5 Financial Reasons to Buy a Home

Harvard: 5 Financial Reasons to Buy a Home Eric Belsky is Managing Director of the Joint Center of Housing Studies at Harvard University. He also currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Housing Research and Housing Policy Debate. Last year he released a paper on homeownership - The Dream Lives On: the Future of Homeownership in America. In his paper, Belsky reveals five financial reasons people should consider buying a home. Here are the five reasons, each followed by an excerpt from the study: Read more, click HERE!   Mortgage Rates Drop Abruptly; Now Approaching 4% by Matthew Graham After tying the record for most consecutive days with no change, mortgage rates moved significantly lower today.  The significance isn't due to the size of the move--as far as day to day changes go, there have been bigger.  Rather, the impressive part of today's rally is that it occurred while rates were already effectively at the lowest levels in 11 months, further extending an already strong move lower over the past two months. Read more, click HERE!

5 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Real Estate Agent by Susan Johnston Whether you’re planning to buy or sell property this summer, you may want to work with a real estate agent to guide you through the process. While you may have a neighbor or cousin who works in real estate, it’s a good idea to vet potential agents to ensure the best fit for your needs. Read more, click HERE!   Safe Home Painting: A Primer by Madeline Vann, MPH When it comes to do-it-yourself projects, a fresh coat of paint can brighten your living space inexpensively and with a minimum of effort. But you want to take as much care to protect your health as you take to do a neat job. Read more, click HERE! White House: New policy will help home buyers by Jason Furman and Jeff Zients As construction and homebuyer activity in communities across the country demonstrate, the housing market continues to recover. Home prices nationwide were up as much as 13% in the past year, which helped lift four million homeowners from being underwater. Read more, click HERE!   7 Awesome Organizing Hacks for Your Tiny Closet by Pamela Masin Your space might be tight—and you've already packed off-season clothes in vacuum-sealed bags—but these creative bloggers have solutions for maximizing every last inch. Read more, click HERE! How to Research a Neighborhood by Kim Clark You’ve probably heard the adage that when it comes to matters of real estate, it’s all about “location, location, location.” Well, if you’re thinking about moving and buying a new house, that adage is certainly a key component of which properties you’ll want to look at. Read more, click HERE!   Secrets of People Who Love the Homes They Have by Candace Braun Davison You don't need a seven-figure income—or a fairy godmother with decorating skills to rival Nate Berkus—to turn the place where you live into your favorite place to be. Read more, click HERE!

Mesa, Phoenix make list of Best Cities To Find Job Phoenix ranks No. 14 and Mesa No. 9 on a new list of the Best Cities to find a Job in the United States. WalletHub, a consumer advocacy group, analyzed the 60 largest cities in the U.S. and used 13 criteria for determining the best places to find a job in 2014. Read more, click HERE!   Google's new self-driving car has no steering wheel or brake By Brandon Griggs If you're uneasy at the idea of riding in a vehicle that drives itself, just wait till you see Google's new car. It has no gas pedal, no brake and no steering wheel. Read more, click HERE! Suburban Phoenix cities among fastest-growing in country by KTAR.com   PHOENIX -- Two metro Phoenix cities were among the fastest-growing cities in America, the U.S. Census Bureau said. In figures released Thursday, Goodyear and the town of Gilbert ranked Nos. 6 and 12, while Texas dominated the top 15 fastest growers with seven cities. Read more, click HERE! Father's Day with a tech twist Use technology this Father's Day to give dad a memorable experience -- ideally an outing he can take with the whole family. In this Tech Minute, CNET's Kara Tsuboi suggests some original Father's Day gift ideas. See it HERE!