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7 buyer turn-ons that sellers often ignore
In real estate, we often use the term "under market" to describe a home that is priced or purchased for less than its fair market value. But I sometimes see an unrelated real estate phenomenon I think Webster's dictionary would rank as a second definition for...
Mortgage rates fall but big banks doing less: Here’s why
As investors flee the stock market and rush to the relative safety of bonds, consumers are seeing at least one benefit: Lower mortgage rates. The average rate on the 30-year fixed conforming loan ($417,000 or less) dropped from 4.5 percent to 4.375 percent for most...
5 tips for relocating the family
Did you know the average person moves 11.4 times in his or her lifetime? So says the most recent information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Various factors prompt people to move, from job opportunities to the desire to be closer to family members to wanting to live in a...
15 Unexpectedly Brilliant Tips For Dog Owners
1. If you have a hard time brushing your dog’s teeth, squeeze some enzymatic doggie toothpaste onto a Nylabone or rope toy and let your pooch go to town on it. 2. Make your own pill pockets when you need to feed your dog some medicine. 3. Learn how to make your own...
3 reasons cheap mortgages won’t help first-timers
Mortgage rates are still pretty cheap, even though they've risen a full percentage point since hitting record lows about a year ago. And with the stronger economy pulling housing along, "this is a good time to get into the market," Anika Khan, Wells Fargo Securities...
Workaholic Americans don’t take all their vacation
More proof that Americans are workaholics: Even when we get paid vacation, many of us don't take it. A new survey of employees finds that only 25 percent of employees with paid time off took all of their vacation days last year. What's worse, 15 percent took none of...
Rent a home or buy? Depends where you live
Is it cheaper to rent a place to live? Or buy? A lot depends on where you live. Until the housing collapse in 2007, conventional wisdom held that buying was a no-brainer: Home prices never went down, the tax code offered generous savings to buyers and homeownership...
Cute Dogs & Adorable Babies
Too cute! Have a great weekend. ~Marcellus
Video: 3 reasons real estate agents are worth their 6% cut
Real estate agents still 'very integral' Wednesday, 26 Mar 2014 | 9:45 AM ET Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff gives three reasons why online housing data provided by his firm and others are not a substitute for agents. Even in this age of the Internet, real estate agents...
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Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Surges to 11-Year High
Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Surges to 11-Year High By Victoria Stilwell Jan 16, 2015 2:35 PM PT The surge in U.S. household confidence propelled by a strengthening job market and lower fuel costs improves the odds that gains in spending will soon follow. The University...
FHA to lower cost of mortgage insurance
In a move designed to bring more first-time homebuyers into the housing market, President Barack Obama said Wednesday the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the government insurer of home loans, will lower its annual insurance premiums from 1.35 percent to 0.85...
8 Costly Home Seller Mistakes
If you’ve lived happily in your home for years, it can be difficult to detach yourself from cherished memories and look at your house as a commodity you’re attempting to sell. But no matter how much you love your home, you’ll need to spruce it up before it hits the...
Housing Attitude Remains Cautious
Fannie Survey Says: Housing Attitude Remains Cautious Jan 7 2015, 3:38PM Even though consumers are becoming increasingly optimistic about the economy and comfortable that it is heading in the right direction, results of the Fannie Mae's December National Housing...