by Heather | Jan 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear CAR Member, Happy New Year! A new year, and with it, brings new beginnings and new opportunities. I’m looking forward to meeting the challenges that invariably present themselves as the new year gets underway. Speaking of challenges, last month I told you about...
by Heather | Jan 23, 2020 | C.A.R., NAR, TSBOR, TSMLS
With the calendar now officially flipped to 2020, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Administration are now backing larger mortgages than they were just a few days ago. That’s because the 2020 loan limits for each of those...
by Heather | Jan 23, 2020 | Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
Real estate agents often become the go-to for all the advice their clients need during the house-hunting process. Some become more like therapists than salespeople, with buyers especially, but renters too, needing immense support through the understandably stressful...
by Heather | Jan 21, 2020 | NAR
JANUARY 9, 2020 REALTOR PARTY NEWS The 2020 NAR Leadership Team with HUD Secretary Ben Carson On January 8th members of NAR’s Leadership Team, met with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, HUD’s Assistant...
by Heather | Jan 14, 2020 | C.A.R., TSMLS
From HousingWire: In the first week of the year, the average U.S. fixed rate for a 30-year mortgage averaged 3.72%. Not only is this percentage below the previous week’s average, but it’s also nearly 80 basis points below the 4.51% of the year-earlier...