Homeowners and Buyers are the Real Winners in the 2020 Election
Volatility surrounding the 2020 presidential election has helped push mortgage rates to their 12th record low this year, giving both homeowners and buyers a boost. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 2.78% for the week ending Nov. 5, down...
Tips for Securing Your Vacant Property During the Cold Weather
As the temperatures drop, risks to vacant properties rise. It may only be October, but in many parts of the US, snow already blankets the ground. As temperatures continue to fall, vacant properties can become hotspots for squatters, fires, vandalism, and theft. Now is...
5 Real Estate Trends Have Emerged From COVID-19
Today’s real estate trends reflect the reality that, after months of quarantine, Americans who have not been economically impacted by the pandemic are looking at their homes and realizing that they want something bigger and better. “Everybody that ever wanted to do...
Is There a ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ Ahead for Vacant Properties?
In light of the indomitable presence of COVID 19, many zombie foreclosures have spiked across the U.S. with Americans battling to keep up with their mortgage payments, according to ATTOM’s most recent vacant and zombies foreclosure report. The report poses the...
Where are Zombie Properties Accumulating?
A new report indicated that 1.6 percent of all homes in the U.S. are vacant, numbering 1,570,265 residential properties, with 7,960 or 3.7% of those vacant properties in the process of foreclosure, otherwise known as “zombie foreclosures.” That is according to ATTOM...
10 Hottest Zip Codes in the Housing Market Now
Millennials continue to move away from cities during the pandemic in search of more affordable housing and space to raise a family, according to Realtor.com’s annual list of hottest ZIP codes in the USA. Half of this year’s top markets are suburbs in the Northeast,...
The Fall 2020 Real Estate Market Is Abnormally Hot
The coronavirus pandemic has remade what’s normal, and home buying is no exception. Typically, the real estate market tends to hit the brakes in the fall, as kids return to school and families juggle work, extracurriculars and the upcoming holidays. But that’s not...
The Coronavirus Housing Market: Better to be a Seller or Buyer
US SALES OF EXISTING HOMES JUMP 20% AFTER A 3-MONTH SLUMP While the number of Americans buying homes is increasing as the coronavirus spreads across the country, now may not be the best time to sign a mortgage contract, according to Realtor.com. Contrary to the myth...
Steel Shines for Securing Vacant Property
DAWGS team of vacant property specialists has long promoted the benefits of steel over alternative materials when it comes to securing vacant property. A survey conducted by DAWGS validated their position, that steel is the preferred material used by vacant property...
