by Jim Crowder | Jul 24, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
Searching for mortgage rates on Google news continues to be a source of amusement, with every other article saying they’re increasing or decreasing. In fact, as the Dayton Business Journal points out, this is the fourth straight week where rate movements have...
by Jim Crowder | Jul 23, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
This blog has already covered the fact that the U.S. housing market has fully recovered, and is now above previous highs from 8 years ago. Also, it’s been mentioned that conditions are different now, and while predicting the future is dangerous outside of...
by Jim Crowder | Jul 22, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
A few months ago, Amazon rolled out Amazon Home Services in a few select markets. It was only a matter of time before they expanded, and now they have. But not only have they expanded where they’re offering the service — they’ve expanded what...
by Jim Crowder | Jul 21, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
Just found a great article from back in April that will always be appropriate. Trent Hamm pulled together these 19 money saving tips for The Simple Dollar, and with the possible exception of “Install LED or CFL light bulbs”, which may violate your personal...
by Jim Crowder | Jul 20, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
This blog reported on Friday that the Housing Market Index beat estimates in July, and is near a record high. The U.S. Commerce Department also released data that both housing starts and building permits are substantially up year-over-year. However, with...
by Jim Crowder | Jul 17, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
The National Association of Home Builders report released yesterday shows that the Housing Market Index has come in at 60 for July. That’s tied with the highest it’s been since it hit 61 in November, 2005, and ahead of projection of 59 from economists....