Mortgage Rates Hit Record Low
Mortgage Rates Hit Record Low As of mid-July, mortgage interest rates dropped to historic levels. In fact, the average 30-fixed-rate mortgage settled below the 3% mark! As Kathy Fettke points out in a recent episode of Real Estate News for Investors, low rates are great for buyers, but are also the results of the current […]
12 homes you can tour from your couch (July 22)
12 homes you can tour from your couch (July 22) In a market largely shut down by COVID-19, median sale prices for condos declined at the same rate as average sales size suggesting price stability in the downtown Boston market, according to a Douglas Elliman report. The median sale prices slipped 3.8 percent to $ […]
NAHB Says Builder Confidence Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
NAHB Says Builder Confidence Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels According to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes jumped 14 points to 72 in July – which the NAHB says is back to pre-pandemic levels. However, while the market is rebounding, the […]
Top 10 Places to Enjoy Outdoor Living
Top 10 Places to Enjoy Outdoor Living With the pandemic and it’s social distancing still affecting our country, the folks over at Realtor.com crunched the numbers to find the best places to enjoy indoor-outdoor living. And, if you’re like most Americans and have had to put off that vacation, living someplace that allows for a […]
Common Mistakes To Avoid
Beginners and seasoned investors alike are prone to making mistakes. Most mistakes can be easily avoided by just listening to people talking at your local REIA group or meet up sessions. Some mistakes are minor and have little impact on the end result of selling or renting your property when others can become nightmares. This […]
A Q&A on paint with artist Annie Sloan
A Q&A on paint with artist Annie Sloan Annie Sloan, who is famous for her Chalk Paint, is a British artist, color, and paint expert and author of 26 books. The post A Q&A on paint with artist Annie Sloan appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.
Daisies bring an easy, sunny look to any garden
Daisies bring an easy, sunny look to any garden Daisies are adaptable plants that can bring their sunny disposition to the formal garden, cottage garden, meadow, or abandoned lot. The post Daisies bring an easy, sunny look to any garden appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.
Man Who Built a Self-Storage Empire Now Wants to Rent You a Home
Man Who Built a Self-Storage Empire Now Wants to Rent You a Home Is American becoming a renter nation? A recent article by the Wall Street Journal (reposted on Realtor.com) takes an deep-dive into the empire created by billionaire B. Wayne Hughes and how his American Homes 4 Rent has altered the landscape of homeownership […]
The Most Popular Passwords Revealed
The Most Popular Passwords Revealed As an avid reader of this site, you have undoubtedly seen any one of our many posts about cyber security. Today’s infographic from Statista shares the most common passwords in use, as revealed by leaks from hackers. Password security is one of the most basic and fundamental things you can […]
Home loan refinancing is surging with mortgage rates at historic lows
Home loan refinancing is surging with mortgage rates at historic lows Americans refinanced nearly 2 million home loans from January through April, more than double the same four-month stretch in 2019. The post Home loan refinancing is surging with mortgage rates at historic lows appeared first on Boston.com Real Estate.