Twenty Percent of Bankers Expect Lending Standards to Loosen
Expectations among bank risk professionals for the relaxation of lending standards increased sharply in the first quarter, rising from 12.1...
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The Latest in Office Supplies: Treadmills
Anthony Behrens worries that the Affordable Care Act is going to kill him, but not for the usual reasons cited...
Prudential Real Estate Q1 Outlook Survey: Consumer Confidence in Real Estate, Home Prices Reaches Year-Long High
Prudential Real Estate, an HSF Affiliates LLC company, recently released results of its first quarter Consumer Outlook Survey showing that...
New Homes Provide the Living Space Buyers Want
Results from NAHB’s What Home Buyers Really Want survey and a combination of Census Bureau/HUD data show that new homes...
Fifty Shades of Gray: Break from Neutrals
(MCT)—Gray, you tempter. You’ve stirred our passion. You’ve inflamed our desire. Oh, wait. You didn’t think we were talking about...
Lower Operating Costs Mean New-Home Buyers Can Afford More House
During New Homes Month in April, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is showing home buyers why they can...
Do Your Part: Small Space Gardening
(MCT)—Want to grow some of your own food but think you don’t have enough space? Do Your Part and think...
Realtor.com® Celebrates 17 Years; Provides Consumers with the Industry’s Most Accurate Housing Data
Realtor.com®, a leader in online real estate operated by Move, Inc., is celebrating 17 years of helping people find their...
An Easy Way to Cut 4 Years Off Your Mortgage
(MCT)—We are now officially in the peak spring home buying-season. I was asked the other day for advice on what...
Real Estate Q&A: No-Cost Refinancing Actually Costs Something
(MCT)—QUESTION: I am refinancing my mortgage and was told there were no out-of-pocket costs. Now as we approach the closing,...
7 Potential Under-the-Radar Issues That Could Derail a Deal
When clients buy a home, under-the-radar issues often involve factors beyond cosmetic appeal, which can lead to significant financial and legal problems down the line. Read more.
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