Worst Bathroom Colors Nothing ruins a bathroom like a bad hue, and the gray trend may be one of the worst offenders, designers say. “Bathrooms tend to be enclosed spaces, so greige-y muddy colors can make the space feel smaller and dingy,” Ariel Okin, an interior designer in New York City, told Apartment Therapy. “Lighter …
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Oct 16
Purchase a HUD home with just $100 Down
Purchase a HUD home with just $100 Down Achieve your dream of home ownership with the HUD $100 down program. For just $100 down, you can purchase certain HUD homes. You can also add a renovation option to finace both the purchase and improvements to your new home. See below for the highlights of this …
Oct 15
Public Transit Adds to Home Values
Public Transit Adds to Home Values Neighborhoods located within a half-mile of public transit services outperformed those farther from public transit based on a number of factors, according to a report released Monday by the National Association of REALTORS® and the American Public Transportation Association. The report shows commercial and residential real estate market sales …
Oct 14
Places to Retire in 2020
Places to Retire in 2020 Warm weather and low taxes continue to have a big pull on where retirees choose to settle down in their golden years. Those pulls are prompting many older Americans to continue to relocate to popular retiree havens in the Carolinas and Florida. U.S. News & World Report recently identified the …
Oct 11
HUD Expands Affordable Housing for Persons With Disabilities
HUD Expands Affordable Housing for Persons With Disabilities The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced this week that it is allocating $112 million to expand the supply of permanent affordable housing to low-income people with disabilities. Funding is available through the Section 811 program. About half of the new funding will go toward …
Oct 10
Appraisal Exemption Rule Takes Effect Today
Appraisal Exemption Rule Takes Effect Today Certain home sales of $400,000 and below will no longer require an appraisal, under a new rule that takes effect today. Homes that qualify for the appraisal exemption can receive an evaluation instead. This is the first time in 25 years that federal regulators have increased the property value …
Oct 09
Mortgages for Medical Professionals
Mortgages for Medical Professionals Freedom mortgage is pleased to announce a mortgage designed to meet the needs of medical professionals with the Alliance Medical Professional Program. The program allows for purchase or rate term refinance of a primary residence for those in a qualifying medical profession. See the below image for all the highlights If …
Oct 08
DIY Renovations for the home
DIY Renovations for the home Eighty percent of homeowners anticipate taking on a home improvement project in the next year, and more than 70% of that group plans to do the work themselves, according to a new survey from Chase Home Lending. The top motivators for sprucing up a home include adding value to the …
Oct 07
Mortgage Rates Hold Firm
Mortgage Rates Hold Firm Home buyers looking for a purchase loan and homeowners who want to refinance are responding well to low mortgage rates. “While mortgage rates generally held steady this week, overall mortgage demand remained very strong, rising over 50% from a year ago thanks to increases in both refinance and purchase mortgage …
Oct 04
Home Improvement Projects
Home Improvement Projects Certain home remodeling projects are making homeowners happier and proving to be well worth the cost and time when they sell their properties, according to a new survey from the National Association of REALTORS®, which includes insights from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry. After completing a home remodeling project, 74% of …
Oct 03
Single-Story Homes Are Being Rediscovered
Single-Story Homes Are Being Rediscovered That single-story home may be more desirable than it once was. The construction of single-story homes is increasing at a more rapid pace than two-story homes, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. While overall the share of starts of homes of two-plus stories was higher than single-story …
Oct 02
What you need to know about closing costs
What you need to know about closing costs What are closing costs? Closing costs are the fees associated with your mortgage loan application and real estate transaction. They can be incurred by either the buyer, seller or both and are paid at closing. What types of fees are included? Fees may include but are not …
