Latest reports by Zillow state by the end of 2013, national homes values remained high by about 6.4%. By the end of the fourth quarter, the price was valued at $169,100 according to the US Zillow Home Value Index which is about 1.4% higher than...
Read MoreDocuSign joins the rest of the United States real estate industry in applauding the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Office of Single Family Housing’s expansion of lender authority to accept electronic signatures on documents associated with mortgage loans. The publication of Mortgagee Letter 2014-03 is the...
Read MoreIs 2014 going to be the year when you plan on becoming a homeowner? That is great, but before you step into the market, you should familiarize yourself with the terms that are so often used. Fail to understand these, and you will not be...
Read MoreThe Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) recently called on the Senate to pass bipartisan legislation to protect homeowners from significant increases in flood insurance premiums, which began being phased in on Oct. 1. S. 1926, introduced by Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Johnny Isakson...
Read MoreA new law has been enforced that will provide homebuyers with a deeper insight to their home appraisal, which includes the reviews and the electronic cross-checks. Lenders use these to determine the loan amount which should be approved. In the light of this policy, the...
Read MoreThere are several factors that have led industry experts to see a promising real estate market in the State of Texas in 2014. Here is a brief overview of these factors: Increase in Jobs Across the US, it has been noted that the property market recovers the...
Read MoreThe Homeowners Association is going through a crisis right now as nearly 70% are underfunded. The company was first incepted in the 1970s decade during the time the local governments wanted alternatives and allot costly off-road services like road repair and snow removal to another...
Read MoreThe housing bubble is a story that is quite a few years old now. Despite this, you still hear about it in the real estate industry. After all, it is an episode that will not be forgotten for quite some time, especially since the effects...
Read MoreThe housing crash is a story that is sort of old now, but analyze the real estate industry, and you will probably be able to see some of the effects. For instance, all those unfortunate individuals who had to bear a foreclosure or short sell...
Read MoreAs the New Year dawns upon the country, what new things will be seen in the real estate industry? Obviously, there is no surety for what will happen and what will not, but industry experts have made their predictions. Last year saw so much of bidding...
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