Buying, selling or renovating?

14 Feb

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Buying, selling or renovating? Pets’ opinions count “Realtors understand that when someone buys a home, they are buying it with the needs of their whole family in mind; ask pet owners, and they will enthusiastically agree that their animals are part of their family.” According to the survey, 99 percent of pet owners said they... Read more »

Did you ever think of what we could do with the neighbors and roosters noise

13 Feb

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Neighbors and roosters: What to do about the noise? Several months ago, our neighbor bought a rooster and chickens. We live in a block of regular houses, not in a farming area. Now every morning before the sun comes up, the rooster starts crowing and doesn’t stop for hours on end. I’m about to lose... Read more »

Do you think Experimental neighborhood goes beyond smart homes

13 Feb

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Experimental neighborhood goes beyond smart homes Pena Station Next is a high-tech neighborhood in Denver that is serving as a smart city lab to test different technologies and show what the future could hold. The neighborhood will feature autonomous shuttles and smart home technologies interweaved into everything from kitchen tables to the light pole outside... Read more »

Did you know that the Mortgage reform interest deduction is irrelevant

13 Feb

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Mortgage interest deduction could be irrelevant The chairman of the tax-writing House Ways & Means Committee joined Realtors® at the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) 2017 Federal Policy Conference in Washington yesterday, and he urged Realtors to stay engaged over the next yearwhile Congress considers a full-scale reform to the United States tax code. Reform... Read more »

Did you ever think of what is the mortgage slopped again to four point seventeen percent?

10 Feb

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Average 30-year mortgage rates slip again to four point seventeen percent? Long-term US mortgage rates eased slightly this week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on 30-year fixed-rate loans slipped to an average 4.17 percent from 4.19 percent last week. That was still sharply higher than a 30-year rate that averaged 3.65 percent... Read more »

Do you think Florida is score the best city for a real estate business?

10 Feb

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Which are the cities in Florida is score best for a real estate business? PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Feb. 9, 2017 – Many factors determine property value, but “location, location, location” continues to top the list. And if all real estate is local, it follows that certain U.S. locations are better opportunities for real... Read more »

How did Florida ‘shousing market ends in 2016 ?

10 Feb

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Fla.’s housing market ends 2016 with higher prices “Florida’s economy is in growth mode, more jobs are being created and mortgage interest rates, while rising, remain at historically low levels, which will continue to spark buyer demand in the coming months.” Year-end 2016 Statewide closed sales of existing single-family homes totaled 268,731 in 2016, up... Read more »

Why will lenders may soon reject some of Florida property insurers?

10 Feb

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Lenders may soon reject some Fla. property insurers The Ohio-based national ratings firm said it will continue to analyze and rate companies as in the past, “but we will need to do so with a focus on the carriers’ responses to the challenges faced by AOB and the in the execution... Read more »

Do you think single female buyers are lonely or empowered?

09 Feb

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Single female buyers? Not lonely – they’re empowered The psychological desire to do that is great.” And, despite cultural assumptions about women’s desire for marriage, single women without kids are more likely to be drawn to “singledom” lifestyles than men are, says Bella DePaulo, author of “Singled Out” and a professor at the University of... Read more »

coastal cities prepare for rising seas

09 Feb

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Some Fla. coastal cities prepare for rising seas Rising sea levels: The challenges Along with the obvious construction inconveniences, residents will be at the front line of a new kind of issue: How does a city balance moving fast to keep public streets dry when the work could swamp private property? Resident Barry Klein asked... Read more »