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As many people return to a sense of normalcy following the summer months, their real estate needs once again become a priority. Both buyers and sellers need to adjust their plans for tackling the real estate market to make success in purchasing or selling more likely. Here’s what you need to know to make the most of an advantageous fall real estate market. Time Frame Compared to the spring market, which is considered to typically last from March through June, the fall real estate market’s prime time is just September and October. The beginning of a noticeable increase in activity will typically correlate to the start of schools, which varies depending on local school... Read more
Demand for self-storage space has surged in Houston with thousands of people displaced from their homes after Hurricane Harvey. Storage operators, which typically rent...
What are the top concerns for apartment renters when deciding whether to sign a lease? A new survey recently administered by national apartment management firm Village...
Amid Hurricane Harvey and now a looming threat from Hurricane Irma, the National Association of REALTORS® warns Congress that letting the National Flood Insurance...
Apartment rental approval rates are up in the United States. The percentage of applications that are approved nationally is increasing, from an 81.7 percent approval...
The rate at which people in the United States are renting homes is the highest it’s been since the 1960s. For every 1 million rental applications, 15,000 are approved. Rent Cafe analyzed lease applications submitted between January 2014 and June 2017 in the largest 100 U.S. cities and found that, while the overall approval rate has increased from 81 percent in 2014 to 83 in 2017, some apartment-seekers are still having trouble being approved. And poor credit, low income and employment status are not the main reasons why. “The biggest reason for denying an application, which occurs in one-third of cases, is having accounts in default, collection or charge-offs,” Nadia... Read more
Sharestates, an online real-estate investing platform, has released its fall report on the hottest housing markets in the US. The company allows anyone to invest as...
In 2013, Randy Dillard found himself on the wrong side of an eviction notice. “I was numb,” he says of the moment he discovered the notice from his landlord. “I...
The devastation from Hurricane Harvey is far from over, but property owners in Texas and Louisiana are already facing the daunting task of rebuilding. Beyond the human...
Although there will always be some who would rather stick to tradition, there’s no denying technology’s role in today’s world, and that includes our housing...
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