by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 23, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, Lead Story, News |
This Could Take a While With inventory low and prices rebounding, affordability has become one of the foremost housing issues—both for buyers entering the market, and homeowners looking for a new, but practically priced property after selling. According to new...
by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 23, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—The average credit score in the United States hit an all-time high in 2018, according to a new report from the credit scoring company FICO. The average FICO credit score reached 704 in April—up four points from the year prior, according to the semiannual report...
by Susanne Dwyer | Oct 14, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
Are you happy in your home, or are you looking to move? If your answer to the first question is yes, you’re in the company of 83 percent of homeowners, according to Zillow’s annual report on Consumer Housing Trends. In fact, 63 percent have no intention of...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 30, 2018 | Consumer, Latest News, National, News |
Earlier this month, Hurricane Florence blasted through the Carolinas and Virginia, leaving a path of flood and wind damage in its wake. According to an analysis by real estate data provider CoreLogic, residential properties in the Carolinas and Virginia sustained...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 27, 2018 | Advice, Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, How-To, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—Millennials are faced with the internal conflict almost every day: live comfortably now, or later? Thanks to $1.5 trillion in student loan debt, rapidly increasing healthcare costs and high living costs, scraping by now often can be prioritized over worrying...
by Susanne Dwyer | Sep 18, 2018 | Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—Interest rates are going up. The Federal Reserve in June hiked rates for the second time in 2018, and there could be two more rate hikes before the end of the year, including one at this month’s Fed meeting. Sure, the increases mean it will cost more to...