The Fed hiked interest rates. What happens to mortgages?
The U.S. is in a “rising interest rate environment.” That means there’s a greater chance mortgage rates will go up
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Homeowners' insurance QandA
What do your clients know about their homeowners’ insurance? Many don’t understand what is – and isn’t – included in
Read moreNAR: Consumers almost giddy – but renters wary of buying
Job gains and hope are “igniting consumer confidence across the country,” per NAR’s latest HOME survey, but fewer renters think
Read moreSpring real estate buyers: Early bird gets worm
Listings should hit the market soon, but buyers still outnumber sellers – and an expected mortgage rate increase means buyers
Read more57% of sellers tried to negotiate your commission last year
Millennials (66% of them) topped the list of groups trying to negotiate real estate agent commissions last year, according to
Read moreU.S. House studying a flood insurance extension
The national flood insurance program ends Sept. 30, and Congress has just started to look for ways to rework and
Read moreHow to calculate a home's square footage? No one really knows
House size seems like a fact rather than an opinion, but appraisers, developers, builders, Realtors, tax assessors and architects all
Read moreResidents of 39 U.S. states pay more taxes
A WalletHub study finds Fla. 10th best for total state and local taxes paid, 25th for real estate taxes, and
Read moreCredit scores may improve soon – but there's a risk
Starting July 1, the big three credit firms will stop including most tax liens and civil debts. The change will
Read moreHomeowners find an equity bright spot
CoreLogic: 1M U.S. borrowers regained equity in 2016, and 63% of all homeowners saw their equity increase – but 1
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