by Christina Hughes Babb | Sep 10, 2020 | Home Prices, House Hunting, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News
Last month, there was an uptick of 3.3 points to 77.5 in the Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), according to FannieMae.com. That’s a rebound after following a slight drop in July and builds on the rise in May and June. Month over month,...
by Jennifer Kelly Geddes | Sep 10, 2020 | Home Design, Interior Design
7 Things Professional Organizers Really Wish You Wouldn’t Do Think it’s high time to organize your closet, declutter your junk drawer, or tame the chaos in your kids’ rooms—or maybe your entire house? Home organization is a worthwhile pursuit—but according to home...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Sep 9, 2020 | Home Buyers, Mortgages and Mortgage Loan News, Real Estate Prices
Reminder: COVID-Relief Grants Can Be Applied to Mortgages The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Friday issued a reminder to all grantees–states, cities, communities, and nonprofits-who received Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) or Community...
by Timothy Inklebarger | Sep 8, 2020 | Real Estate Market
Unemployment down in August, but long-term damage continues More good news arrived from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today with the announcement that the unemployment rate dropped to 8.4% in August, and 1.4 million jobs were added to the workforce. That’s a...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Sep 7, 2020 | Home Prices, House Hunting
Housing Prices Keep Going Up Home sellers are in good shape this week, with a low supply and buyers chomping at the bit in light of total for-sale inventory contracting for the 13th week in a row. That puts sellers behind the wheel of the housing market, according to...
by Michele Lerner | Sep 6, 2020 | First Time Home Buyer, Real Estate Agent
What Is Title Insurance? Peace of Mind When Buying a Home Buying a home often entails also buying various types of insurance to protect your property, and one type you might need to get is called title insurance. So what is title insurance? When you buy a home, you...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Sep 6, 2020 | Boston Real Estate Market, Home Prices, House Hunting, Real Estate Market
Housing Market Competition Remains Fierce According to a recent report released the real estate experts at Redfin, more than half (54.5%) of its home offers were embroiled in bidding wars during the month of August 2020. Although these recent findings dipped from...
by Jacob Passy | Sep 5, 2020 | Coronavirus, Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Law
Renters in U.S. Cannot Be Evicted Through the End of the Year Due to Coronavirus, CDC Order States The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention implemented a temporary eviction moratorium through the end of the year, protecting U.S. renters from losing their homes...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Sep 3, 2020 | Home Buyers, Real Estate Market
The latest Bankrate.com survey reveals that a rising trend in the housing industry is for homeowners to go into debt in order to make their abodes even better. According to a new Bankrate.com survey, home is king. Survey findings reveal that more homeowners are...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Sep 3, 2020 | First Time Home Buyer, Home Buyers
As More Stay Home, Square Footage Demand Expands New single family home versus an apartment? It’s not only largely a matter of preference—but size as well, according to Storagecafe.com. Because people have spent more time at home the last few months than probably ever...
