Why it takes years to save for a down payment
Coming up with a 20% down payment for a median-price home costs buyers two-thirds of their annual income, according to a new Zillow report. Source link …Read More
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Beige Is Back: And There’s No Blah About It
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Beige is pushing out gray as the hottest neutral color tone in homes heading into 2017, according to several color forecasters. Beige had once been cast aside in home design as too boring. But the …Read More
Affordable homes planned in downtown Riverside
The Fair Housing Council of Riverside County will unveil plans for a mixed use, affordable housing project in downtown Riverside at a community meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. The meeting will be held in the Showcase area …Read More
Houzz TV: Amazing Indoor-Outdoor Architecture Near Venice Beach (20 photos)
Using moves he picked up while living in Africa, architect Steven Ehrlich designed his home to fit the skinny lots and sunny climate of his neighborhood near Venice Beach. The house is just a few blocks from lively Abbot Kinney …Read More
Meet Tomorrow’s Rising Star Chief Economists
Not so ago, national reporters covering housing relied on four or five chief economists in the housing sector to help to understand and interpret real estate economic data for their readers. These gurus were on everyone’s Rolodex because they worked …Read More
Becoming a landlord is just a click away
Smaller investors are getting a boost from firms using extensive data to help them become landlords in cities across the country. Source link …Read More
10 of the Coziest Bedrooms on Houzz (10 photos)
As I write this, it’s officially a snow day in much of the country. It makes me think about my favorite word to overuse: cozy. There’s nothing like being stuck inside to make you want to feather your nest. The …Read More
Moody's reaches $864-million settlement over bond ratings leading up to financial crisis
Moody’s Corp. has agreed to pay nearly $864 million to settle federal and state claims it gave inflated ratings to risky mortgage investments in the years leading up to the financial crisis. The deal announced Friday was struck among the New …Read More
Best of CES 2017 for the Home
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine CES 2017 (#CES2017) – the annual international consumer electronics tradeshow — kicks off this week in Las Vegas. In this year’s show, home product debuts are taking up even more of the spotlight with smart …Read More
Democrats want “victims of Mnuchin foreclosure machine” to testify at Treasury nominee hearing
Senate Democrats recently began collecting complaints from consumers about Steve Mnuchin and OneWest Bank in preparation for Mnuchin’s confirmation hearing to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of the Treasury. What wasn’t known at the time is …Read More