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5 Home Design Needs for Your Boomer Clients
Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, January 11, 2017 The number of home buyers ages 55 and older is expected to grow over the next decade, and builders across the country are ramping up to serve them. At the International Builders’ … Continue reading
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Tagged bath, buyers, cabinets, countertops, design, family, features, floor, home, home design, house, kids, lawn, look, market, national association of realtors, owners, pet care, real estate, realtor, room, size, spa, wheelchairs, work
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2017 Home Design Trends
December 2016 | By Barbara Ballinger Housing styles emerge slowly and typically appeal first to cutting-edge architects, builders, and interior designers. As a trend spreads and gains wider interest, it may go mainstream, become almost ubiquitous, and eventually lose its … Continue reading
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Tagged Active, architecture, building, buyers, cabinets, color, community, Construction, countertops, design, Environment, family, favor, floor, floors, for sale, gray, healthy, heat, home, home design, homeowners, homes, house, Houses, increase, kitchen, lending, lighting, look, market, marketing, NAR, national association of realtors, neighborhood, office, paint, palette, real estate, real estate market, realtor, remodel, residential development, room, seller, sellers, shopping, size, Social Media, trends, upgrades, work, workplace
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Open Floor Plan Still Popular
Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Open floor plans continue to reign. Eighty-four percent of builders say that in the typical single-family home they build, the kitchen and family room arrangement is at least partially open. Fifty-four … Continue reading
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Tagged buyers, family, floor, floor plan, home, home buyer, homeowners, homes, house, housing market, kitchen, look, moving, national association of realtors, open, real estate, realtor, remodel, remodeling, room, Sales, size
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Borrowing Costs Move Lower This Week
Daily Real Estate News | Friday, January 13, 2017 Mortgage rates edged down for the second consecutive week, a temporary reprieve from what had been weeks of rising rates. “After absorbing a mixed December jobs report; the 10-year Treasury yield … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year, 30-year, AGO, ARM, data, Fall, freddie mac, growth, home, Interest Rate, interest rates, Mortgage, mortgage rates, mortgages, national association of realtors, News, real estate, realtor, Sale, Sales
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Lenders Aim for 21-Day Closing Window
Daily Real Estate News | Friday, January 13, 2017 In an era of bloated closing times, some lenders are looking to quicken the pace it takes to get a buyer to the settlement table. Some lenders are retooling operations and … Continue reading
5 Horrors at Home Showings
Daily Real Estate News | From the artwork to the odor, your listing may be inadvertently giving buyers the creeps. Realtor.com® recently interviewed real estate professionals about the items that have scared off their buyers the most during showings. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged air, appliances, bath, buyers, color, data, family, floor, home, home staging, homes, house, house on the market, kitchen, light, lights, mold, national association of realtors, new, open, owners, paint, potential, potential buyers, real estate, Real Estate News, realtor, repair, repairs, risk, room, Sale, Sales, seller, time, work
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5 Home Design Fads That Are Out in 2017
Daily Real Estate News | Friday, December 30, 2016 Shiplap and white-on-white kitchens may finally be falling out of favor. The two trends have dominated home design in recent years, but realtor.com® says they’ll be fading fast in 2017. Here … Continue reading
Is the Home Office on Its Way Out?
Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, December 29, 2016 The home office is becoming less important to homeowners, even though more people are working from home now than ever before. Homeowners are finding less need for a central space for … Continue reading
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Tagged computer, cord, fax, home, house plans, insurance, laptops, mobile, nook, office, owners, printer, renters, selling point, tax benefit, taxes, utilities, work, workplace
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