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Gov. Gavin Newsom Expedites Temporary Housing For Residents In Areas Struck By LA Wildfires
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How The Mircale Malibu Mansion And Pacific Palisades Home Survived The Devastating LA Fires
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According to the latest BH&J Index, homeownership was a much better way to produce wealth than renting. 2016 Real Estate Trends: 5 Things You Can Expect To Happen
A healthy growth in home sales and prices was expected, but it will be at a slower pace than in 2015. However, this sluggish pace is not an indication of an issue. It is just a return to normalcy. It had been 15 years of abnormal trends and after the devastating effects of the housing bust, signs of more normal conditions are appearing. Study: South Africa Cheapest To Live In; India, KSA Next In Line
South Africa was announced by a 2016 report as being the cheapest country in the world to live or retire in. Expert Recommends Whitehall to Give London More Power to Address Housing Crisis
As the housing crisis is plaguing London with supply unable to keep up with the growing population, experts are pitching in solutions to address the issue. UK Ministers to Introduce a Compromise ‘Pay to Stay’ Policy
The government is planning to introduce a new housing policy which aims to restrict social housing to the neediest. After receiving many criticisms, the ministers decided to taper on how the policy, dubbed as "Pay to Stay," will be implemented. Mortgage Applications Slightly Increase Ahead of Spring Home-Buying Season
This year's spring home-buying season is starting earlier than usual and mortgage applications saw a lift with an increase in purchase applications. Why Now is the Best Time to Refinance Your Home
If you are looking into refinancing your home in order to look for better offers and hopefully save up some funds for home improvement, then now would be the best time to do so. Recent reports show that lending guidelines were changed in favor of homeowners. Corelogic Says 90% of Mortgaged Homes Returned To Positive Equity
According to a new equity report from CoreLogic using data from Q3 2014, about 273,000 properties returned to positive equity bringing the total to 44.6 million of all homes with a mortgage. That number is 90 percent of all mortgaged homes nationwide. Is 2016 the Best Year for Millennials to Start Buying Their Own Homes?
It appears 2016 is the year for millennials to start leaving their rental homes for one of their own. While a lot of people may worry about mortgage payments and the need for a good credit score, there are ways in which you can have a house of your own without all these excuses. $51K Annual Income is Required to Afford an Average US Home according to Study
In some cities in America, one needs to earn well above the United States' median income to afford a decent home. A recent study released by mortgage information resource website HSH.com stated that the average American needs to make over $51,000 a year to afford an average home in the U.S.
