Friday, April 29, 2016

How to Decorate With Complementary Colors

A Nantucket beach house goes bold with an orange and blue color scheme.
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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Why More Millennials Are Buying Homes in the Suburbs

Young homebuyers are ditching city centers for the additional space and lower prices farther out.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

3 Real Estate Trends to Watch This Spring

Spring is often the most active season for the real estate industry. The days last longer, offering buyers more favorable opportunities to view homes. The homes themselves look more aesthetically pleasing. There also tend to be more properties for buyers to sample and compare. Home owners frequently wait until spring to sell their homes.
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Monday, April 25, 2016

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Housing market sizzling in Plano

Collin County is one of the hottest areas in the country for job creation, as evidenced by Toyota’s recent announcement it was moving its North American headquarters and 4,000 jobs to Plano. As Toyota’s employees begin moving to the area over the next few years, they will be greeted by a housing market where the demand outpaces the supply, said Marvin Jolly, president of the Collin County Association of Realtors. Still, the new workers will likely be shocked at the quality of home they can buy for the money they were spending in California, he said. “They are going to find an extremely attractive housing affordability level,” Jolly said. “Everyone knows our houses in Plano are cheaper than those in Southern California. … People in Plano are making 60 percent more than they need to purchase the median home. That leaves a lot of extra spending power for people to go out and buy cars, eat and enjoy life.”
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Friday, April 22, 2016

Mortgage rates dip to annual low: Will they stick?

When the Federal Reserve raised its interest rates late last year, most mortgage rate prognosticators saw it as a sure sign that home-loan rates would finally rise meaningfully. In fact, just the opposite has happened. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed loan is now at its lowest level of the year and could potentially head lower into new record territory.
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