On the list of home improvement projects buyers are most likely to value will be those that increase space for storage and preserve vintage features. Southern Living magazine recently rounded up a few of the improvements which will get sellers the greatest attention for their properties, ... » Learn More about 4 Improvements That Catch Buyers’ Interest
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This Shows How Quickly a Home Sells Nowadays
Homes today spend an average time of 21 days on the market-far shorter compared to median of 11 weeks five years ago, as outlined by new data from the National Association of REALTORS®. “The inventory shortage and the growing economy and job creation has increased the interest in home buying,” says ... » Learn More about This Shows How Quickly a Home Sells Nowadays
December 2017 RE/MAX National Housing Report
Sales Up Despite Several years of Rising Prices, Falling Inventory November has become the sixth month of 2017 to post a rise in year-over-year home sales, bucking prolonged trends of home price increases and inventory declines, as reported by the December RE/MAX National Housing Report. December ... » Learn More about December 2017 RE/MAX National Housing Report
90% of US Counties Will Receive FHA Loan Limit Boost
Loan limits are going to be rising in 2018 for loans guaranteed by the FHA. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on Thursday that it was boosting limits for those loans in more than 3,000 counties. This provides FHA loans consistent with those of Fannie Mae and Freddie ... » Learn More about 90% of US Counties Will Receive FHA Loan Limit Boost
Have to have flood insurance? Procedure could actually become challenging
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is scheduled to expire Friday night if Congress doesn't act, a lapse which may roil real estate markets and inject uncertainty into the lives of homeowners in flood-prone areas. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are eyeing a short lived, two-week extension of ... » Learn More about Have to have flood insurance? Procedure could actually become challenging