Retirement is coming, and you're considering relocating to another city. However before you sell your current house, you may want to consider remodeling elements of your home to improve its value. 5 home improvements to complete prior to retiring 1. Garage door replacement If your ... » Learn More about Improvements to complete prior to retiring
Home Ownership
March 2019 RE/MAX Housing Report
The March 2019 housing report uses the numbers for February 2019. March Sales Signal Slowest Start to Spring Homebuying Since 2014.Beginning the spring home-buying season, March sales climbed almost 29% over February, as reported by the RE/MAX National Housing Report. However this continues to be ... » Learn More about March 2019 RE/MAX Housing Report
Millennials bypass the ‘starter home’
Millennials have waited longer than past generations to leap into home-ownership. And, while they wait, that has apparently ratcheted up their expectations over what that first home may be like for when they finally dive right in. 45% of millennials want to bypass the ‘starter ... » Learn More about Millennials bypass the ‘starter home’
Cash-Strapped Consumers
Anyone who has ever saved the cash for a down payment for a home knows it’s tough - specifically for first-time home-buyers. In 2018, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) discovered that for 13% of first-time home-buyers, said the most challenging component of the home-buying process was ... » Learn More about Cash-Strapped Consumers
DACA ‘dreamers’ could have issues
The press recently reported that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) changed its position on the eligibility of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) home loan borrowers, which brought the challenge to national attention. Three U.S. senators sent a letter to the Department of Housing and ... » Learn More about DACA ‘dreamers’ could have issues