HousingWireHousingWire Rising mortgage rates and home prices are already a strain on homeowners across the country. On top of that, a new study revealed that Texas homeowners have lost billions of dollars over the past three years in property tax payments. Property tax consulting company Ownwell conducted a study that…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Appraisers are getting more responsibilities. As of Feb. 4, appraisers will be required to submit a report that the market analysis they produced supports both the indicated overall market trend and market-derived time adjustments for changes in market conditions. They will also have to include an illustration of the…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire As wildfires continue to ravage the LA area a week after starting, the impact on insurance premiums and costs to rebuild are still very uncertain. Despina Buganski, head of North America personal lines for global insurance brokerage and consulting firm WTW, sat down with Reporter Sarah Wolak to talk…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire A survey of more than 1,000 older Americans found that while 76% of all respondents said they plan to age in place in their home, one in six respondents viewed it as a “financial necessity” given the rising costs of other care settings and living facilities, and that one…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Does experience matter for first-year Realtors? If you dig a little deeper into the backgrounds of the agents on the Real Trends Verified list, you might think so. Most have blue-chip professional experience or personal connections with wealthy homeowners. Some have both. But Brandon Halperin had neither. He was…
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