Naturally, all dreamy, clean and pure things in nature and life come in the white tone, therefore white is often taken as some sort of foundation, base and synonym for serene and clean things. When it comes to the kitchen interior, a workshop where you prepare your meals, it is recommended to have a clean Read More

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for March 2014 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased by 5 percent relative to the previous month. This change does not include any adjustment for typical seasonal patterns. By product type, conventional loans composed 68.4 percent of loan applications, FHA loans composed 15.8 Read More

Forget all talk about “dots”, “6 months”, or any other prognostication from the Fed’s new leadership about what will happen in the near and not so near future. For the real answer prepare to shelve out the usual fee of $250,000 for an hour with the Chairsatan, or read Reuters’ account of what others who Read More

For those of us that are Developers and Builders of “spec” new construction, or those of you that buy houses to fix and flip, I would venture that all of us have a few things in common. • Hunting• Gambling• Thrill Seeking Of course, for lenders, those terms are not what make them feel comfortable. Read More

Maria Sapuppo needed to sell her comfy bi-level with five bedrooms and three bathrooms last year, but her real estate agent warned it looked a little too “lived-in” as it was and suggested staging it. Sapuppo, a River Vale, N.J., mother of two, agreed since she says she had a hard time looking at her Read More

La Jolla, CA—Southern California’s housing market perked up a bit in April, with sales rising more than usual from March and dipping below a year earlier by the smallest degree in six months. Home prices edged higher again but at a slower pace, the result of more inventory, affordability constraints and less pressure from investors, Read More

Almost every day, I hear advertisements about buying gold because it is such a great investment. As I have heard these claims, I have wondered how real estate stacks up to gold as an investment. Surprisingly, some correlations exist between buying gold and buying real estate. Both investments are considered a good hedge against inflation Read More

Americans’ outlook on the economy is improving and they’re ready to make more purchases, especially regarding real estate, according to the latest PulteGroup Home Index Survey. Sixty-seven percent of the 1,004 adults surveyed say they plan to purchase a home in the future; 32 percent of which are looking to buy within the next two Read More

Job growth in the construction industry and metro areas hit particularly hard by the housing collapse continues to outpace overall growth, but employment among young adults, a vital source of housing demand, hasn’t fared as well recently, according to recent jobs numbers. Residential construction employment jumped by 13,100 month over month in April and 29,500 Read More

How much is it going to cost to renovate a kitchen? This inevitably comes up during an initial consultation for a remodelling project, and is important to address. As an architect, I usually provide ballpark ranges early on in the process to ensure that everyone is on the same page and that the scope of Read More