Mortgage Rates Slightly Decrease
According to the latest data, released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average fell to 3.89 percent with an average 0.8 point. It was 3.92 percent a week ago and 2.97 percent a year...
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Latest forecast: 7% housing inflation for 2022
Former Treasury Secretary and Harvard economist Lawrence Summers and his coauthors explore the relationship between the housing inflation measures from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Personal...
The ONE: Most Expensive Home in the U.S. Now Up for Auction
This amazing home is listed for $295 million, though it's been valued as high as $500 million. The man who commissioned the property now longer owns it, but the finished product is amazing: 105,000...
A Water Feature & Wetland Plants: Creative Landscaping
Water makes a charming feature in almost any garden. But a fine setting will bring even greater beauty. If a well-planted bog comes up to the pond edge and reflects on the surface, that scene is...
What’s Next For Home Prices?
Every aspiring homeowner or seller wants to know if now is the best time to buy or sell. While no person or organization can answer that question because it is a consequential, personal decision....
A Winter Escape …
Isn't winter over yet? Some love the winter season: holidays, cooler weather, and the chance to build a snowman ... but then it's time to move on ...
Hire a Contractor or Do It Yourself?
Should I hire a contractor or do it myself? It depends ...
You watch HGTV -- you know how to repair drywall and you think you know much more than you probably do. Eventually we learn (albeit with...
House Envy
A Guesthouse for Jackie O.
Global Real Estate Voyeurism
It's always fun to look at what's available around the globe. Here you can see Forbes most viewed 2021 Global Real Estate listings.
RE Agent MATCH … it’s more than just a search
If you go to any real estate search site, you'll be bombarded by the click options for real estate agents waiting to help you. This is progress from where the industry was 20 years ago, but quick...