Posts Tagged ‘#smithcopropertyservices’

Monthly Home Maintenance Checklist

Maintenance performed regularly and on schedule provides optimum longevity and helps prevent potential breakdowns or malfunctions. Beyond maintenance procedures for operational sake, the primary (and most important) reason for checking, inspecting, and constantly tuning up your home is to ensure maximum safety for you and your family. Make these tasks part of your monthly home…

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Home Appreciation vs. Inflation Since the ’70s

Home Appreciation vs. Inflation Keeping Current Matters says that rising inflation puts a pinch on the wallet and makes you reevaluate any big purchases you may have planned.  They point out that potential homebuyers are probably wondering if they should continue down that path or if it makes more sense to wait. While the answer depends…

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3 Reasons to Invest in Real Estate During a Recession

This is a reprint of a Bigger Pockets Article By: Remen Okoruwa Remen Okoruwa is the co-founder of RentDrop, a payment app making rent payments more convenient and rewarding for lan… Investing is a game of winning or losing, defined, most of all, by economics. Of course, we never truly know what direction the economy…

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Inflation Rate at 40 Year High

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, who tracks the inflation Rate is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was 0.6% in January, 2022.  However, the all items index was up 7.5% for the 12 months ending in January.  Inflation Rate Buckle up… Click here to read the full release at the Bureau…

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Property Management, When Is it Time to Oursource

  Adding properties to your investment portfolio diversifies your risk and can certainly lead to more passive income, but with more properties comes more challenges (and more work). If you have the time and skills to manage multiple properties on your own, more power to you. But, if you’re getting to a point where you’re…

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WHERE ARE THE BEST SUBURBS FOR CITY-LIKE LIVING?

The Dallas and Chicago metro markets offer some of the best suburbs for city-living and suburban atmosphere, according to StorageCafe. By Vincent Salandro Courtesy Adobe Stock While the suburbs have not always been able to compete with cities in terms of lifestyle offerings, shifting expectations in recent years have caused many suburban areas to offer more…

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Fed sees three rate hikes next year

Fed sees three rate hikes next year Fed will aggressively dial back its bond buying, sees three rate hikes next year PUBLISHED WED, DEC 15 20212:01 PM EST UPDATED WED, DEC 15 20216:28 PM EST Jeff [email protected]@JEFFCOXCNBCCOM SHAREShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email KEY POINTS The Federal Reserve provided…

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Black Knight Says 1.45 Million Mortgages Remain Seriously Past Due

The national delinquency rate saw a 5% reduction in July and at 4.14% is now down by nearly half since May of last year Delinquencies have now improved in 12 of the last 14 months, with the two monthly increases being calendar-related as opposed to being indicative of worsening performance While overall delinquency volumes continue…

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Pending Home Sales Down 1.8% in July

Pending Home Sales Down 1.8% in July WASHINGTON (August 30, 2021) – Pending home sales dipped modestly in July, noting two consecutive months of declines, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Only the West region registered a month-over-month gain in contract activity, while the other three major U.S. regions reported drops. All four regions…

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