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Do These National New Construction Costs Measure Up in Your Area?

Residential construction costs can vary from state to state so the numbers below may not apply to your location, especially in Northern...

Federal Housing Administration will be tightening underwriting process!

The Federal Housing Administration has announced tighter lending standards and loans will go now through a rigorous manual underwriting...

Interest Rates are Lower Than Last Year at this Time!

Good news for those who have been concerned about interest rate hikes. I pull rates every week for my newsletter and lately, rates have...

Remodeling Projects Are on the Rise!

According to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, our housing inventory is aging and remodeling projects are up. In...

National News: Tapping Your Home Equity

Sounds like home equity lines are becoming more popular as home values increase....... #realestate #housing #homeequity

National News: Vacation Homes with High Returns

Short term rentals continue to be a topic of conversation on the Monterey Peninsula and Pacific Grove will be voting on the future of...

National News: Millennials are Opting for the Suburbs!

Interesting news.......It appears that Millennials are moving to the suburbs and some surprising locations have shown up on the top 50...

National Real Estate: Equity Line is Still Deductible When the Funds Are Used for Home Improvements!

Good news! The IRS has just confirmed that taxpayers can continue to deduct the interest they pay on home equity loans when the funds are...

National Real Estate: It's Not a Game...Average Income Needed to Buy a Home in San Francisco is

Unfortunately we aren't playing the Monopoly board game and it looks like we going to need more than paper money and little green houses...