Blog :: 2018

The latest in listings, Real Estate news, and How-To's

Angie's List of DIY Do's and Don'ts

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New homeowners are often overwhelmed by the compiling costs of renovations and maintenance. Angie’s List cofounder Angie Hicks made a guide for deciding when it’s worth it to DIY, and when outsourcing is a better move...

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The Average American's Dream Home

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A survey conducted by Digital Third Coast using Amazon Mechanical Turk platform polled 2,000 Americans from all parts of the country and across different age groups to learn more about the "average American's" views on homeownership and what their ideal home would look like and [...]

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Home Prices on a Steep and Steady Rise

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Home prices across the country have risen by a total of 6.9% as of April of last year, and an additional 1.2% when compared to last month, according to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index ...

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New California Solar Mandate Could Pave the Way to National Change

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The California Energy Commission passed a new order as a part of the 2019 Building Efficiency Standards mandating the installation of solar panels on most newly constructed homes starting in January of 2020.

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New Home Sales Take Off in March

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New-home sales in March took off, with an increase of 4 percent to 694,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The average new-homes sales price was $369,900, with the inventory at 301,000—a 5.2-months [...]

Green Homes Trending

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Buyer demand for environmentally friendly/efficient homes is on the up, according to 61 percent of REALTORS® in the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) REALTORS® and Sustainability 2018 Report. Lucky for them, the market has options for them, with eighty percent of REALTORS® reporting that their market has solar panels, and 23 percent [...]

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