Virginia Beach one of the Top 10 Real Estate Markets to Watch in 2016
As the year is drawing to a close, real estate industry experts are setting out their predictions for how the industry will change in the coming year. Some predict that housing prices will rise slowly in most U.S. cities and that a rise in employment will bring more home buyers into the market. Particularly interesting is … Continued
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The Importance of Housing to the Presidential Election
Housing is an important topic for presidential candidates to be discussing. It is directly related to some of the biggest issues our nation currently faces. So far, however, it has been surprisingly absent from the presidential debates. Economist Johnathan Smoke offered his critique on this recently and said he hopes this will change after the … Continued
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Bursting The Real Estate Bubble Rumors
Is there any validity to rumors that we are nationally on the verge of a burst real estate bubble? Real estate experts Norm Miller, Hahn Chair of Real Estate Finance in the School of Business Administration’s Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego (USD), Michael Sklarz, president of Collateral Analytics and … Continued
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Experts Predict A Homebuyer Boomerang In The Next 5 Years
The experts at credit bureau Transunion studied credit active adults in the past several years (beginning in 2009) to predict that 2.2 million homebuyers will re-enter the housing market in the next 5 years. This group of people, called “Boomerang Buyers,” are nearing a point at which they could once again qualify for a home … Continued
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CFPB delays effective date of Know Before You Owe Mortgage Disclosure Rule
This Wednesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a statement proposing to delay the effective date of TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule until October 1, 2015. The CFPB Director, Richard Cordray had this to say about the delay: “The CFPB will be issuing a proposed amendment to delay the effective date of the Know Before … Continued
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Priority Title & Escrow at the 2015 TMBA Golf Tournament
Priority Title & Escrow had a blast on June 4th at the 2015 TMBA Golf Tournament to benefit Fisher House Foundation at Heron Ridge Golf Club in Virginia Beach. Our highlights include: the sun making a brief appearance in the midst of a very rainy week, having Jordan and Katie of Back Bay Brewery hang … Continued
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