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First-Time Homebuyer Loans & Programs
Source: Point2Homes --- Buying a home might seem simple, but there’s actually a lot more involved than you might initially think. For instance, in addition to a variety of new terms to understand, there’s also paperwork to complete and fees to pay before closing on...
Modes Of Real Estate Advising
Source: Forbes --- I recently finished reading an emotionally difficult but fascinating book called Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. Dr. Gawande, a Boston-area surgeon who teaches at Harvard medical school, is a wonderful storyteller. This book is about identity and...
Housing affordability hits historic low, according to report
Source: News Nation --- (The Hill) — Fewer than a quarter of homes listed for sale nationwide qualified as affordable for the typical U.S. household, according to a new report shared exclusively with The Hill. The report, released Friday by real estate brokerage...
The Housing Market Hits a Turning Point. Home Prices Are Falling.
Source: Barron's --- After months of thinning gains, home prices have finally fallen from year-ago levels, according to one frequent gauge of data. It could be a sign of what’s to come as full-month indicators—which show price growth from the year prior—catch up....
The housing market in the US has just taken another hit
Source: The Bharat Express News --- Back in early February, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari took to CNBC to clarify that easing financial conditions, including mortgage rates that had fallen to 6.09% at the time, could disrupt the Fed’s inflation battle if it...
Bluffton, South Carolina’s Old Town Offers Charming, Down-Home Living
Source: Mansion Global --- Old Town, a down-home upscale neighborhood in the South Carolina river town of Bluffton, is defined by its Southern hospitality and luxurious lifestyle. “It’s the heartbeat of Beaufort County and what draws many people to the area,” said...
Why International Buyers Dream of Owning U.S. Real Estate
According to a recent survey by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, and the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury program, affluent international buyers are dreaming big, spurned by location/lifestyle preferences, an overall positive outlook on the U.S. luxury real estate...
Revive and NextHome Partner to Deliver More Move-In Ready Homes to Real Estate Agents
Revive, a national presale home renovation solution for sellers, and NextHome, a national real estate franchise company, are joining forces to deliver more move-in ready homes to more than 5,500 NextHome agents in 610 offices across 48 states. NextHome, by...
Demand For Montana Mountain Real Estate Continues To Drive New Development
Source: Forbes --- It would seem that the sky's the limit for the "Big Sky Country" after Montana ranked in the top 10 population gains in the nation. With 17,000 new residents, Montana grew 1.5% over the past year, thanks to an influx of new residents from...
9 Etiquette Rules Your Real Estate Agent Wants You to Know
Source: Yahoo! Finance --- The housing market is starting to cool down, which may make it a good time to stop looking for ways to pay rent, put your home on the market, or start looking for a new place. In many cases, that also means working with a real estate agent....
‘Excuse After Excuse’: Black and Latino Developers Face Barriers to Success
Source: The New York Times --- Out of roughly 112,000 real estate development companies in the United States, about 111,000 of them are white owned. Those numbers are bad, but at the top of the market, they’re even worse: Of 383 top-tier developers that generate more...
Expert: ‘The underlying fundamentals of real estate are quite strong’
Source: Yahoo! News --- On the surface, it seems like the real estate industry is struggling. It's easy to see why. The industry, for instance, was ranked as the S&P 500's third worst-performing sector in 2022. But appearances can be misleading: the real estate...
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