by MyInvestment | Sep 30, 2017 | Real Estate News
Will new South Florida building codes stand the test of a direct hit from Category 4 Hurricane Irma? There are many more single-family homes and apartment towers crowded into the area than during devastating Hurricane Andrew in 1992.f4tf4t gmbv Hurricane Andrew became...
by MyInvestment | Sep 30, 2017 | Real Estate News
Catastrophic flooding in Houston from Hurricane Harvey is the latest reminder that floods kill more people in the United States than any other type of natural disaster and are the most common natural disaster worldwide. Many communities along U.S. coastlines...
by MyInvestment | Sep 30, 2017 | Real Estate News
Existing home sales plummeted to their lowest level this year as an inventory shortage continues to squeeze the U.S. real estate market. Sales of existing homes slipped 1.3 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.4 million, according to a report...
by MyInvestment | Sep 30, 2017 | Real Estate News
The National Association of Home Builders chairman Granger MacDonald issued the following statement in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and its potential effects on lumber prices as Gulf Coast residents prepare to rebuild after the catastrophic storm. “Our thoughts...
by MyInvestment | Sep 30, 2017 | Real Estate News
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 1, 2017, U.S. mortgage applications increased 3.3 percent from one week earlier. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan...
by MyInvestment | Sep 27, 2017 | Real Estate News
According to Zillow, holding onto your home for a long period of time over the last decade meant a serious return on investment, especially in some of the nation’s hottest housing markets. Zillow reports housing markets like Oakland, Calif. and Portland, Ore....