Typically, our weekly blogs are associated with trends and statistics as connected to the title insurance business and real estate industry. That said, given the time of year, we decided to deviate from the norm. As we approach the July…
Yearly Archives: 2015
TOP TRENDS IN REAL ESTATE
To be sure, there are trends for just about everything in life. There are fashion trends, music trends, food trends and hairstyle trends, just to name a few. Well, let it be known that the real estate industry is not…
SENIOR HOUSEHOLDS EXPECTED TO GROW
According to an analysis recently conducted by the Urban Institute, senior households are expected to grow dramatically by 2030. While senior households have been rising slowly over the decades that overall number is expected to blossom over the next 15…
THE SUNSHINE STATE IS DEFINITELY SHINING
Florida is obviously known as the Sunshine State and it appears the skies couldn’t be any brighter for our state these days given some recently released economic news. According to a story in the Sun Sentinel which provided details from…
Mistakes That Could Cost You
We noted with interest a piece recently posted online at CNBC.com about the three common and potentially costly mistakes first time home buyers should avoid. Hence, we wanted to make sure you all took the following into account as your…
Single-Person Households Climbing
This clearly falls under the heading of “Wow – I didn’t realize that!” Did you know, as detailed in a recent Realtor Magazine story, that a century ago fewer than six percent of all households consisted of people who lived…
Mortgages Are Getting Easier To Obtain
Thanks in large part to loosening government standards, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said in a recent report that it keeps getting easier to get a mortgage. According to the MBA’s Mortgage Availability Index, mortgage credit availability rose in April…
The Key To Happiness
The word “happiness” has been described as being a mental or emotional state of well-being defined by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. In fact, the United Nations even went so far as to declare March…
Rising Up The Charts
There’s an old radio expression that says “And, the hits just keep on coming.” Well, apparently, you can apply that to the housing recovery. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the housing recovery is likely to surge…
Existing Home Sales Are Exploding
Needless to say, anytime one sees the word “exploding” in the headline of a news story, one is clearly drawn to read that piece. In this instance, to our relief, the word was recently used in a positive way to…
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