SOURCE: marketwatch.com In May, sales of previously-owned homes slumped, the second month in a row of declining sales. The National Association of Realtors, which tracks those sales, pointed to the same culprit it’s blamed for the past few years: not enough supply of homes to buy. Shortly after the Realtors released their data, Regions Chief […]
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SOURCE: abouthomeadvisor.com Millennials aren’t turned off by home improvement projects, but are actually more likely than any other generation to remodel any part of their home, according to a HomeAdvisor’s 2018 True Cost Survey. Millennials are twice as likely as baby boomers to complete bathroom and kitchen remodeling projects. They are also more likely to […]
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Source: The NHP Foundation The majority of working baby boomers ages 50 and over say they expect to delay retirement, according to a survey by The NHP Foundation, a nonprofit real estate corporation supporting affordable housing. The cost of housing may be one reason why. Prospective retirees say their top three concerns are an inability to […]
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SOURCE: northbaybusinessjournal David Leff started Leff Construction in 1978, and the Sebastopol-based design-build firm has differentiated itself in green and sustainable custom home construction and remodeling projects. Leff is set to be on a panel of design and building experts at North Bay Business Journal’s Construction Industry Conference on May 31. He talked to the […]
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SOURCE: CAR California will become the first state to require all new homes to have solar power. The new requirement will take effect in two years. “The new requirement for solar panels on all new homes by 2020 is a dual edged sword. It is great for the environment and will be a great feature for […]
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SOURCE: CAR Higher wages and lower seasonal home prices combined to push California’s housing affordability higher in the first quarter of 2018, compared to the previous quarter, C.A.R. reported this week. The percentage of home buyers who could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home in California in first-quarter 2018 edged up to 31 […]
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