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There are plenty of ways to transform junk into useful items that will improve your life and make your home look better. Here are some creative DIY ideas you might want to consider that will cut back on clutter and help you avoid spending money on items that can, with a little time and ingenuity, … Continue reading Clever Hacks that Give New Life to Household Junk
We all enjoy having the first Monday in September as a holiday, but how did we get here? Why don’t we work on “labor” day? It all started with American workers who were fed up with unfair wages and dangerous working conditions. So, they decided to do something about it: The 8-hour workday was a … Continue reading The History of Labor Day
JACK FELDMANN Clayton Inspection Service Crazy Home Inspections, Part V Feldmann joins us for the fifth installment of our Crazy Home Inspection Series. The idea for the show is not just to merely entertain but to inform our listeners about the importance of a home inspection. You don’t need to buy a home to get … Continue reading This Week on The Housing Hour: Jack Feldmann
Autumn is upon us. Before you start spending more time indoors, you will want to make sure the outside of your house is ready to face the new season, and that the inside of your home is warm and welcoming as the days begin to shorten and the temperature slowly cools. To help you prepare, … Continue reading Fall Home Maintenance Tips
MARKET COMMENT Mortgage bond prices finished the week mixed with conventional prices a little lower and government prices near neutral. Existing home sales were 5.34M versus the expected 5.4M. Weekly jobless claims were 210K and continuing claims were 1727K. Analysts expected readings of 215K and 1729K. New home sales and the FHFA house price index … Continue reading MIG Market Watch, August 27th, 2018
TOM WHITE TFW Appraisal Services Talks Values White joins The Housing Hour this week to share his 30 plus years of appraisal experience. Tom explains market values, submarket conditions and home value appreciations across the region. Be prepared because Tom comes loaded with important data! You don’t want to miss this experts opinion! Be sure … Continue reading This Week on The Housing Hour: Tom White
A mortgage application loan denial does not mean that you should give up on your dream of owning a home. There are a number of reasons why some mortgage applications are denied, and, in most cases, a few simple corrections can help you get a mortgage loan approval in relatively short order. Why Was Your … Continue reading Was your Mortgage Application Denied? Here’s What to do Next
Buying a home for the first time is always a challenging experience. At the same time, it can also be a thrilling one, thanks to the many great first-time buyer programs available to help new homeowners obtain a mortgage in a quick, efficient manner. FHA FHA mortgage loans are insured by the Federal Housing Administration, … Continue reading 5 Ideal Programs for First-Time Home Buyers
MARKET COMMENT Mortgage bond prices finished the week near unchanged which kept rates steady. Trading exhibited the typical summer doldrums with very little movement up or down. Most changes were within narrow ranges of less than 1/8 of a discount point. The data was mixed. Retail sales rose 0.5% versus the expected 0.2% increase. Productivity … Continue reading MIG Market Watch, August 20th, 2018
Leon Konz, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Nathan Waters, Assistant District Forester Tennessee Firewise Konz and Waters join The Housing Hour this week to discuss The national Firewise Communities program. The Firewise program is a multi-agency effort designed to reach beyond the fire service by involving homeowners, community leaders, planners, developers, and others in the effort to … Continue reading This Week on The Housing Hour: Tennessee Firewise
It’s easy for any busy homeowner to miss a few spots or forget about wiping all of the appliances when cleaning the house. The following is a look at some items that tend to get pretty grubby due to the fact that most people simply overlook cleaning these items in spite of the fact they … Continue reading Yuck! Are You Cleaning These Things in Your House?
MARKET COMMENT Mortgage bond prices finished the week higher which helped rates improve. We started the week on a positive note Monday only to see the market reverse course Tuesday morning. Producer prices remained unchanged and the core value, which excludes the volatile food and energy costs, rose 0.1%. Economists expected PPI to rise 0.3% … Continue reading MIG Market Watch, August 13th, 2018
