Want to get rid of an HOA that drives you batty with its rules, spends all your dues money, and doesn’t even mow the lawn? It’s possible that you could dissolve your association if you live in a community that only has a few homes and no big-ticket, high-maintenance amenities like a pool. Here’s
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06/30/2016
With the United Kingdom’s shocking decision to leave the European Union, experts throughout the U.S. housing industry weighed in on the potential impact of the Brexit.The consensus among experts is that mortgage interest rates are going down, but just how low?Well, according to analysts at Fitch
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06/29/2016
In case your head has been in a barrel these last few weeks, Ben Lane at HousingWire did a great job detailing the latest on the Move vs Zillow debacle. Over the last two years, the biggest names in online real estate have battled it out in court over the alleged theft of trade secrets, but now t
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06/27/2016
Sales of new single-family homes in May were seasonally adjusted at 551,000, 6% below April's level and 8.7% above this time last year. Generally, only since April have new home sales exceeded 2008 levels and YTD sales are just 241,000, up 6.6% from last year. YTD sales are flat in the west and M
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06/27/2016
Last year, US exports to the UK were $55 billion, 2.5% of exports; just 0.3% of US GDP. The direct effects of a slump in the UK will be hardly noticed. The indirect effects are what matters. Heading the list; a rising dollar, falling commodity prices, reduced corporate investment, widening credit
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06/27/2016
The United Kingdom voted 52 percent to 48 percent to leave the European Union. Like Donald said, they voted to take back their country. According to Bloomberg, selloff triggered by anticipation of the U.K. leaving the European Union has caused U.S. stocks to tumble the most since February‒‒385 po
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06/24/2016
While the labor force participation rate has been declining, the declines are in households in the bottom third of the income distribution. The participation rate for men in the top two-thirds has been flat since 1980 while it's fallen from 80% to 70% for men in the bottom third. The participatio
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06/22/2016
NAR reported a few days ago; mortgage rates fell this week for a second straight week amid continued global economic concerns.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dipped to 3.54 percent from 3.60 percent last week. That is well below its level a year ag
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06/19/2016
Here Are Five Easy Ways to Tell if It's Time to Upgrade Your home is your castle, your own little piece of the American dream. But lately, your little corner of the world has been feeling cramped and you find yourself eyeing those larger homes. Is it time to pull up stakes and move on from your s
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06/16/2016
8 Tips for Adding Curb Appeal and Value to Your HomeBy: Pat Curry, National Association of REALTORS Here are eight ways to help your home put its best face forward. Homes with high curb appeal command higher prices and take less time to sell. We’re not talking about replacing vinyl siding with r
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06/15/2016
