What Do Most Buyers Want in a Home?
There are numerous ways to consider what people want in a home—and where they want to live. One of these [...]
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Affordable Housing Programs Place Longtime Costs at Feet of Lenders
As more affordable housing is built in any given area, there will naturally be more mortgages to originate and service [...]
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What Millennials Look for in a Housing Market
Perhaps you’ve noticed that the Millennial generation is a hot topic in the market-oriented press. Many articles have declared that [...]
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What Buyers are Looking for in Homes in Today’s Market
What purchasers desire in homes, on a societal scale, is remarkably subject to trend. While there are certain evergreen necessities—kitchen, [...]
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First Months of the Year Saw a Rise in Home Builder Confidence
On this blog and elsewhere you may have read about the decrease in home construction during the latter portion of [...]
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The Arbitration Clause in Real Estate Agreements
In the course of closing on a home or commercial real estate, a lot can come at you all at [...]
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Staging Tips to Reduce the Likelihood of Turning Off Potential Purchasers
As competition for housing continues to drop (even if not exactly precipitously), home sellers will be well-served to do everything [...]
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Mortgage Credit Shows Signs of Loosening
In early April, the Mortgage Bankers Association released their Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) showing that credit availability increased in [...]
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Are Mortgage Risks on the Up-Swing?
According to the recent American Enterprises Institute Housing Market Indicators Report, released on the first of April (not as a [...]
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Fewer New Homes Selling
A major ongoing news item in the real estate world is the drop in house sales during the latter portion [...]
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Early 2019 Showed Signs of Mortgage Rate Stability—But Only Briefly
The mortgage rates offered by lenders displayed a relatively steady range at the start of 2019, with some ups and [...]
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The Bidding Wars Cool Down
The top of 2019 has seen a continuation of the cooling-down of the housing market that began putting pressure on [...]
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