NEW YORK – Is your living space looking dull and drab? Add a bit of red, and it will look better instantly. “The ‘Unexpected Red’ theory is basically adding anything red, big or small, to a room where it doesn’t match at all, and it automatically looks better,” Taylor Migliazzo Simon, a Brooklyn-based interior […]
WASHINGTON – As homebuyers grapple with record prices this spring, mortgage rates have also crept up. On a 30-year fixed loan, the average rate was 7.39% as of May 1, according to Bankrate’s survey of large lenders, marking three straight months of 7% rates. Blame inflation. It’s still stubbornly elevated, rising to 3.5% in […]
News & Media By Amy Connolly TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – State officials are urging Floridians to prepare for hurricane season, which starts June 1, and use the next weeks to restock disaster supply kits, update disaster plans and stay informed about various weather hazards. Gov. Ron DeSantis proclaimed the first week of May as Florida […]
WASHINGTON – A group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill have announced the new Bipartisan Congressional Real Estate Caucus, which will address the lack of housing affordability and inventory nationwide. The National Association of Realtors®, along with the National Association of Home Builders, Mortgage Bankers Association, American Land Title Association and other groups, lauded the […]
Americans say they long for a career as a luxury real estate agent even more than as a social media influencer, according to a new survey.
The new Reconsideration of Value policy requires lenders to provide a pathway for borrowers to request reviews of home appraisal valuations.
Six of the top 10 metro areas in the nation with the greatest increase in inventory are in Florida, according to Redfin.
Sprucing up a kitchen can be as easy as getting new linens or rug to extensive as new flooring. Many of the options are affordable.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is administering the wetlands permitting program to “mitigate any disruption and delay to applicants.”
Tenants must pay rent and not damage the property. Landlords must provide a livable home and are ultimately responsible for the property’s condition.
Buying a single-family home for the first time is challenging, but even more so in a time of inventory shortages and affordability issues; help ease anxiety by sharing these useful steps.
The changes were reviewed by the MLS Emerging Issues and Technology Advisory Board and adopted by the NAR Leadership Team.