Markets are on the rise!
Housing and jobs are strongly connected. When the economy is expanding, job creation promotes household formation, which in turn increases demand for rental and owner-occupied...
Flood insurance bill wins House passage
The House, in a rare act of bipartisanship, overwhelmingly passed a bill to protect millions of American homeowners and businesses from dramatic increases in...
Welcome Relief for Homeowners, Then the Tax Bill
Come tax time, JPMorgan Chase will be able to write off the $1.5 billion in debt relief it must give homeowners to satisfy the...
“Buyer, beware.” Court Finds for “Reprehensible” Sellers.
In Douglas v. Visser, the Court of Appeals of the State of Washington found in favor of property sellers Terry and Diane Visser (“Sellers”),...
One big change that will make it harder to get a mortgage after January 10th
Of all the mortgage rule changes coming in January under Dodd Frank, this one affects you the most if you want a new mortgage...
Effective January 1, 2014, Public Act No. 13-272 will require working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in certain buildings at the time title is transferred.
In Summary… This act, with exceptions, requires a seller, before transferring title to a one- or two-family dwelling for which a new occupancy building...