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 17, 2017 | Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
Living paycheck to paycheck is a harsh reality for many Americans, whose expenses—including housing—sap any hope of disposable income. According to a recent study by GOBankingRates, the paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle is most common in California, Hawaii and New York,...
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 14, 2017 | Consumer, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
A considerable percentage of Americans lack the savings needed to cushion against a surprise expense, even with enough income to save, according to a recent report by Bankrate.com. Approximately 60 percent of those surveyed do not have enough savings for a $1,000...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 12, 2017 | Consumer, Latest News, News |
Trended credit data, which offers an expanded perspective to lenders evaluating a credit applicant, could be key to opening up mortgage credit accessibility, according to an analysis by Equifax, one of the three major credit reporting bureaus. The analysis found that...
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...