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• Millennials Put Home-Buying on Hold After Last Year’s Rate Hike

  16-04-2017 19:06
  
  Will more interest rate hikes this year turn millennials off to buying a home?
  A sizable share of millennials recently surveyed by TransUnion decided to put off buying a home after learning of the interest rate hike in 2016, with 42 percent reporting that the raise in rate influenced their plans.
  The key interest rate, which was increased one-quarter percentage point in December and again in March, indirectly leads the movement of mortgage rates. Mortgage rates, though still at historic lows, so
  
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• NAR Power Broker Roundtable: Building Wealth

  16-04-2017 19:05
  
  The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Power Broker Roundtable this month discusses how to build wealth.
  Moderator:Robert Bailey, Broker/Owner, Bailey Properties, Santa Cruz, Calif.; Liaison for Large Residential Firms Relations, NAR
  Participants:Mark Stark, CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Nevada and Arizona
  Mike Brodie, Broker/Owner, Keller Williams Realty, Plano, Texas
  Tracy Kasper, Broker/Owner, Silverhawk Realty, Meridian, Idaho
  Alex Milshteyn, Team Leader, Coldwell Banker Wei
  
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• Those With Bachelor’s Degrees More Likely to Own Home, Study Says

  16-04-2017 19:04
  
  Editor’s Note: This was originally published on RISMedia’s blog, Housecall. See what else is cookin’ now at blog.rismedia.com:Trends in Housing: The County That Broke Texas’ 8-Year Streak
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  While it’s no news that having a college education can bring in higher wages, a new study shows that continued education may make you more likely to become a homeowner by age 30.
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• Trends in Housing: The County That Broke Texas’ 8-Year Streak

  16-04-2017 19:03
  
  And Other Insights From the Census Population Report
  One sure sign of a buzzy housing market is if it’s being mobbed by newcomers—after all, out-of-towners need places to live, too.
  The states pulling in the most people, according to population estimates recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau, are Florida and Texas. Both are home to the counties that added the most residents in 2016, snapping up six spots in the Census’ top 10:Maricopa County, Ariz.
  Metropolitan Area: Phoe
  
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• 'Survivor' Outer Jeff Varner Voted Off His North Carolina Real Estate Job - Deadline

  16-04-2017 01:00
  
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  'Survivor' Outer Jeff Varner Voted Off His North Carolina Real Estate Job
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  Jeff Varner, the Survivor contestant who got booted by his tribemates after outing competitor Zeke Smith as a transgender man, has been kicked out again: Varner says he was fired from his real estate job this week. Related · 'Survivor': CBS Supports ...and more »
  
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