Foreclosure Rates Rise After 2019’s Record-Breaking Low
In January 2020, foreclosure filings rose 13% from December 2019 and 7% from January 2019.
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Couples Report: Homeselling, Buying Caused Romantic Tiffs
More than three-quarters of Americans who purchased a home in the past 10 years said they argued with their partner about the process, while 71% who sold a home with a partner in the last decade said they had disagreements about selling during that time period.
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Nearly Half of Homeowners Report Plans of Moving Over Next Decade
The main reason owners are moving? Thirty percent said they are looking for a lower cost of living, 28% want better job opportunities and 21% said they want to be closer to their children.
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National Love Your Pet Day: How Realtors® Work with Sellers with Pets
In honor of National Love Your Pet Day, which is tomorrow, Feb. 20, some local association presidents offered advice on how they talk with their clients regarding pets during the homeselling process.
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Key Opportunities for Building the Future of Home
Freddie Mac recently released a free eBook, Key Opportunities for Building the Future of Home, to assist housing professionals in helping more borrowers achieve the dream of homeownership. By working with Freddie Mac, Realtors® can create innovative housing solutions to solve borrower and industry challenges and make the dream of home simpler, faster and more affordable.
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Renovations Needed? Most Buyers Willing to Take on the Projects for a Deal
Millennials are the generation most likely to buy a home that is under budget and needs some love.
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Newlywed? Head to Pittsburgh, Study Says
According to Destify, a destination wedding website, Pittsburgh is the best city in the U.S. for newlyweds, based on the percentage of those in the average newlywed age bracket (which the site identified as 25-34), median household income, median home cost, affordability and the restaurant and dining scene.
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First-time Buyers Overwhelmed? They Aren’t Alone
“The millennial cohort of homebuyers is unlike any other in history,” said Rick Bechtel, head of U.S. Residential Lending at TD Bank. “They grew up during the explosion of personal technology, the fall of the housing market and the renaissance of the rental market. And as our survey found, their expectations of homeownership are shaped by all of it.”
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What Home Improvement Projects Offer the Highest ROI?
According to Remodeling magazine’s 33rd annual Cost vs. Value Report, nine of the top 10 best investments for projects were exterior ones.
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3D Tours: Can They Help Your Real Estate Business?
Ninety-nine percent of sellers said they believe a 3D tour would give their home a competitive edge.
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