John Toohig stood at a podium as the moderator of a panel about home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and asked an illustrative question of the audience of mortgage professionals. “How many of you have a mortgage first lien, 30-year with a 4% coupon or lower?” A majority raised their hands. “You are all the problem,” he said, garnering a ruckus of laughter. His point was ostensibly about...
Citing the desire among many older homeowners to leave their homes to members of their family, New Jersey-based reverse mortgage lender and servicer Longbridge Financial has announced a new proprietary reverse mortgage product that aims to help borrowers preserve home equity for their heirs. The latest offering in the company’s Platinum line of proprietary reverse mortgage products, Platinum Preserve...
Rainy Hake Austin, president of The Agency, joined Tracey Velt on this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast to discuss the evolving landscape of real estate leadership and operations. The Agency, which is ranked No. 13 by sales volume and is the fourth-largest largest privately held independent brokerage in the country, has expanded to nearly 100 offices nationwide over the past five years,...
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Bring stately elements into your existing space with the defining features of Federal-style...
Save on dining sets, egg chairs, grills, fire pits, and...
These days, finding home design inspiration often starts in a search bar. Ideas for color schemes, decor styles, fun features to enliven a home — it all starts with typing in a few key phrases. A look at how these search terms evolve over time can give fascinating insights into current design...
These West Palm Beach, Florida, homeowners were drawn to midcentury modern designs and color and weren’t afraid to take some risks. They’d been thinking about how to transform their bland and dated primary bathroom for a while but didn’t have a vision in mind. So they looked to Houzz to find a...
The kitchen tends to be the room in our home that needs the most cleaning. The good news is that, with a little planning, you can have a design that makes cleaning a breeze and allows you to spend less time mopping and more time enjoying your space. Get out these seven tips for an easy-to-clean...
Ireland's rental market continues to tighten dramatically, with average open-market rents nationwide surging to €2,053 per month in the first quarter of 2025 -- marking a 3.4% increase over just three months and the steepest quarterly jump in two decades, according to the latest Rental Report by Daft.ie. The current national average represents a massive 168% rise from a low of €765 recorded in 2011 and...
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