Housing Insights Central
Delve into articles on market trends, home improvement, and legal tips that guide you to smarter housing decisions.
How to Prepare Your Home for an Appraisal
When the real estate market is on the rise, so are home appraisals. Home appraisals are a crucial part of home buying and can determine how much money you get for your house. They are based on several factors, including the condit...
Government Tries to Prop Up Housing Industry
Throughout the United States, there have been a handful of protests happening for different reasons. With most of these rallies, like people protesting for the economy to reopen, media and Democratic politicians call the people...
Pandemic Rebound Creates Bidding Wars in Housing
According to housing data in the US from the first weeks of May, 2020, over 41% of homes being sold actually faced a bidding war. These numbers were released by Redfin, and show a 9% increase from January, and a huge increa...
REITs Are a Great Way to Invest in the Housing Market
Many people who are investing in the housing market will buy properties in order to flip them. The rate of return can be attractive, but it requires a great deal of work on the part of the investor. In addition, supply ca...
This Shocking Fact Might Be the Secret to Solving the Housing Crisis
Currently, thousands of Americans are struggling to find affordable housing. With real estate prices far outpacing inflation or wage growth, many people are being priced out of home ownership. Even renters ...
Trump Destroys These Obama-Era Laws Against Housing Discrimination
One of the biggest issues in housing is equality. There is a consistent problem with minority and lower class residents being forced into tightly clustered groups of unsafe and out of date housing. When the m...
Fall is Almost Here. Is Your House Ready? Here is What You Need to Do Today
It will not be long before fall is in full swing. As kids begin to head back to school and the temperatures start their slow crawl downward, now is the time to begin thinking about preparing your ho...
CMHC Warns of Housing Market Collapse
Over the past few decades, no nation has grown in terms of citizenry like Canada. With their welcoming, diverse policies and strong economy, Canada has definitely grown in size since the 1990s, and their housing market has been one of t...
5 Ways to make Housing in Big Cities Affordable
Affordable housing is a dream that most of us wish would become a reality. Major cities in the United States have had a housing crisis for several years now, and if something isn't done to help the situation urgently, it...