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 it could impact real estate...
National Association of Realtors
National Association of Realtors
Economic Confidence on the Rise in December
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 confidence index rose...
Shining Bright with ENERGY STAR
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 name, ENERGY STAR. You...
Crowdfunding for a Down Payment?
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 Realtors,...
How Tax Reform Could Affect U.S. Homeownership
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...
Tax Reform: A Closer Look at the Possibilities
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 entirely, his success or...
Nearly Half of All Homes are Selling in Less Than a Month
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 time on market was...
Pending Home Sales Down in January ’17
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 year, according to the...
Down Payment Myths Scare Younger Buyers
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), more than one-in-five potential home buyer is opting out of exploring the option of buying a home. At least not without doing the proper...
Home Sales off to Slow Start in 2017
Ten-X Residential Real Estate Nowcast indicates a slight year-over-year increase in January existing home sales. According to the Nowcast, January sales will fall between seasonally adjusted annual...
