Brown: Flood Insurance Hikes Drowning Home Owners
About 40,000 home sales across the country have already been disrupted because of increases in flood insurance premiums, NAR reports.
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Foreclosures Reverse Downward Trend
Completed foreclosures ticked up 11.8 percent in January compared to December 2013, according to CoreLogic. Still, that’s 19 percent below year-ago levels.
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Illinois Agents Weigh ‘No Guns’ Signs at Showings
Illinois’ new conceal carry law, allowing people to carry concealed guns in public, is prompting some real estate professionals in the state to have some unusual conversations with their home sellers.
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Will ‘Urban ‘Burbs’ Draw More Millennials to Suburbs?
Suburban developers are coining the term “urban ‘burbs” as suburban communities move toward more urban environments to draw younger home owners.
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Texas Leads in New-Home Sales Nationwide
Thirty percent of all Texas homes purchased in 2013 were new homes, nearly double the share of new homes among U.S. home sales for the year.
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How Much Is That Doggy Worth in Your Marketing?
Many real estate agents use photos of themselves and their dogs to market their services, but there are several mistakes they must avoid when it comes to “doggy marketing.”
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