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Buyer Beware! 5 Things That Could Drag Down Your Appraised Home Price

If the home you're trying to buy appraises for less money than the contract sales price, it can throw a deep pothole into the path of an already bumpy process. You can deal—but only if you know why it happened in the first place. ... Read More »

Home prices rising, yes, but not as fast as homeowners think

Home values continued their upward climb, however not quite as fast as homeowners estimated, according to Quicken Loans’ Home Price Perception Index. ... Read More »

Its especially hard to find a home to buy right now — and it could get worse for millennials

Home shoppers might have an especially hard time finding the house of their dreams this spring. ... Read More »

Movers Reveal: They Really Hate to Move These 7 Things

There's no doubt professional movers have one of the most physically demanding jobs around. They're trudging up and down flights of stairs, slinging hundreds of pounds of furniture (Grandma's hope chest, anyone?), dismantling (and reassembling) furniture, and climbing in and out of trucks and storage units eight hours a day. ... Read More »

Here’s what these companies are doing to increase Hispanic homeownership

The Hispanic Wealth Project, a plan to triple Hispanic household wealth by 2024, announced the addition of several partners for 2017. ... Read More »

Defying Predictions, Mortgage Rates Are Dropping—Heres Why

Anxious would-be home buyers have been watching mortgage interest rates finally begin ticking up again in 2017, after years of historical lows. And when the Federal Reserve raised the short-term interest rate in March, the conventional wisdom was that mortgage rates would follow suit—as they typically do. ... Read More »

Opinions conflict: Will low inventory hold back future home sales?

The latest report from the National Association of Realtors shows existing home sales increased to a decade-high, however that pace is unsustainable, or so say some experts – others disagree. ... Read More »

3 Ways to Research a Property Online

Once you've got the basics, it's time to do a little more digging. ... Read More »

3 Things All Great Leaders Know

How comfortable are you with ambiguous environments? If you are like most of us, then... not so much. At the same time, we know that we must build businesses and working conditions to survive VUCA environments- ones that are volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. ... Read More »

Existing-Home Sales Hit Highest Numbers Since Recession

The spring home-buying market was off to a strong start in March as buyers closed on the highest number of existing homes in a decade. And that's despite the lack of residences on the market. ... Read More »