Use a Reverse Mortgage to Pay for Long-Term Care?
A reverse mortgage allows older adults to tap into home equity yet still live in the home. For unexpected health care expenses, it might be a good idea – or maybe not.
Core Strategies to Build a Thriving Business
With geographical farming, an agent defines a specific area for intense marketing – but success requires more than randomly picking an area off the map.
High Mortgage Rates? Not Historically Speaking
In the 2010s, mortgage rates averaged only 4.08% – but today’s rates are still a bargain compared to the 1970s (9.03%), the 1980s (12.7%) and the 2000s (6.29%).
Square Footage: Questions, Irregularities, Confusion
As of April 1, Fannie Mae-backed loans use the ANSI standard for measuring square footage. While it makes the measuring consistent, it also creates confusion.
Condo Q&A: Unit Owner Tells Vendors What to Do
In a common problem, one condo-unit owner tries to tell landscapers how do their job, but the association employs them – not that individual owner.
Number of Buyers Backing Off? Maybe Half
If rising costs didn’t deter hopeful home buyers, rising mortgage rates might. Realtor survey estimate: About 50% of buyers paused plans at least temporarily.