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Oscars Affect One Movie-Titled Real Estate Market

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 14 Mar 2018

After the Academy Awards announced the movie “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” as an Oscar contender, the real estate market saw an increase in viewership – just not the market… more

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Net Neutrality Rolled Back by FCC

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 21 Dec 2017

In mid-December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it would roll back net neutrality rules in a highly controversial decision that has most of the country up in arms… more

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Net Neutrality: What it Means for Real Estate Investors

Linda Liberatore | 19 Dec 2017

On December 14, the FCC voted to kill Net Neutrality, now what? Linda Liberatore of Secure Pay One answers a few questions about net neutrality, what it is and how… more

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Economic Confidence on the Rise in December

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 19 Dec 2017

According to figures released by the Conference Board last week, Americans are more confidence about the economy and labor market than they have been in the last 17 years. The… more

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Shining Bright with ENERGY STAR

Heather Elwing | 24 Nov 2017

You’ve seen the sticker thousands of times on your own appliances and on those for sale in retail stores. Among the aisles and aisles of appliances there is one universal… more

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Crowdfunding for a Down Payment?

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 12 Oct 2017

Although there are certainly plenty of programs out there designed to help homeowners avoid the dreaded 10% or 20% down payment, years of buyer surveys from the National Association of… more

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How Tax Reform Could Affect U.S. Homeownership

Kathy Fettke | 9 Oct 2017

Will President Trump’s tax reform proposal put a major dent in the housing market? Some experts say by doubling the standard deduction, the mortgage interest deduction will lose relevance because… more

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Tax Reform: A Closer Look at the Possibilities

Kathy Fettke | 24 Jul 2017

When President Trump was running for office, he made a lot of big commitments. Whether you love him, hate him, or are just trying to ignore the current political climate… more

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Nearly Half of All Homes are Selling in Less Than a Month

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 25 Apr 2017

Last month, nearly half of all homes that sold did so in less than one month, according to data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Although the nationwide average… more

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Pending Home Sales Down in January ’17

National Association of Realtors | 27 Feb 2017

Insufficient supply levels led to a lull in contract activity in the Midwest and West, which dragged down pending home sales in January 2017 to their lowest level in a… more

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