Renters-for-Life Decorating Like They Own It
More renters without ownership expectations will give up deposits to use paint colors they like, though a growing industry sells items like temporary wallpaper.
More renters without ownership expectations will give up deposits to use paint colors they like, though a growing industry sells items like temporary wallpaper.
Freddie Mac reports a second-week surge bearing down on 6% after last week’s reported increase to 5.66%. A year ago, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage average was 2.88%.
Homes are more expensive along streets with the words Beverly, Third, Brickell, Bayshore or Island. But Timber or Knoll street homes took longer to sell.
Nationally rents rose 14% in July year-to-year, down from June (15%) and May (16%) – and some Fla. cities have seen a decline, though it’s much smaller.
The association made small changes to the Buyer’s Disclosure Statement, Independent Contractor Agreement, Referral Agreement, Contract to Lease, Contract for Residential Sale and Purchase (CRSP), Vacant Land Contract (VAC) and residential listing agreements. It added an Appraisal Gap Addendum.
Rent can automatically be included in credit scores via a new beta test rolled out by Experian. The company says it improves qualified renters scores by 14 points.
A Legislative budget commission will consider more than 230 local projects after 971 funding requests, though none vetoed in the latest budget will be considered.
Ratings-company Demotech has the indirect power to shut down insurers if it lowers their grade, and its future is being reconsidered after it dinged 17 companies.
Faced with a low inventory of for-sale homes, investors are building for-rent single-family homes – a new-home niche up 91% year-to-year in the second quarter.