Its official nickname is The North Star State and it is frequently referred to as The Land of 10,000 Lakes, but a new data study from WalletHub could result in a new moniker for Minnesota: The Credit Score State. In a number crunch of the average credit scores of...
There is a growing trend among younger homebuyers – the pursuit of a property that enables them to engage in “house hacking,” a new phrase for renting out part or all of the residence for extra cash. According to a new survey by Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z, ZG), most...
Guaranteed Rate is now offering “Lock it, List it,” a program designed to help real estate agents excel during a challenging home sales market. According to the Chicago-based company, “Lock it, List it” provides real estate agents the...
Keller Williams announced the return of Mark Willis as CEO. Willis served as the Austin-based company’s president from 2002 to 2005 and as CEO from 2005 to 2015. He continued to own company franchises after stepping down in 2015 and post-leadership work included the...
The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) has unveiled the home designs of Cotino, the first Storyliving by Disney new-home community currently underway in Rancho Mirage, California. The initial sales release includes what the company called “a very limited selection” of...
An average of 361 home improvement loans are originated for every 100,000 owner-occupied houses, according to a new data report by LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE). Also on average, 77.8% of new home improvement loans across the 50 states are second-lien mortgages. And among...
