Source: Scotsman Guide --- Today’s homebuyers are more educated than ever about the housing market, prices and financing options. But even though borrowers are doing their homework, a sizable share of the work still falls to mortgage originators and lenders. There is...

Source: Realty Biz News --- Millennials, along with baby boomers, are driving real estate activity. As a matter of fact, the National Association of Realtors has noted that this generation of young adults comprises the majority of homebuyers in 2020. Apart from that,...

Source: Scotsman Guide--- Over the past several years, the mortgage industry has been increasingly focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and welcoming place of employment for all people, regardless of gender, age, religion, race, ethnicity, cultural background or...

Source: House Logic --- The day will come — and it will be a wonderful, joyous, do-a-happy-dance day — when you receive an offer, or multiple offers, for your home. And on that day, you’re going to face a question you may not have previously considered: How do you...

Source: House Logic --- Here’s the dream: Your offer is perfect, you don’t need to negotiate, and you can spend the next few weeks addressing more pressing home-ownership questions, like “Why is it called wainscoting?” and “Do I want a new couch in blush or emerald...

Source: Forbes --- At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, massive job loss and record-high unemployment filings were the immediate economic concerns. Then came housing. With the majority of Americans seeing their income drastically reduced, the ability to make...

Source: Rismedia --- Coming from a background in the arts, having been an actress in New York, Teresa Stephenson decided to transition into real estate about a decade ago. Her first job was as an agent for Platinum Properties in New York, and she’s been there ever...

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...