September 29, 2015 | by Steve Vincent
The FHA has a wonderful program for parents of children going off to college. Faced with housing expense in addition to tuition, parents sometimes seek alternatives. Unfortunately, they often miss...
July 13, 2015 | by Steve Vincent
Do you like old houses? Does the thought of buying something a little worn around the edges and fixing it up entice you? Was 'This Old House' one of your favorite shows back in the day?
June 14, 2015 | by Steve Vincent
Sometimes lagging behind is a good thing. Here in Greensboro and The Triad, we lag behind some other parts of the country in some key real estate metrics. Trends happening in the West and in...
April 25, 2015 | by Steve Vincent
Until a decade ago, water heaters had not changed much from their original and very simple design: tank, heating element, inflow and outflow valves. Old style heaters took up a closet's worth of...
April 13, 2015 | by Steve Vincent
If you are waiting for a better time to buy, a better price, a better house, you might want to rethink that strategy. In today's market, with rising prices and interest rate hikes on the horizon,...
March 18, 2015 | by Steve Vincent
It seems almost inevitable: the Fed, in an attempt to cool the economy just enough to ward off inflation, is likely to raise interest rates. While they will be raising the rate they charge member...
February 18, 2015 | by Steve Vincent
Consumer attitudes about mortgages have shifted over time. In the early decades of the 20th Century, our great grandparents considered a mortgage to be one of the worst things you could have. The...
November 10, 2014 | by Steve Vincent
In a recent survey conducted by Wells Fargo, 44% of respondents said they believed a minimum 20% down payment was required to buy a home today. 44%!! Almost all of them said they thought home...
October 30, 2014 | by Steve Vincent
With real estate on the upswing in most parts of The Triad, there is more flipping going on. You know flipping, don't you? That's where one person (or a group) buys a house, does a little impressive...
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