Gary Chan

REALTOR Magazine-- The shower in the master bathroom is getting a lot more attention. In fact, it’s one of the main splurges among renovating homeowners, according to the 2017 U.S. Houzz Bathroom Trends Study. These statement showers, as Houzz dubs them in its report, include high-tech features, like rainfall showerheads, dual []

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U.S. homebuilding unexpectedly rose in November, with the construction of single-family housing units surging to a 10-year high.

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Homeowners would be able to deduct interest on the first $750,000 of a new mortgage under the final tax bill -- down from the current $1 million threshold.

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What are the trends that will define the year to come? ValueInsured Founder and CEO Joe Melendez sets his sights on the shape of the 2018 housing and mortgage market. The post Housing Market 2018: Predicting What’s to Come appeared first on DSNews.

Dwindling inventory, high demand and even higher prices. Will the housing market shift next year? According to a 2018 Housing Forecast by Trulia, the answer is contingent on many wait-and-sees. Definitive, however, is at least one indicator: the homeownership rate. In a continuation of its movement this year, the homeownership rate is expected to gradually [] The post 10 Housing Markets to Watch in the New Year appeared first on RISMedia.

1. Record rally: Wall Street looks set to end the year on a high.

For real estate agents to be better prepared to serve women homebuyers, they must recognize women’s power as a buying pool and understand the meaning of homeownership to womenthe fastest-growing and most exciting market in the housing ecosystem. Delaying marriage, higher educational attainment and presence in higher-paying jobs have made women a budding home-buying market: [] The post Women’s Homeownership: A Sanctuary appeared first on RISMedia.

Home staging has gone mainstream and is now widely used to make a home more attractive to potential buyers. According to a 2017 survey by the National Association of REALTORS, a majority of real estate professionals believe staging increases the sale price of the home anywhere from 1 to 15 percent. []