Tag: Real Estate

Young Adults Aren’t Buying High student loan debt is one main culprit for the lower rate of home ownership over the past decade, a new study from the Federal Reserve shows. Home ownership of all Americans has fallen 4 percentage points from its peak of 69 percent in 2005. It has dropped the most—from 45 …

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Lower Mortgage Rates Escalate Sales The real estate industry will soon see what kind of impact weeks of declining mortgage rates have had on home sales. Will it provide the boost some experts are predicting? Since early November, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has fallen nearly half a percentage point, from 4.94 percent to 4.45 percent, …

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Town homes to Win Over Young Buyers Builders across the country are betting on luxury town homes to try to get more young adults into home ownership. Open floor plans, high ceilings, and upgraded amenities are features they hope will lure millennials to buy their first home. “When a lot of people think of townhouses, …

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Common Kitchen Styles in Remodels   Farmhouse design continues to gain popularity in kitchen remodels, according to the 2019 Houzz Kitchen Trends Study, a survey of more than 1,300 homeowners who are planning or in the midst of a kitchen project. Eighty-two percent of renovating homeowners this year who are changing the style of their …

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Ladders are the number one tool that cause household injuries. Homeowners could be putting themselves in more danger as they increasingly tackle home repairs themselves. Using common household tools can be dangerous, especially when it comes to ladders. Accidents involving ladders landed nearly 200,000 people in the emergency room last year, according to a new …

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