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How Will Baby Boomers Affect the Housing Recovery?
Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, will soon become the largest class of retirees that the United States has ever seen. Forbes Magazine reported, that this generation controls more than 70% of the total net worth of American households, totaling …
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Shorewest Reports: Recent Real Estate Statistics Show Strong Growth in May
Both Metro-Milwaukee’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA) recently released their monthly sales reports for 2013. Metro MLS shows that new listings in the Milwaukee region increased 10.3% in May, a welcome relief after the shortage …
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New Study Shows Owning a Home Makes Families Happier and Healthier
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. recently teamed with Habitat for Humanity to study the impact of homeownership on families. The 2012 study asked 2,200 families who moved into a Habitat home in the past year how their lives have changed. …
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ShorewestTV On Demand – The Newest Innovation for Shorewest, REALTORS®
Whether you’re a serious home shopper or HGTV fanatic, ShorewestTV On Demand is the new site for you! If you’re new to ShorewestTV, it’s an innovative service that Shorewest debuted in 2005. We were the only company to have a …
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ShorewestTV On Demand: Customized and Convenient Home Searches Available Online 24/7
ShorewestTV is moving to a computer screen near you! We’re excited to bring you the new ShorewestTV On Demand at www.shorewest.tv. Continue to read below for our full explanation or watch our short introductory video here. What is ShorewestTV On …
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Check Out the Gorgeous New Luxury Properties on Shorewest’s Pinterest Page!
All of our Shorewest Luxury Portfolio properties are marketed to highlight their exquisite features. To showcase the beauty of these homes, Shorewest features a Pinterest board titled Our Luxury Listings, where you can view all of our luxury homes in …
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Buying Still a Better Deal than Renting
According to Trulia, it is 44% cheaper to buy versus rent, and homeownership is less expensive than renting in all of America’s 100 largest metropolitan areas. Why? Affordable mortgage rates have kept buying an attractive option for would-be renters in …
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My Best Advice to Home Buyers
Financing a new home can be both a stressful and satisfying experience. Unfortunately, in today’s lending environment, much of the stress is created during the process of getting your loan approved. A good lender will prepare you for the financing portion of your …
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Low Inventory Continues to Hold Up Homebuyers
Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) says that home sales are “stuck” this spring due to the limited number of homes available to buy. Though the spring market usually brings a larger supply of homes …
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Market Analysts Revise 2013 Projections — The Housing Market is Stronger than Anticipated
Analysts recorded their future price projections at the end of 2012, and with increases ranging from 2% to 5.3%. Each analyst has since upgraded their price projections based on the first quarter, with the lowest gains at 4.2%. With an …
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