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Make moving fun for the whole family with these 5 family tips
Moving can be a stressful experience for adults and children as well, but it doesn't have to be! See below for five tips on how to make moving a positive experience.
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Top Priorities of First-Time Homebuyers
It's easy for first-time homebuyers to become overwhelmed as they begin their home search. Often, buyers get distracted by a newly renovated kitchen or finished basement, and lose sight the big picture when choosing a home. See below for three factors that should be a priority as you navigate the home buying process.
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Keep Your Home Purchase on Track
By: G. M. Filisko You've found your dream home. Make sure missteps don't prevent a successful closing. If a contract requires you to have a home inspection, schedule an appointment immediately. A home purchase isn't complete until you make it to the closing. Until then, the transaction can fall apart for many reasons. Here are five tips for avoiding mistakes that cause a home sale to crater. 1. Be truthful on your mortgage application You may think fudging your income a little or omitting debts when applying for a mortgage will go unnoticed. Not true. Lenders have become more diligent in verifying information on mortgage applications. If you fib, expect to be found out and denied the loan you need to fund your home purchase. Plus, intentionally lying on a mortgage application is a crime. 2. Hold off on big purchases Lenders double-check buyers' credit right before the closing to be sure their financial condition hasn't weakened. If you've opened new credit cards, significantly increas...
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Apartment Industry Offers Wealth of Opportunities to Job Seekers
As the nation's unemployment rates slowly recover, the apartment industry continues to see strong demand for new employees in order to keep up with a growth rate that is expected to increase as people opt to rent apartments. Approximately 35 percent of U.S. households are renter households, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. That number is up 4 percent from 2004. It is likely to climb even higher as the number of renter households increases anywhere from 360,000 to 470,000 annually over the next decade. Ultimately, that increase will translate into the creation of more well-paying jobs in the apartment management industry, which has come through the recent recession relatively unscathed by the layoffs and downsizing that have plagued other businesses. "The reality is that at no point in time have we seen a significant reduction in the number of apartment units in the United States," says National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) President Maitri Johnson....
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