With homes for sale in short supply, it’s been tough out there for would-be homebuyers competing against multiple other buyers. To sweeten offers and beat the competition, homebuyers have been shelling out some of the... Read More
The decision, which was expected, is a sign of increased confidence in the US economy. Unemployment is low, economic growth is strong, and inflation is relatively stable. Chairman Jerome Powell unanimously agreed to... Read More
Housing analysts told Scotsman Guide News this week that the U.S. housing market has hit a plateau. The latest tracking data for home-purchase mortgages appears to confirm that. Home-purchase loan counts in the second quarter,... Read More
An Oregon couple on the verge of purchasing their dream home mistakenly submitted funds meant for their real estate broker and the title insurance agency involved in the deal to scammers who had hijacked... Read More
Financing Option Expands the Window of Opportunity It’s the 25-year U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loan, which is designed for commercial real estate purchases. It’s the first major structural change to the SBA... Read More
The Associated PressFILE – In this Jan. 11, 2018 file photo a Brightline train is shown at the station, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A plan to build a high-speed train between Southern California... Read More
Californians are feeling a shift in the real estate market. And that shift is a slow down in the housing market. The good news is, currently, the economy and jobs are strong and banks... Read More
Summer breezes. Cool mountain air. Crashing waves. Does your dream of a vacation or second home qualify for tax-deferred 1031 treatment? Investors often ask if the proceeds from the sale of their investment... Read More
Home-price gains slowed down slightly in some of the nation’s hottest markets in May, but were still rising at a torrid pace far above the rate of inflation, according to the S&P Dow Jones CoreLogic... Read More
The U.S. homeownership rate hit a four-year high in the second quarter on a surge in millennial homeownership, but the troubling low rates for black and Hispanic Americans have worsened, U.S. Census Bureau data indicates. Read More
The Jobs Machine Rolls Leading up to the jobs report released last week, all indications were that the good times would continue. We had an upward revision in the measure of... Read More
You’ve no doubt heard the phrase, “There’s an app for that!” It’s true. There’s an app for almost everything – even for homeowners – helping to make life a little easier. Here are eight handy... Read More