened doorways and hallways—could be...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 20, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, News |
Appreciating home values and rising interest rates inflated the typical monthly mortgage payment $68 in 2016, up to $758, according to a recent analysis by Zillow, with approximately 16 percent of the median household income now needed for housing each month—the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 19, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, National, News, Trending |
A new housing affordability measure, the REALTORS® Affordability Distribution Curve and Score from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and realtor.com®, affirms the imbalance between housing costs and wages—and indicates inventory will continue to be...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 18, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
For the first time in a dozen years, Texas is not claiming the top spot in the annual Allied Van Lines Magnet States Report. Instead, Florida and Arizona beat the Longhorn State with higher net relocation gains. The annual report uses internal data to track U.S. and...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 18, 2017 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—Back when house-flipping was the major fad of the mid-2000s, Matt and Elizabeth Faircloth were not like most. As tens of thousands of people across the nation were securing mortgages they never should have received to fund flips, the New Jersey couple were...