by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 21, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—World events are conspiring to make it more expensive for you to borrow money to buy a house. Mortgage rates have increased for five consecutive weeks, according to Bankrate data, bringing interest on a 30-year fixed rate loan to 4.44 percent—the highest level...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 19, 2018 | Advice, Consumer, For Your Clients, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(TNS)—Your day burns brightly on both ends. You prod your kids out of bed at daybreak, get them dressed, fed and off to school. You drive to work, endure meetings, colleagues, power lunches, memos and strategy sessions, only to return home through gridlocked traffic...
by Susanne Dwyer | Feb 12, 2018 | Buying/Selling, Consumer, Latest News, Lead Story, News |
Accumulating a down payment is a struggle—and even more so for singles, according to a new report. Singles are facing more than 10 years of saving, assuming they make a 20 percent down payment on a median-priced property, an analysis by Zillow reveals. Conversely,...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 27, 2018 | Consumer, House Canary, Latest News, News |
Apartment dwellers’ preferences are shifting…toward what owners want, new research shows. According to the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC), an apartment industry organization, convenience, personalization and smart home technology are high on...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 25, 2018 | Consumer, Latest News, National, News |
Amazon is a step closer to finalizing its HQ2 plans, having narrowed its sights on the top 20 contenders after receiving over 230 proposals from across North America. While the winning city could be any one of the short-list nominees, Amazon has made one thing clear:...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 16, 2018 | Advice, Consumer, Home Improvement, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
I once believed it was a forgone conclusion that when adding certain laundry appliances to a home, it would mean installing exhaust ducting and cutting a hole to the outside for venting. However, a recent report from Michele Weaver at Design Basics, LLC highlighted a...