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FHA Moves to Include On-Time Rental Payments for First-Time Buyers
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“If you’re regularly paying your rent on time, that’s a good indication you will also pay your mortgage on time,” says the Federal Housing commissioner.
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Spec Square Foot Prices Skyrocket in 2021
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Median square foot prices (excluding record-high improved lot values) for new for-sale single-family detached (SFD) homes started in 2021 increased 19%, according to NAHB’s analysis of the latest Survey of Construction data.
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It's left vs. Federal Reserve on interest rates hikes
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Progressive Democrats are ripping the Federal Reserve over deepening concerns the central bank could drive the U.S. into recession amid sky-high inflation not seen in four decades.
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Adaptive Reuse Creates New Schools From Old Buildings
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Educational buildings must change as educators' priorities evolve, which is why adaptive reuse is being called upon to turn outmoded buildings into modern schools.
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Seven Portland Neighborhoods That Go Bump in the Night
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Whether you're chauffeuring a group a trick-or-treaters or just in the mood for over-the-top decor, these homes prove there's no shortage of creativity in the Rose City.
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‘The Renovator’ Reveals One Simple Trick To Raise the Value of Your Home by $100K
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Entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis—who stars in “The Profit,” a CNBC reality show about saving small businesses—is now applying his business acumen to real estate on a new HGTV show, “The Renovator.”
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Freaky or Fabulous? These 5 Victorians Under $500K May—or May Not—Get You in the Halloween Spirit
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Since it’s that spook-tacular time of year, humor us and close your eyes. Then think of a classic haunted house. We’ll wait…
Nine out of 10 times, we bet you’ve envisioned a decrepit old Victorian.
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Global housing market pain has echoes of a crash 30 years ago
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From the U.K. to Australia, housing markets are reckoning with a slow down after reaching record highs in recent years.
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Existing-Home Sales Drop for the Eighth Straight Month and Decline 1.5% in September 2022
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September 2022's existing-home sales reached a 4.71 million seasonally adjusted annual rate, declining 23.8% from
September 2021.
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Builders Call New-Home Market ‘Unhealthy and Unsustainable’
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Forced to slow down construction as buyer demand plummets, builders predict lower home starts through 2023.
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Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, October 20, 2022
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Mortgage rates rose to 6.94% this week, near the 7% benchmark that could be considered the new normal for mortgage rates.
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Big or Small: What it Takes to Run a Successful Brokerage
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Running a brokerage is a goal for many real estate professionals. Whether it’s a big brokerage with thousands of agents or a boutique firm, it takes time, patience and perseverance to operate one successfully.
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S&P/Case-Shiller OR-Portland Home Price Index
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S&P/Case-Shiller WA-Seattle Home Price Index
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