Regardless of whether homeowners are considering selling their homes or staying put, one trend is abundantly clear - they’re renovating their homes in record numbers. With the proliferation of popular cable TV home improvement shows, the country has seemingly gone “renovation crazy”. As a result, more and more homeowners are» read more…
Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or an experienced home buyer, in today’s competitive real estate market it pays to be prepared. The most important first step in the home buying process is to get preapproved by your lender. Here are five reasons why:In this fast-paced market, if you’re competing against» read more…
As America celebrated the first day of spring last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced some more good news - there will be no more interest rate hikes in 2019.Home buyers and realtors rejoiced at the news, which came just at the start of the prime home buying season.Not» read more…
For decades, many American families have come to rely on getting an income tax refund from Uncle Sam to spend as they please. But this year things are different, to say the least. Thanks to the new tax reform law passed in 2017, the average IRS tax refund has dropped» read more…
Now in its fifth week, the partial government shutdown has officially become the longest such shutdown in U.S. history, which has prompted an increasing number of our valued customers to inquire about whether Nutter is providing any special relief to those affected by the government shutdown. The answer is yes!If» read more…
According to Greek mythology, the Phoenix was a legendary bird that lived for hundreds of years and seemingly died, only to rise again from its ashes stronger than ever. In a curious twist of irony, the housing market in the city of Phoenix appears to be taking on the same» read more…
With less than a week to go until Christmas, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the fourth time this year and deposited the equivalent of a giant lump of coal in President Trump’s Christmas stocking.In the process, the Fed revised its economic growth projection downward and signaled that the» read more…
Launching a rocket into space has always been a highly technical, complicated endeavor which is fraught with risk. As the old NASA saying goes, “Space is hard”. Throughout the history of NASA, plenty of rockets have ended up at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico» read more…
Home prices have continued to rise in nearly every part of the country this summer, so much so that home buyers, especially first-time homebuyers, have become more and more focused on affordability as home loan rates start to creep higher. This focus on home affordability has been especially pronounced in» read more…
For many reasons, many Veterans fail to take advantage of a wide variety of VA benefits that could be available to them, including health care coverage. If you’re a Veteran, active Servicemember, a reservist, a member of the National Guard, or the spouse or dependent of a Veteran, the financial» read more…