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Charming/sweet home in Milwood. 13412 Bolivia Dr.
3bedroom + flex space/office w/murphy bed. 2.5 bathroom. Primary on the main floor. Many upgrades, great neighborhood. 2144 sq ft. 2 car garage. Listed for: $539,000

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The 8-Step Plan To Achieving Financial Freedom

Ramit Sethi recommends spending 50% to 60% of your take-home pay on fixed costs.

Here's How Much of Your Income Should Go Toward Necessities, According to Ramit Sethi How much of your income should you spend on necessities? Ramit Sethi, who provides personal finance advice in his book and website, says 50% to 60% of your take-home pay should go to fixed costs. And he has a spending plan he recommends to make it easy to manage your money.

The luxury real market in America saw many record-breaking sales in 2022, including several north of $100 million.

The Most Expensive U.S. Real Estate Sales Of 2022 Among the billionaires undeterred by the economy last year was Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison who, after just missing 2021’s most expensive home sales list, topped the list in 2022 with the purchase of Netscape cofounder Jim Clark’s 16-acre compound in Manalapan, Florida for $173 million. Anothe...

Marking a year of declines, existing-home sales dropped for the 12th consecutive month in January, but results were varied by region.

January Existing-Home Sales Continue Slowdown of Declines, Dropping Just 0.7% “Home sales are bottoming out,” said Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist at NAR. “Prices vary depending on a market’s affordability, with lower-priced regions witnessing modest growth and more expensive regions experiencing declines.”

The rise in mortgage rates has cooled Austin’s housing market in recent months.

Should I Sell My House in Austin Now or Wait? For sellers who are contemplating whether they should sell their Austin home or wait, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer as there are many factors to weigh. We’ve researched the essential points to consider to determine if now is a good time for you to sell your Austin home, or if you might ben...

Because of the hush-hush nature of the deal, information about the property is not widely available.

Oprah Sells Tuscan-Style Villa in Southern California to Jennifer Aniston The mononymous TV host sold the spread for $14.75 million to the TV and movie darling in an off-market deal made at the end of last month, property records show.

With the housing market nearing the important spring buying season, housing costs are in the spotlight

Home Prices Will Fall This Year, These Economists Say. Just How Far Is the Question. With the housing market nearing the important spring buying season, housing costs are in the spotlight. Fannie Mae economists Doug Duncan and Mark Palim think that theme will dominate the real estate conversation this year.

Storm doors are sometimes a useful addition for your home.

Storm Doors: Guide to Protect and Enhance Your Home Storm doors are sometimes a useful addition for your home. They protect your front door, enhance your connection with the outdoors, and add a layer of energy efficiency to doors that are lacking.

With demand cooling, home sellers have little choice but to slash their asking prices.

Home prices are falling fastest in these 10 US cities, data shows The plunge in home prices has coincided with a surge in mortgage rates, which have more than doubled this year as the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates in an effort to tame inflation.

These five properties, while singular, all share one common attribute: each evokes the feel of a five-star luxury resort.

Five Luxury Residences That Recreate The Resort Experience At Home There is nothing quite like reminiscing about that favorite luxury resort to transport you to another world full of fond memories and over-the-top experiences. What if you could have those same amenities all from the comfort of your own home?

The mortgage process can be broken into a number of well-defined steps.

Mortgage Process Explained Most people go through six distinct stages when they are looking for a new mortgage: pre-approval, house shopping, mortgage application, loan processing, underwriting, and closing.

Local home prices peaked in June 2022 and have since declined about 6.6%, the index shows.

North Texas home prices sink for fifth consecutive month Local home prices continued to decline in the winter but still held up better than in most other metro areas as last year’s hike in mortgage rates continued to drag down the U.S. housing market.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency just released its latest House Price Index with November 2022 data.

Home Prices Fell in November but Were Still Up 8.2% Year Over Year If you've been trying to buy a home for quite some time now, you may be wondering when housing prices will finally start to come down. The answer? It could be a while.

Sufficient equity in your home will be required to refinance your existing first mortgage and to facilitate the funds toward paying down your second mortgage.

How to Refinance a First Mortgage & Pay Down a Second During a refinance transaction, you may be able to obtain a first mortgage that enables you to pay down your second mortgage at the same time. Sufficient equity in your home will be required to refinance your existing first mortgage and to facilitate the funds toward paying down your second mortgage...

“Prefab is popular in Scandinavia, Japan and parts of Europe but not in the U.S.,” Mr. Glenn said.

Absolutely Prefab-ulous: Why Luxury Buyers Are Moving Toward Modular Ultra-high-net-worth individuals, some driven by the need to sequester safely during the pandemic era, have chosen to erect these houses, which can cost millions and even tens of millions of dollars, because they are more efficient to build, are of superior quality, and most significantly, they can....

What drove the flood of homebuying wasn’t the aesthetics of pandemic life, although that was something of a factor. The real driver was money.

What Really Drove Pandemic Homebuying Was Financial Benefits The explanations have been all lined up. During the pandemic, people and their families that were cramped in apartments while working and studying from home decided enough was enough. They needed more space. People who could now work from anywhere decided, “Why not?” And they moved to what they ...

State-run 529 college savings plans let you withdraw money tax-free as long as you use it for qualified education expenses.

How to Save Money for Your Big Financial Goals This article offers practical advice on how—and where—to save for three big goals: Financial emergencies, college, and retirement. But the strategies it outlines can apply to many other goals, such as saving for a new car, a down payment on a home, the vacation of a lifetime, or launching your o...

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast starts would slide to a rate of 1.359 million units in December.

U.S. single-family housing starts rebound in December U.S. single-family homebuilding rebounded in December, but the increase was likely temporary as permits for future construction continued to decline amid higher mortgage rates.

Presidium Tech Ridge will be a 358-unit luxury apartment complex from Dallas-based Presidium Group LLC.

Crane Watch: Luxury apartments, affordable housing and more mixed-use coming to Austin metro Presidium Group LLC broke ground on a luxury development in Northeast Austin, and a first look has been offered at an East Austin affordable housing development planned by the city of Austin. Check out the latest additions to ABJ's Crane Watch database, which tracks more than 400 major real estate p...