For those seeking hope in the better-than-expected 23.6 percent jump in new home sales in June: it’s only one month’s data.
United States – Business – Salesmanship – Marketing and Advertising – Business and Economy
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With the summer months pushing temperatures over 100 degrees in some areas and humidity leaving drips of perspiration on people’s brows, it might be time to consider a water feature to help enhance your home’s appeal.
Mortgage loan originators will have to be fingerprinted and sign up to a central registry to do business in future, according to new rules issued by the Federal Reserve and other regulators.
Mortgage – Business – Mortgage broker – Federal Reserve System – Financial Services
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households across a majority of large U.S. cities received more foreclosure warnings in the first six months of this year than in the first half of 2009, new data shows.
United States – Metropolitan area – Real estate – Foreclosure – Business
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Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), with the 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages reaching record lows for this survey.
When we analyze an agent’s business, we have to look at the break down of their listing transactions versus buyer transactions. Better than 90% of agents do far more on the buyer side of the business than the listing side. Once we understand and accept that fact, the question is why.
For the second year running, ForbesWoman has gathered the data and crunched the numbers to determine the U.S. cities that offer the most to working moms.
United States – ForbesWoman – Arts and Entertainment – Home – Family
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home loan demand cooled last week as rising mortgage rates curbed refinancing requests that had soared to a 14-month high, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday.
Mortgage – Refinancing – United States – Financial Services – Business
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Shakespeare had it wrong when he penned this advice in Hamlet: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.” Perhaps he may be forgiven for his error, however, since Shakespeare suffered from a lack of the tremendous benefits of a truly self-directed IRA.
