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Gov. Gavin Newsom Expedites Temporary Housing For Residents In Areas Struck By LA Wildfires
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Pasadena Native Lost Her House To LA Wildfires One Day After Paying Off Her Mortgage: 'It's Gone'
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How The Mircale Malibu Mansion And Pacific Palisades Home Survived The Devastating LA Fires
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What Happens To Your Mortgage And Property Tax When You Lose Your Home In A Natural Disaster?
Planning to buy your very first home? Here are some common mistakes people do when buying their first property. Saudi Arabia to Build Own Mortgage-Guarantee Fund
As the kingdom is facing a housing shortage in the next five years, the government is trying to implement some mitigation steps. Saudi Arabia's Housing Ministry is planning to create its own development company that will offer mortgage-guarantee fund to boost housing development in the country and attract foreign investors. Should You Go for Higher Payments in Your Mortgage?
Mortgage payments are long-term commitments, especially for those who opted for a 30-year term. While some may be on the lookout for the lowest interest rate, there may be times when going for higher payments can provide you with more advantages in the long run. Should you consider paying higher for your mortgage? Should You Co-Sign a Family Member, Relative or Friend’s Mortgage?
Good credit is one of the requirements in applying for a mortgage. Unfortunately, not everyone is able to attain the credit rating standards set by lenders, especially those who are just starting to work. Co-signing a mortgage is one of the options being offered to buyers who are unable to apply for a mortgage because of bad credit. Should you consider being a co-signer for a family member, relative or friend? NSW Report Suggests a Switch from Stamp Duty to Boost Housing, Economy
Lower housing cost and rental prices, more jobs, increased economic growth - these are some of the benefits that a new report said Australia can attain by switching from stamp duty to a remodeled land tax. Panama Papers Update: Leak Identifies NYC Real Estate Players
The Panama Papers was a large document leak that revealed how individuals operating at the highest levels of power made use of illegal offshore shell corporations and tax havens. The list included entities such as the likes of Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping, and a number of big real estate names who plied their trades in New York. New Hampshire Highlights Most Expensive House In Area Yet
A New Hampshire seven-bedroom, 7.5-bathroom home was dubbed as the most expensive listing in the area. On the market for $16 million, the Granite State manor was priced $5.1 million more than the market's prior title holder, a $10.9 million home in Portsmouth. U.S. Homebuyers Flock To Canada; Americans Now Into Vacation Home Purchases
Home buyers like businessman Brian Campbell first saw eight-bedroom homes listed in Mont-Tremblant and quickly the dismissed the idea. He owned one rental property and he was not in the market for another. He changed his mind though after inspecting the numbers more closely. Phone Call-Handling Standards Affect Real Estate Customer Satisfaction
Real estate buyers had been trying to reach agents for a town by town interview recently, and the numbers they had given out simply did not work. Most agents had been in the business for, three decades, so it was unlikely that they were not known in their offices. Yet each time the buyers called the number and punched in the extension, the recorded voice on the other end of the line stated that no such number existed. Macy’s Hires Douglas Sesler, But Went 1% Down on Shares On Same Day
Macy's Inc. announced on Monday that it had hired Douglas Sesler as real estate executive vice president starting Tuesday. The announcement came amid calls from activist investors for larger returns on the retailer's real estate properties.
