Codes + Standards California Legislator Proposes Statewide Solar Mandate For New Buildings If the proposal were to become law, it would be the first such requirement in U.S. history
Home Technology Louisville Works To Bring Connected Technology Into Homes With the goal of becoming a smart city, the local government in Louisville, Ky., is proactively pushing devices and platforms that are part...
Sales Advocates Push For Home Construction To Alleviate Affordability Woes In California Between environmental regulations and stubborn local homeowner groups, it’s very difficult to build in California. Skyrocketing house prices...
Sales Cities Where Homeowners Save The Most On Taxes You have to spend money to save money. According to SmartAsset, the nation’s most expensive cities offer residents the best homeownership...
Economics New Jersey Leads The U.S. In Property Taxes The average annual real estate tax bill in New Jersey is $8,180, which is more than 12 times what the average Alabama homeowner pays each...
Single-Family Homes Reduction In Mortgage Insurance Premiums “Suspended Indefinitely” A plan to roll back a cut in mortgage insurance premiums was short lived. According to MarketWatch, on Friday, the Federal Housing...
Sales Average Down Payment Varies Greatly By Market A 20 percent down payment is no longer the standard. According to Realtor.com, the average down payment on mortgages used to purchase a home...
Government + Policy Heavy Rainfall Alleviates California’s Drought A series of storms this week is causing California’s drought to recede. CNBC reports that, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 44 percent...
Sales Fluctuating Mortgage Rates Drop This Week Rates for 30-year fixed mortgages steadily declined to under 3.5 percent over the first 10 months of 2016, but shot up nearly one percentage...
Single-Family Homes Monthly Mortgage Payments Swell In Coastal Markets Since many of the most expensive U.S. housing markets are along the coasts, it makes sense that monthly mortgage payments are rising highest...