Several states across the nation are holding off sales tax holidays for the back-to-school season. Whether you think this is good or bad public policy can be saved for another day; the bottom-line is saving your hard-earned money! The data has been provided by the Federation of Tax Administrators and actually covers the entire year […]
We have shared this information for several years now, and it remains relevant: According to a recent Gallup report, real estate continues to be the preferred long-term investment choice for Americans for the 12th consecutive year. The breakdown shows that 36% prefer real estate, 22% prefer the stock market, 18% prefer gold, 13% prefer CDs/bank
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has recently proposed a rule to remove medical bills from most credit reports and prevent debt collectors from using the credit reporting system to collect debt. This new rule aims to eliminate $49 billion of medical debts that unjustly lower credit scores for 15 million people. CFPB Director Rohit
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According to ATTOM Data’s May 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, there were 32,621 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in May. This is a 3% increase from the previous month but a 7% decrease from the previous year. The data shows that one in every 4,320 housing units nationally had a foreclosure filing in May. The
According to the most recent CoreLogic Home Price Insights (HPI) report, home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, rose by 5.3% year over year in April 2024, which is consistent with March. However, CoreLogic predicts that by Spring 2025, national price gains will slow to 3.4%, with only a few states seeing increases of more than
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According to the latest ICE Mortgage Monitor (formerly Black Knight), the national delinquency rate eased to 3.09% in April, a 22 basis point improvement over last year. In addition, they report that delinquencies fell to their lowest level since the record low of March 2023. The ICE Mortgage Monitor provides a view of the current
WalletHub says the average American can expect to move an estimated 12 times in a lifetime. They say moving can be a sign of opportunity, prompted by a new job or long-term wealth accumulation, but people may also move because of instability such as foreclosure or job loss. With that in mind, they compared over
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How Established Timelines Protect Your Investment By David Pickron Maybe nowhere does the saying “time is money” apply greater than it does in our industry. For each of us, we are well aware of the expense of having a property sit empty for a month or more, painfully knowing the impact it has on our
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Omaha Beach today. Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord (D-Day) on June 6, 1944, when nearly 160,000 allied troops, led by the United States, invaded occupied France, signaling the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. The infographic below from Encyclopedia Britannica provides a snapshot of that historic day. Many of the brave
According to the April 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report by ATTOM, there were a total of 31,649 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings, which is a 4% decrease from March and a 4% decrease from the previous year. This means that one out of every 4,453 housing units had a foreclosure filing during this period. The
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