Tag: Anthony DiDonato

You’re Not Investing in Real Estate?   Most real estate professionals are independent contractors, which means they’re largely on their own when it comes to putting money away for retirement. One way to prepare for the future is to buy investment property. Having an appreciating asset like that gives you something to sell when you’re …

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More Tiny Neighborhoods Are Coming     Tiny homes are still mostly illegal in the majority of the country since they don’t tend to meet municipalities’ zoning and building standards. But more cities are looking to change ordinances to pave the way for entire tiny home neighborhoods. Tiny homes are usually between 200 to 600 …

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Ready to Sell More New Homes?   More single-family and multifamily homes are entering the pipeline. Housing starts increased 25.5 percent in October, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.323 million, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. It is the highest pace since August 2007. Single-family housing starts zoomed to a nine-year high in October, …

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How to Tell If a Home Has Lead Paint   If your buyers are looking at older homes, remind them to check whether any lead paint is present inside the home and still needs to be removed. Lead was a popular ingredient used in house paint for years until scientists discovered that it could lead …

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Does the Marble Test Really Work?     A viral video recently showed a marble rolling on an uneven floor inside a luxury apartment building in San Francisco called the Millennial Tower. This summer, residents there learned that the structure, which had been constructed on bay mud, had sunk a total of 16 inches and is …

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Why Your Buyers Need to Get a CLUE     Eighty-six percent of Americans are unaware that insurers’ use of the claims history for the previous owners of their home can be factored into setting their premiums for a new policy, according to a new survey of more than 1,000 adults by InsuranceQuotes. Many insurers …

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