First-Time Home Buyers: Sales Up at 4-Year High

  There is a lot of upbeat news in the September 2016 existing home sales report released by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) on Thursday. Sales rebounded sharply and the improvement was seen in all four regions.  More good news, NAR attributed part of that to increased participation from first-time home-buyers, a group that has worried theContinue

How Do we improve the air quality in our Homes?

Usually the most effective way to improve indoor air quality is to eliminate individual sources of air pollution or to reduce their emissions. Some sources, like those that contain asbestos, can be sealed or enclosed; others, like gas stoves, can be adjusted to decrease the amount of emissions. In many cases, source control for airContinue

WOW! Rents at an All-Time High

Rents are at an all-time high for single-family homes according to Zillow’s affordability report for the second quarter of 2015. Did you know that consumers are currently spending an average of twice as much of their monthly income on rents as they are on mortgage payments? Money talks! This is WHY NOW is a goodContinue

How trendy is the REAL ESTATE MARKET!

Real Estate Market trends are expected to stay positive and likely to boost business dollar volume by as much as 15 percent this 2015.   Now, New homes have now waiting lists. Buying and selling real estate is a complex matter. At first it might seem that by checking local picture books or online sites youContinue

Don’t DO a Home Inspection, unless

1.2 Million Borrowers Nationwide Regained Equity in 2014

  On today’s new analysis released by CoreLogic, leading global property information, analytics and data services provider, reported that 1.2 million borrowers regained equity in 2014. Nationwide, borrower equity increased year over year by $656 billion in Q4 2014. Borrowers with near negative equity are considered at risk of moving into negative equity if homeContinue