Source: US News — At a time when mortgage rates have increased sharply, home shoppers may be able to lock in better terms with a rewarding seller concession: interest-rate buydowns. A seller-paid rate buydown can typically help buyers save more money on monthly...
Source: firsttuesday Journal — Question: What is the difference between a business and consumer mortgage loan? Answer: A business mortgage — also known as a commercial loan — is a separate category of mortgage controlled by California rules and practices than a...
Source: Maximum Real Estate Exposure — How to Price a House For Sale Pricing a house in a way that will encourage a timely sale is quite challenging for home sellers and often for Realtors. House pricing isn’t rocket science, yet so many get it wrong. Numerous...
Source: CoStar — For most U.S. real estate brokers, job hopping is part of a successful career where executives can negotiate bigger paychecks — and a more important-sounding title — at a new company once they have proven themselves to the industry. But...
Source: Yahoo! — The National Association of Realtors stopped barring Black agents in 1961 but continued to oppose the 1968 Fair Housing Act, which outlawed housing discrimination. The National Association of Realtors reports that white real estate brokers make...
Source: US News — As a homeowner, homebuyer or aspiring real estate investor, you want to understand the housing market more. Median home prices, mortgage interest rates and average days on market are all valuable metrics to grasping current activity on the...