Harvard Study Reports on Recent Trends in Home Equity and Housing Stock
Spending on home improvements and repairs totaled $275 billion in 2011, down 4 percent from 2009 levels and some 16...
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FHFA House Price Index Up 0.6 Percent in November
U.S. house prices rose 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from October to November, according to the Federal Housing...
Today’s First-Time Buyers Are Realistic, Planners, Reports RE/MAX
First-time home buyers have long been an important part of the housing market. And that hasn’t changed today. According to...
Top 5 Spotlight: Standing Out from the Competition
Staying on top of your industry game is crucial when it comes to succeeding in a fluctuating market. So what...
Fixed Mortgage Rates Move Higher
Freddie Mac recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates moving higher from...
Hot Property: One Fewer House of Payne for Tyler Perry
(MCT)—Actor and writer Tyler Perry has sold his tricked-out home in the celebrity-studded Bird Streets area of Hollywood Hills West...
Nation’s Home Builders Elect Leadership for 2013
Members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) elected four senior officers to top leadership positions within the federation...
Man Builds Most Energy-efficient Home He Could
(MCT)— Saving money was never on Dennis Kaech’s mind when he built his Olympia, Wash., home. But saving energy was....
Homeowners Take a Fresh Look at Remodeling
(MCT)—If you’ve put off redoing that kitchen or adding a deck while waiting for the economy to perk up, welcome...
How Next Generation “Beta Brokerages” Are Shaping the Industry
Change is inevitable. From the music we enjoy to where we spend our next vacation, innovative marketing and an insatiable...
Smart Kitchen Gadgets Worth Buying…and Ones to Avoid
“The smartest kitchen is not the one with the most gadgets,” says one expert on kitchens. “It is the one where every product has a job, every surface is easy to use and the person cooking does not feel surrounded by things that are in the way.” Read more.
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