High Desert Association of REALTORS®

21 February 2019

• Tubs and Laundry Rooms Gain Prominence as Builders Update Floor Plans

  Builders are focusing on bathrooms and laundry areas as curved stairways and his-and-her closets lose their appeal.

   
• Carson: NIMBY Should No Longer Be an Issue for Affordable Housing

  HUD Secretary Ben Carson calls for more affordable housing and reassures homeowners that they shouldn’t fear it.

   
• Lower Mortgage Rates May Sprout Early Spring Buying Season

  For the third consecutive week, mortgage rates continued to inch lower.

   
• Bank Vows to Close a Mortgage in 3 Weeks or Give Borrower $1K

  Chase Home Lending has launched a closing guarantee program that is aimed at speeding up the time it takes to get to the settlement table.

• Video: Spotting Scam Emails

  A new video featuring NAR Vice President of IT Liz Sturrock focuses on what real estate professionals should know about scam emails.