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Foreclosure Rates Rising in Texas and Florida as Disaster Moratoria End

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 20 Apr 2018

March 2018 foreclosure numbers were up 11.56 percent, or by 52,100 foreclosure starts, nationally over February 2018 according to a Black Knight report. Of that increase, Florida and Texas foreclosures… more

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3 Listing Descriptions that Netted Sellers Double-Digit Advantages in 2017

Carole Ellis | 20 Apr 2018

Every homebuyer has a “wish list” for their future home, but certain items on that list could add nearly 30 percent to your sales price. According to a new report… more

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Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) May Drive Millennial Home Sales

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 19 Apr 2018

If your friends have recently purchased a home, then the odds are good you might start thinking about doing the same. If they’re posting about it on social media, however,… more

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U.S. and U.K. Warn Private Homeowners About Russian Cyberattacks on Smart Devices

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 19 Apr 2018

The United States and Great Britain have issued a new type of national alert: a warning about cyber attacks on individuals and private property. The two countries issued a joint… more

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Renters Warehouse CEO Announced As New Think Realty Coach

Think Realty | 18 Apr 2018

Kevin Ortner, CEO of Renters Warehouse, has been named Think Realty’s newest investing coach! His first two courses, Buy & Hold Strategies and Building your Rent Estate Portfolio, will focus… more

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2018 Could be the Worst Year Yet for Housing Affordability

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 17 Apr 2018

Thanks to rising home prices, rising interest rates, and rising demand for housing, housing affordability is likely to plummet over the course of 2018. Housing affordability, which is defined as… more

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Price-Gouging Charges Leveled Against California Landlord

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 17 Apr 2018

When wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in California last fall, tens of thousands of residents were displaced. As those households began to seek new places to live and to rebuild,… more

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Smart Wallpaper is Flame-Retardant, Alerts Homeowners in Event of Fire

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 16 Apr 2018

Researchers at Shanghai’s Institute of Ceramics have developed a wallpaper that not only delay the spread of a fire but might call the fire department for you as well. The… more

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Detroit Resident Makes Over Neighborhood, Builds Rental Portfolio

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 16 Apr 2018

Jeff Cowin moved into Detroit’s Virginia Park historic district in 2010 when the area was still full of abandoned homes, blighted buildings, squatters, and crime. At the time, neither Cowin… more

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Metro Detroit Home Prices Set to Rise

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 13 Apr 2018

Thanks to relatively low unemployment, rising interest rates, a dearth of new construction, a large population of new metro residents, and tight housing inventory, Detroit, Michigan’s housing market could be… more