Mortgage Rates May Increase Soon
Late last week, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the regulatory body for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced another 10 basis points increase in guarantee fees (g-fee) that will go into...
View ArticleMatthew Perry Lists Modern Home for $5.295 Million
Source: IMDb Matthew Perry is no stranger to the ins and outs of the real estate market. Just last year, the former “Friends” star bought a new Sunset Strip home, and in the meantime listed two...
View Article30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Rises Slightly
Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages rose this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 3.38 percent, up from 3.36 percent at this same time last week....
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Las Vegas Compound (VIDEO)
Click here to view the embedded video. 7000 Tomiyasu Ln, Las Vegas NV For sale: $16.5 million Things aren’t usually subtle in Las Vegas. Glitz, glam and over-the-top features are the day-to-day for the...
View ArticleKate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and Other Celebrity Landlords
Who’s your ideal landlord? A responsive person who gets the repairman to you on time? Someone who allows pets and doesn’t charge an arm and a leg for the security deposit? What about a celebrity? Quite...
View Article5 Essentials When Dealing With Foreign Investors and Buyers
By Carol Dotson It’s no secret that foreign investors are changing the real estate landscape in the U.S. right now, especially with respect to the luxury market. According to the National Association...
View ArticleProve Your Track Record to Prospects
You’re making your prospecting calls and scheduling your appointments. You’re working hard to get listings and sell homes. So what differentiates you from other agents? Your reputation matters, and...
View ArticleIs Sharing the New Economic Normal?
The so-called American Dream revolves around ownership. Owning a house, owning a car, owning that picket fence surrounding 2.5 children (actually, it’s more like 1.8) and a four-legged pet. But Gen Y,...
View Article‘Parks and Recreation’ and Real Estate: Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally List...
Source: Elle Decor Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally’s home is a far cry from the style in the fictional Pawnee, IN, of “Parks and Recreation.” Perched in the highly desirable Bird Streets in Hollywood...
View ArticleCan Divine Intervention Help Sell Your Home?
Courtesy of Joan Berkowitz By Graham Wood People have tried crazy things to sell a house: throwing in a $1,000 bar tab with the home purchase, filming YouTube spoofs of Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me...
View ArticleJohnny Depp Buys Hollywood Hills Home for Ex, Vanessa Paradis
Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis. Source: DNA.com When it comes to breakups and sharing the treasure, Johnny Depp is no pirate. According to the New York Daily News, the 49-year-old Depp has made real...
View ArticleCreate Your Own ‘National Lampoon Vacation’ Renting Chevy Chase’s Place
Source: IMDb This rental house in Mount Kisco, NY could be the setting for a perfect family vacation — or primed for a few vacation disasters, à la National Lampoon’s “Vacation” series. Cornelius Crane...
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