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Air in Green Homes May Be A Health Risk
Daily Real Estate News | Tuesday, June 27, 2017 Energy-efficient homes built too tightly have building experts warning about the potential health impact on owners. A home sealed efficiently can be great for reducing heating and cooling costs and managing its environmental impact. But the home … Continue reading
Posted in Home Owner Tips
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10 Biggest Threats Facing Real Estate
Daily Real Estate News | Friday, June 16, 2017 Global uncertainty and political polarization are the top issues facing the housing industry in 2017 and 2018, according to The Counselors of Real Estate’s annual list of the Top 10 Issues … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate News
Tagged affordable housing, AGO, building, buyers, data, design, economies, economy, Education, Employment, Environment, event, events, family, growth, healthy, home, home buyer, home prices, homeowners, homes, house, household, Houses, income, increase, Interest Rate, interest rates, investment, job growth, maintain, market, millennial, national association of realtors, News, open, opportunity, price, properties, property, real estate, realtor, risk, Sale, Sales, sharing, shopping, size, Sold, time, top 10, value, values, work, workplace
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State house prices up 12.1% compared to the first quarter of last year
EMBARGO: May 16, 2017- 5:00pm Washington state’s housing market showed the continuing effects of high demand in the first quarter of 2017 according to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research in the Runstad Center at the University of Washington. … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate News
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Homeowners Cash in on Equity in Droves
Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, June 01, 2017 Homeowners may be reluctant to sell, but they still want to see a piece of that equity in their homes now. They’re cashing out in levels that have not been seen … Continue reading
Posted in Mortage/ Finance News
Tagged data, equity, family, financial crisis, freddie mac, home, home prices, homeowners, homes, house, Houses, increase, loan, market, money, Mortgage, national association of realtors, News, price, properties, real estate, realtor, rising home prices, Sale, Sales, size
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Lower Rates Buoy Refis, Not New Mortgages
Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Lower mortgage rates are prompting homeowners to refinance, but applications for home purchases aren’t rising. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported on Wednesday that total mortgage applications—including for refinances and home purchases—rose … Continue reading
Posted in Mortage/ Finance News
Tagged 30-year, AGO, borrowers, buyers, data, family, favor, financing, for sale, home, home prices, home purchases, homeowners, homes, homes for sale, loan, market, Mortgage, mortgage rates, mortgages, national association of realtors, News, price, real estate, realtor, refinancing, Sale, Sales, trends
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Time on Market Hits New Low in April
Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Low inventory pushed existing-home sales down in April and sped up the median number of days a home sat on the market to a new low of 29 days, the National … Continue reading
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