How Will Secondary Market Reform Affect the Home Buyers? No One Knows Yet. Home owners, potential home buyers and those in the Mortgage and Real Estate industry, have been watching closely since the financial crisis to get a sense of where the real estate market is going and when. So far market recovery has been… Read More
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Survey Says: Income, Spending and Housing Confidence on the Rise
Survey Says: Income, Spending and Housing Confidence on the Rise Consumers are a bit more optimistic about their household finances, expecting not only household incomes to grow, but also their household spending, according to the results of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE) for 2017…. Read More
Why Are Existing Home Sales Tanking?
Why Are Existing Home Sales Tanking? *check in tomorrow, for How to Buy a Home in a Seller’s Market. I wouldn’t exactly call it a plummet, but there’s been a definite, noticeable decrease in existing home sales. This is not to say that home buyers are disappearing, not even close, it’s to replay my mantra… Read More
The Where, When, Whys and Hows of Housing… Pets Speak Out!
The Where, When, Whys and Hows of Housing… Pets Speak Out! Pets do indeed weigh in on Home Buyer’s and Home Seller’s housing decisions. As beloved members of the family, I’ve seen a multitude of dogs, cats, reptiles, birds and the infrequent tortoise leverage their final say-so on their human’s housing decisions. Often in the… Read More
PACE For Energy Efficiency- the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
PACE For Energy Efficiency- the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. How is green construction and energy efficiency in the building industry like smog in LA? It hovers over and permeates every new construction project and is impossible to ignore. Most buyers of New Construction homes not only expect clean and green energy efficient features… Read More