Autumn is the ideal time for your clients to make little home improvements that could make a big difference once winter hits. RISMedia’s Housecall blog recently offered advice on what maintenance tasks home owners should tackle first. The Ultimate Fall Checklist 6 Things Fall Home Buyers Should Notice 5 Yard Maintenance Tips for Fall 5 Read More …

Is your city fun? WalletHub recently wanted to define what it means to be a “fun” city and ranked 150 of the largest U.S. cities based on its fun factor. It took into account 51 metrics, including number of fitness centers per capita, movie costs, average open hours of breweries, and more. Here are the Read More …

If you have a Yahoo account, reset your password immediately, the company urged Thursday. Yahoo announced that at least 500 million accounts had personal information stolen, including names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and responses to security questions. Read more: How Scammers Hack Into Your Transactions Yahoo is notifying account holders who may Read More …

Mortgage rates settled back down after inching higher in recent weeks. “The 10-year Treasury yield declined after last week’s post-Brexit high in anticipation of the Fed’s September policy meeting,” says Sean Becketti, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage followed Treasury yields, falling 2 basis points and settling at 3.48 percent. Despite the decrease Read More …

Millennials are the key factor in making some housing markets sizzle. Realtor.com® researchers say a large population of millennials are making places like Watuaga, Texas (76148), and Pleasant Hill, Calif. (94523), some of the hottest places to live in the country, since they offer affordable housing options and strong job markets. Read more: Millennials Want Read More …