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Which superstore offers home owners the best returns on home prices? Target is more likely, a new study concludes. Real estate data firm RealtyTrac researched the effect that living near a Target or Walmart could have on home prices. For its study, RealtyTrac analyzed home values, appreciation, and property taxes in ZIP codes with a Walmart or a Target. Home owners living near a Target tended to see a greater home value appreciation than home owners living near a Walmart. However, home owners near Target also pay more and have higher property taxes, on average, too. Homes near Target stores that sold in 2015 averaged a 27 percent price increase since the sellers purchased them, with an... Read more
It’s an excellent time to be a landlord. Amid a U.S. recovery that has been frustratingly slow for most folks, property owners’ share of the economic pie has...
A recent report notes that a growing number of retail, entertainment, and travel outlets are turning to self-service checkout kiosks for their customer service needs....
For the last five to six years, the number of foreclosures has been steadily declining since hitting a peak. December 2015’s total of 32,000 completed foreclosures...
The supply/demand imbalance and sky-high rents have led to an emerging trend in the apartment industry. As rent prices continue to rise and a growing number of...
We’re neck-deep in the Photoshop era—retouching, it seems, has become an inescapable part of everyday life. Dating-site photos are retouched. Cover models are retouched. LinkedIn portraits are retouched (or so we’ve heard). Cat photos on Facebook are sometimes even retouched. All of it is meant to show their subjects in the best possible—or sometimes, impossible—light. But when does retouching go a bit too far? That question came up recently when an Australian real estate agency grabbed international headlines after posting picture-perfect photos of a Sydney home on the market—which mysteriously omitted the massive water tower that looms above the property like a... Read more
Inspection day is exciting. Besides running all the faucets, testing the appliances, and peeling back that shag carpet to check for hardwood (fingers crossed!), what...
As some banks step away from construction lending, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is stepping into the gap, with competitive rates and faster processing...
“So what’s the neighborhood really like?” is the ubiquitous refrain among home buyers shopping in areas they’re unfamiliar with. And though your real...
While investing in a rental property may be a sound way for people to secure their financial futures, one insurance company has warned that landlords won’t always get...
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