by Jim Crowder | Apr 22, 2016 | GENERAL
MarketWatch reports that 30-day delinquencies reached a 16-year low in March. Overall delinquencies in March were at their lowest since 2007. And, the number of homes in foreclosure was at its lowest since October 2007. Data provider Black Knight provided the numbers,...
by Jim Crowder | Apr 22, 2016 | GENERAL
Yahoo Finance has an article about the top 1% of housing markets in the U.S., and how those markets have leveled off. They cover The Hamptons, NY, and Greenwich, CT, Aspen, CO, and the Westside and Downtown Los Angeles, CA are all covered. Jonathan Miller, president...
by Jim Crowder | Apr 21, 2016 | GENERAL
BusinessInsider.com has an interesting piece about how the Japanese are affecting U.S. real estate rates. Insurance companies are coming to the U.S. to find investments that make quality returns, because of the high number of payouts due to the aging of Japan’s...
by Jim Crowder | Apr 20, 2016 | GENERAL
After the necessary tightening following the financial collapse, mortgages are now becoming easier to obtain. As always, stellar credit allows for the best options, but 66% of refinances applied for are approved these days—as opposed to 51% in 2014. Money...
by Jim Crowder | Apr 18, 2016 | GENERAL
Virtual reality, or VR, allows the user an immersive visual experience. When applied to home buying, it offers a prospective shopper—who could be in another country—the ability to tour the home from anywhere, and at any time. 3D photography was a big...
by Jim Crowder | Apr 15, 2016 | GENERAL
ValueInsured, based in Dallas, has created a new insurance product protecting down-payments. Diana Olick at CNBC published an article examining the new protection plan. The product, +Plus, insures your down-payment investment for 7 years, and is only available for...
