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2011
While new home construction had a decrease in most areas of the country. It had an increase in March in California. Here is an interesting article worth a few minutes of your time: California Building Industry Association (CBIA) California new-home construction rises in March Total housing ...
04/28/2011
Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI) is working to raise the level of professionalism for real estate agents in order to improve the quality of service and ethical behavior of property agents. Here is an interesting article worth a few minutes of your time: World Properties...
04/28/2011
As required by the Dodd-Frank law, the Federal Reserve on Tuesday proposed a set of minimum standards for home lending, creating an “ability-to-repay” requirement for most home loans, as part of an effort to make sure that U.S. lenders don’t return to the shady practices of the housing market boo...
04/28/2011
Buying a home is a massive decision and includes multiple, long-term financial and lifestyle obligations. You’ll still need to do the work to make sure your personal finances and holistic life picture are also in alignment before you buy, as well of the work it takes to ensure that your real esta...
04/28/2011
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Many homeowners did better than break even. People who installed panels on existing homes increased the resale price by more than $6 per watt, on average. In contrast, solar systems only added $2.30 to $2.60 per watt to the sale price of new homes built with solar included. Conserving energy and ...
04/27/2011
Builders and developers are beginning to think more in terms of life cycle rather than in terms of first-time buyer or move-up buyer, etc. There's going to be a need for multigenerational spaces that can accommodate grandparents, adult children and young grandchildren. This is going to be particu...
04/27/2011
Conserving energy and saving in energy costs while improving the environment is in most consumers minds. Now, The big ideas now are making conservation upgrades more affordable through bulk buying, improving the energy use of entire houses rather than single appliances. Here is an interesting art...
04/27/2011
New government rules meant to protect consumers have changed the way mortgage brokers and loan officers are being paid -- drawing mixed reactions from people in the industry. Here is an interesting article worth a few minutes of your time: San Diego Union-Tribune Could your mortgage broker...
04/27/2011
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Conserving energy and saving in energy costs while improving the environment is in most consumers minds. Now, lenders will participate in a new two-year pilot program that will offer qualified borrowers living in certain parts of the country low-cost loans to make energy-saving improvements to t...
04/26/2011
Los Angeles Times Are you getting your money’s worth with appraisal? Despite Federal Reserve regulations that took effect April 1 requiring lenders to pay appraisers fair fees, many appraisers say they are still offered $200 to $250 by lenders for work billed to consumers at $450 or more. MAKIN...
04/25/2011
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