Real Estate Industry Wary ahead of New Mortgage Rules
(MCT)—Real estate officials are bracing for new federal mortgage rules intended to press lenders to ensure that prospective borrowers are...
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2014: The Emerging Purchase Market
Freddie Mac’s November 2013 U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook showed that the major shift for 2014 will be a...
Excessive Financial Optimism Can Be Dangerous
The December poll hosted on the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) website revealed that more than half of the...
New Year, New You? Women Professionals Share How to Turn Change into Opportunity
We hear it all the time: Change is the only constant. Many dislike and even fear change. But for those...
The Mobile Consumer and the Right Response to Responsive Design, Part IV: Mobile to Win Local
Over the course of this series, The Mobile Consumer and the Right Response to Responsive Design, we examined some of...
On The Money: Cash in on Home Upgrades at Tax Time
(MCT)—As you prepare to file your federal tax return for 2013, you should remember to take advantage of several home...
Fixed Mortgage Rates Start the Year Higher
Freddie Mac recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates continuing to...
It’s “Write a Business Plan” Month: How to Include Your Marketing Strategy
In real estate, there is an unspoken rule of thumb that 10 percent of your budget be allocated for marketing....
The Mortgage Professor: Borrowers, Not Lenders, Should Control Home Appraisals
(MCT)—The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has developed two new disclosure forms that will replace three forms administered by the Federal...
No Heat? What Are Your Legal Options?
With a major winter storm lashing parts of the Midwest and Northeast, those stuck with no heat in their homes...
6 Musts to Share With Buyers About Why You Rule Over AI
“AI can summarize what has been published about a property,” says one real estate professional. “The trouble is that some of the most important information has not been published, is no longer current or cannot be understood without seeing the home.” Read more.
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