Designer Lookbook: Elena Frampton’s Sleek Pied-à-Terre

Designer Lookbook: Elena Frampton’s Sleek Pied-à-Terre

Manhattan interior designer Elena Frampton prides herself on striking a balance, be it with color, texture, or the eccentric design details she likes to refer to as “moments.” For a Westchester County couple who purchased a pied-à-terre in the tony...
CAR: California pending homes sales drop four months in a row

CAR: California pending homes sales drop four months in a row

California pending homes sales continued to trend down in April due to low housing inventory and eroding affordability, the California Association of Realtors reported. The report also came with CAR’s April Market Pulse Survey, which gave a more in-depth...
Attom: Refinance originations fell to 10-year low in 1st quarter

Attom: Refinance originations fell to 10-year low in 1st quarter

Mortgage rates may sit at a yearly low right now, but earlier in the year rates sat well north of 4%, and that drove first-quarter refinance originations to the lowest level in 10 years, a new report from Attom Data Solutions shows. According to Attom’s Q1...

Keeping Your Elderly Loved One Safe at Home While You Travel

Caregiving for a loved one is a full-time job. And like any full-time job, you need vacation days to relax and rejuvenate – except caregiving doesn’t come with a team to cover for you while you’re gone. If you want to actually relax during your...
Freddie Mac: Cash-out refinance activity highest since the bust

Freddie Mac: Cash-out refinance activity highest since the bust

This years is shaping up to outpace expectations thanks to a resilience in refinance demand, especially when it comes to cash-out transactions. According to Freddie Mac’s May Economic and Housing Research Outlook report, 2017 is performing so well that its...
FHFA: Home prices continue climbing in first quarter

FHFA: Home prices continue climbing in first quarter

Home prices rose during each month of the first quarter, continuing a climb that began in the early part of this decade, a new report from the Federal Housing Finance Agency showed. The FHFA’s House Price Index for March, which is the most recent data available,...
FHFA: Home prices continuing climbing in first quarter

FHFA: Home prices continuing climbing in first quarter

Home prices rose during each month of the first quarter, continuing a climb that began in the early part of this decade, a new report from the Federal Housing Finance Agency showed. The FHFA’s House Price Index for March, which is the most recent data available,...

Renters: Are You Ready to Buy a Home?

For renters planning to buy a home, preliminary steps like creating a budget and saving for a down payment are obvious. Here are five more advanced steps toward moving out of your rental and into a dream home of your own. Understand the full cost of...
Experts: New home sales need to double to hit historic norms

Experts: New home sales need to double to hit historic norms

New home sales dropped in April, and now experts are saying they have a long way to go before hitting the historic average. Sales of new single-family homes dropped 11.9% in April from last month, but remained up 0.5% from last year, according to the release from the...