After last week’s surge, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose slightly to 5.30% from 5.27% the previous week. Unyielding inflation and the Fed’s tightening policy seem to be the main drivers of today’s mortgage rates.
Creativity cannot be forced, but it can always be fostered. It all comes down to how you, as a company, can nurture creativity within the environment that surrounds you. Fostering innovation is a big challenge for companies, most often trying to use the physical office space to help make the workplace more creative, when more…
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Have you noticed a big shift in tile projects? From backsplashes to shower walls we are seeing nearly seamless trims. It is so sleek! (Bullnose is good. Don’t get me wrong. We go way waaaaaaay back. We are not breaking up! Okay?) But I do spy a trend though of clean edges that don’t detract…
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The conversion of vacant office space for residential use faces hurdles from rising rental and construction costs.
Mortgage rates surged to 5% for the first time in over a decade (since February 2011). Elevated inflation continues to push up mortgage rates.
With inflation running this high, the average consumer is spending $500 more compared to one year ago, or $6,132 annually.
At the national level, housing affordability fell in February compared to the previous month according to NAR’s Housing Affordability Index.
The property management industry is seeing unprecedented levels of labor shortages of maintenance personnel during a time when the need for maintenance services has never been higher. How does an organization provide a high level of service when there are so few maintenance personnel available? The answer is innovation and adaption; ubiquitous mobile technology and…
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Onsite associates have a full plate when it comes to their day-to-day duties, and nearly every associate has experienced the tedious, time-consuming tasks involved with the leasing process. But with a rapid influx of modern tech tools available for onsite associates, the leasing of today is more streamlined than ever before. Tech integrations are taking…
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High-income homeowners accounted for 71% of increase in value of owner-occupied housing from 2010 through 2020.
