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A home bar can up your entertaining game and transform your social life, making your abode the coolest one on the block. Of course, a home bar can also be where you mix yourself a nice drink after a long day at work. From a small wet bar tucked into a nook to an oversized
Mortgage delinquencies dropped in March to the lowest level in 10 years, according to the Loan Performance Insights Report for CoreLogic, a property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider. Mortgages in some stage of delinquencies, including those 30 days or more past due to those in foreclosure, dropped from last year’s 5.2% to 4.4% in
If you’ve been flipping for a while, you know that selling a flipped house takes patience, and that some houses sell faster than others. While many factors affect how quickly a house sells, Success Path has three tips to help you sell your flipped houses faster. Make a good first impression Like a job interview, your house needs
When you’re putting your home on the market, you want it looking its best. You know you’ll need to clean and declutter, but what about making cosmetic updates? Investing in a new look for your home might be well worth the effort. The recent Zillow Paint Colors That Sell Analysis reported that certain paint colors in specific
HousingWire loves technical advances. Indeed, automation and innovation drive the HousingWire Tech100 awards. So yes, a future of efficiency and accuracy will only be aided by improving and increasing the power of our smartphones and other personal and professional devices. But could all of this advancement come with a much darker side? According to a website, called
With an all-white color scheme and Moroccan decorative elements, this refined yet relaxed family vacation home in Florida’s Alys Beach offers an ideal coastal getaway. “We wanted to keep it minimal and light,” says designer Susan Jamieson of Bridget Beari Designs. The homeowners, with whom Jamieson had worked on three other houses, had a definite goal in
Homeowner equity increased significantly in the first quarter of 2017, according to the Q1 2017 home equity analysis from CoreLogic, a property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider. Homeowners with a mortgage, about 63% of all homeowners, saw their equity increase by 11.2% a total of $766.4 billion since the first quarter last year. The
Appraisers: We read your comments. You’ve been weighed, you’ve been measured and you’ve been found wanting. Here at HousingWire we recently published an article with data from Urban Institute which talked about the failing appraisal system and what could be done to improve it. Before that we wrote that key government agencies finally addressed the
You would never turn your home over to a stranger, so choosing a property manager shouldn’t be any different – finding one you trust is vital. “You are entrusting probably one of the biggest investments you’ll make into the hands of someone else, so you want to make sure you feel confident that they’ll handle things