Stock market chaos ensued this week following the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging in excess of 700 points as trade disputes with China intensified. The turmoil in the markets will almost certainly result in new lows for mortgage rates this week, however it could come at a price and ultimately ... » Learn More about Stock Volatility Could Indicate Issues
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Your Home on a Short-Term Rental Site
A long time ago, the thought of turning your home into a rental property while you left for vacation was considered quite odd. Today, renting a room in your house (or perhaps the entire house) to unknown travelers isn’t an outlandish concept, thanks to some extent to online services such as ... » Learn More about Your Home on a Short-Term Rental Site
Give the World the Best You Have!
For more than 50 years, the Paradoxical Commandments have circled the globe. They’ve been printed, painted, preached, and delivered to millions of people by some of the world’s greatest leaders, educators, ministers, speakers, parents, and teachers. Mother Teresa even had them on the wall of her ... » Learn More about Give the World the Best You Have!
Home-owners Haven’t Stayed Put
An ATTOM Data Solutions report finds that home-owners in the United States now stay in their properties typically for 8.09 years - longer than at any time. Home-owners Haven't Stayed Put for This Long The second quarter of this year saw the common tenure rise to 8.09 years, a record ... » Learn More about Home-owners Haven’t Stayed Put
Decrease in Cash-Sale Investors
Double-digit home price increases once enticed mom-and-pop investors to enter the market, but the cash sale investors are falling together with year-to-year price increases. However, an increase in small investors leaving the market might lead to the number of affordable home listings to ... » Learn More about Decrease in Cash-Sale Investors