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5 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Real Estate Agent While Buying a Home
During these challenging economic periods, most individuals are looking for ways to cut costs in all ways possible. Who wouldn't like to save a certain amount from the sales price when buying a home...
Key Considerations When Buying a Foreclosed Property
Buying a foreclosed property can present an opportunity for savings, yet it's accompanied by certain risks that prospective buyers should keep in mind. Often, banks are keen on selling these properties at below-market...
What Are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? A Big Change in Home Loans
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are two big companies that help make buying homes more affordable and predictable in America. They are important because they buy home loans from banks and then sell them to investors...
Coronavirus, the Homeless Community, and Brewing Anger
Amanda Law is a successful Californian who just so happened to be born in Asia. She earns a six-figure salary, has a palatial home in the San Francisco Bay area, and has two dogs that she loves to walk. Golden retriev...
COVID-19 Exacerbates Housing Instability in African Americans
In March 2020, COVID-19 was declared by the World Health Organization to be a pandemic. Workplaces started shutting down. Local and state governments curtailed activities and instituted closures of retail, restaur...
When advertising your property, your biggest wish must be to sell it to the highest bidder within the shortest time possible. Therefore, you might dec...
Spending too much on renovations will take a chunk of the money you will receive from the sale. Therefore, it is advisab...
Addressing Student Housing Insecurity Through Creative Community Partnerships
A recent study has brought attention to a pioneering method for addressing a prevalent issue among students: housing insecurity. Led by Tacoma Community College in Washington, the College Housing As...
The Role of Stable Housing in Promoting Mental Health
In the complex fabric of American society, the intertwining of mental health challenges and housing instability presents a profound barrier to the welfare of many. Mental well-being forms the cornerstone of our ...
Fed Involvement Signals Potential Bad Times for Housing Market
The housing market in America is shockingly the most volatile of all the markets. You would think that more people would do more to keep the housing market stable, given its vital importance to a society. Even w...