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Buying a new home? Replacing your old appliances? You probably haven’t given it much thought, but a home warranty might be a good investment for you and your family. Sure, the extended warranty for your appliances will cover manufacturing defects, but what about if something major breaks – and it isn’t covered by your manufacturer’s warranty?
Selling homes is a real tricky business. If you have no idea what to do, you’ve got to really do some research on how you want to market your home, what the selling price is of your home, how do you improve on that, and what additional concerns you might encounter in putting your house for sale.
The student accommodation specialist Knight Knox International has just launched its new Manchester project in the Chapel Street area. It will be the third boutique student development the global property firm has launched this year, and the launch follows the major successes experienced by the firm in the student accommodation markets during the past 12 to 18 months.
Before you go looking for the perfect home, first make sure you love the neighborhood, otherwise you might end up in the perfect home right in the middle of hell. First find a neighborhood that suits your unique needs, then find the perfect three bedroom house with the white picket fence to raise your 2.5 children in.
What constitutes a neighborhood? Are the terms neighborhood and market area synonymous? How are these defined? That definition is incredibly subjective and incredibly important because value in real estate hinges on location, and location usually means neighborhood and neighborhood means….
The suspicion that the number of foreclosures in a neighborhood can be correlated with an increase in crime has been around for some time, but according to a recent report the connection would seem to be even stronger than first thought.
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) thinks making Britain’s homes more energy efficient should be supported with measures included in the UK’s upcoming budget. By adopting such measures, the British government would boost the construction industry and help householders deal with the issue of rising fuel bills. Brian Berry, chief executive of the FMB, warns that over nine million British households might be in fuel poverty by 2016 some nine million British households could be in fuel poverty.
Home buying activity is finally beginning to pick up, and so builders are naturally interested in finding out the latest trends among buyers in order to better understand their wants and needs. With that in mind, the NAHB recently carried out a large survey of buyers to ascertain how the recession has affected their thinking when it comes to consumer’s home buying wish lists.
Home affordability in the US is on an upward trend, as 74.9% of homes sold in the fourth quarter of 2012 were deemed affordable to families with a US median income of $65,000, up from the 74.1 percentage of the previous quarter. These are the findings of the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).
InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust has announced its intention to invest in the Canadian property market as it agreed to acquire two properties in Ottawa’s west end. The value of this deal involving two ideally located properties is of $18,350,000. The acquisitions are to be financed through CMHC insured first mortgages. Situated in the Crystal Beach neighborhood, [...]
