After the recession, renters—particularly Millennials—were flocking to urban areas, and as such, urban apartment construction surged to record-high levels. But now, a new study shows that’s changing. Renters are now targeting the suburbs in greater numbers. Almost 10 years after the housing crisis, many people are asking themselves: “Where to live now?” During the post-recession […]
Why More Single–Family Homes Are Becoming Rentals
According to a recent study from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America, 6.5 percent of homes built before 2000 and 10.3 percent of homes built in the 1990s went from owner-occupied to rental status. Read more about the factors influencing this transition at http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2017/02/14/study-more-owner-occupied-homes-becoming-rentals
Zillow: Total Value of U.S. Housing Reaches All-Time High
According to a new report from Zillow, the Housing Market in the United States has now regained all of the value it lost during and after the housing crisis. The report says the total value of U.S. housing stock now totals $29.6 trillion (an all-time high). Read more about this report at: http://www.housingwire.com/articles/38852-zillow-total-value-of-us-housing-reaches-all-time-high
Home shopping mistakes to avoid in winter
Winter can be a great time to snag a deal in real estate, but there are several pitfalls home buyers will want to watch for at this time of year. Accumulating too much holiday debt. The holidays can be an easy time to add on more debt. But if you’re in the process of buying […]
Battle Lines Form Over Popular Mortgage Interest Deduction
Treasury Secretary-designee Steven Mnuchin last week raised eyebrows on Capitol Hill and drew scrutiny from business advocates by pointing to potential curbs on the mortgage interest deduction in a CNBC interview. “We’ll cap the mortgage interest, but allow some deductibility,” Mnuchin said on Nov. 30. President-elect Donald Trump’s tax proposal makes no specific changes in […]
Monarch Title is the only title company in Missouri certified by HA&W as compliant with ALTA best practices!
HA&W, LLP, a nationally recognized tax, audit and business advisory firm headquartered in Atlanta, has certified 24 title agencies as compliant with ALTA Best Practices. These agencies, along with more than 400 others, have partnered with HA&W through its ComplianceSuccess® Program. Developed in partnership with ALTA, the AICPA and the industry’s top title agents, ComplianceSuccess […]