Stability the key theme in China: Economist
Tao Wang of UBS says the government provided assurance during the National People's Congress that stability is key this year. Source link …Read More
Month: March 2017
Houzz Tour: Fun and Color for a Bright New Bungalow (11 photos)
“This couple has a split personality,” interior designer Lucy Penfield says. “In their professional lives they motivate, inspire and lead. Yet their old house was very traditional, with lots of beige. So it was our goal to shed the safe …Read More
Musician Dave Stewart readies storied home in Toluca Lake for its next release
Singer-songwriter and producer Dave Stewart, formerly of the pop duo Eurythmics, has listed his home in Toluca Lake for sale at $5.65 million. The Spanish-style compound, built by Toluca Lake pioneer and designer William Klump in 1927, has a Hollywood pedigree that …Read More
Reader Laundry: Pretty Wallpaper Pleases a Fan of Washday (4 photos)
This series profiles laundry room renovations shared by homeowners on Houzz. The price tag for making over a laundry can range quite a bit, depending on what is done to the room. To get a snapshot of some laundry room projects…
Flagstar closes acquisition of Stearns Lending delegated correspondent lending business
Flagstar Bancorp announced earlier this week that it completed the previously announced acquisition of Stearns Lending’s delegated correspondent lending business. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Source link …Read More
Crowd-Pleasing Paint Colors for Staging Your Home (12 photos)
When prepping your home for sale, one of the most important tasks is giving your walls a fresh coat of paint. The standard advice from most real estate professionals is to keep them neutral with shades of white. But as …Read More
First-time homebuyer? Avoid these states
California is the hardest state for first-time homebuyers, according to a new report from Bankrate.com, while Iowa is the easiest state to put down roots. Source link …Read More
Houzz Tour: Classic Lake Cottage Style for a Vacation House (13 photos)
There’s a fantastic reason a pig flies atop this charming Wisconsin vacation home’s cupola. “Years ago one of the homeowners told the other, ‘You’ll have a lake cottage in Door County when pigs fly,’ ” home designer Mitch Wise says. …Read More
New taxes set to fuel Beaumont housing boom
Beaumont is setting up three new tax districts so hundreds of homes may proceed. The new districts are the first to use a new method that ensures homebuyers pay a fair share of infrastructure costs. The projects will add …Read More
Houzz Tour: Casual-Cool Midcentury Style for a TV Show Writer (13 photos)
Designer Patrick Tennant’s client didn’t give him much to go on. Instead, the homeowner, a television comedy writer, entrusted the designer to go with his gut and remodel the client’s condo the way Tennant would do it if it were …Read More