Source: The Ascent — If your housing expenses — including mortgage payment, homeowners insurance, utilities, maintenance, and property taxes — leave you with little left over each month, you may be called “house poor.” The first thing to...
Source: National World — The Bank of England raised interest rates once again on Thursday (2 February). Its base rate now sits at a fresh 14 year high of 4% – 0.5 percentage points higher than the level it was set at in December 2022. Designed to bring...
Source: ABC 15 News — HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Not even the cold weather can cool down the housing market in Horry County, as home builders are finding creative ways to keep prices stable while also giving buyers more power. Mortgage rate buydowns are the...
Source: Bradford Today — A veteran police detective addresses an elderly woman on the front steps of her Collingwood home. He’s holding a cashed cheque for $140,000, money he already knew she had been scammed out of. “I’m Detective Sergeant Jason Lloyd with the...
Source: Fox News — When the temperature drops, homeowners need to be on the lookout for something they might not be able to actually see: a frozen pipe. Once a frozen pipe in a home is discovered, it’s important to act fast to safely thaw the pipe. Ice...