As the peak home buying season begins, first-time homebuyers are prioritizing their long-term residential needs, in accordance with the inaugural Bank of America Homebuyer Insights Report. Seventy-five percent of first-time buyers would prefer to bypass the starter home and buy a bigger place which ... » Learn More about First-time buyers save longer and buy bigger
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How to Buy a Home When You’re in Debt
With mortgage rates remaining near historic lows, many financial experts are making the case that student-loan debt doesn't always have to hold back millennials from buying a home. However the message isn't getting across: Nearly 70 % of millennials state they are delaying a real estate purchase ... » Learn More about How to Buy a Home When You’re in Debt
The difference between a real estate agent and a Realtor
Are the terms “real estate agent” and “Realtor” interchangeable? Those inside the industry know that they’re not, but they also know that it appears to be a little bit of an industry secret - many consumers aren’t sure whatsoever what the difference is between a real estate agent and a Realtor, or ... » Learn More about The difference between a real estate agent and a Realtor
Future apartment complex will shelter the homeless
Over the past 64 years, the Edmund Gaines Graham Home in the center of east Tampa has sheltered the elderly and infirmed. Now, the remnants from the building lie in piles of rubble on the east end of the property, shoved aside to help make way for the future: a 90-unit apartment complex which will ... » Learn More about Future apartment complex will shelter the homeless
More Americans heading south
A rising amount of Americans are heading to southern states, lured by way of a combination of warmer weather, affordable housing, lower taxes and much less congested cities, as outlined by a new report provided by RealtyTrac called "The Next Great Migration of 'Housing Refugees' On the ... » Learn More about More Americans heading south