As we always like to do at this time of year, the First International Title family would like to wish you and yours an enjoyable holiday season. Here’s hoping we’re all surrounded by family and friends, while sharing some wonderful…
Yearly Archives: 2015
YOU SHOULD KNOW THESE RULES
We ran across a piece recently posted by The Motley Fool on its website which we thought would be applicable to all of you prospective homebuyers in 2016. The story detailed a few new rules that you all should be…
2016 HOUSING MARKET PREDICTIONS
We are under 30 days and counting before a new year arrives, so it’s not surprising that many organizations are already beginning to distribute their respective predictions for 2016. To that end, Zillow, the home search portal, recently published its…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Typically, we use this weekly blog to provide information/statistics about the real estate industry and the title insurance business. Well, this week we are going to deviate from the norm. With the Thanksgiving holiday forthcoming, the First International Title family…
HOW ADDITIONAL CAR SPACE CAN AFFECT HOME PRICES
Apparently, when it comes to buying a house, there’s no such thing as free parking. At least, realtor.com believes this theory which it detailed in a recent story in the Wall Street Journal. In an analysis based on median listing…
WHAT TYPE OF HOME DO YOU LIVE IN?
We recently ran across a piece on RealtyTrac.com which brought up an interesting question – do you know what type of home you live in? As the story indicates, unless you are an architect, chances are you don’t know all…
WALKABLE COMMUNITIES ARE ATTRACTION FOR YOUNG BUYERS
As we always like to scan the news for the latest and greatest trends in the real estate business, we duly noted a piece that ran in the West Side Leader (Akron, Ohio) which quoted some interesting facts from the…
EVALUATING HOME-SELLING MYTHS
We duly noted a piece in USA Today (which was courtesy of its content partner AdviceIQ) about how consumers should beware of home-selling myths. So, we thought you should be made aware of what we read: If I sell, I…
MORTGAGE SHOPPING NOT A PRIORITY
Yes, you read the headline on this blog correctly! According to a study released last week by LendingTree which was detailed by Housing Wire, Americans are far more likely to go out of their way just to save money on…
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN 2016?
Yes, I know we’re still almost three months until the end of 2015, but one can never be too early when it comes to looking into the future. It seems the Home Buying Institute (HBI) feels the same way since…
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