2016: A look into the crystal ball for mortgages next year

December 28, 2015 Brena Swanson 2016: A look into the crystal ball for mortgages next year. Once again, digital is key Next year brings a heightened focus on the impact of the digital progress in the mortgage world, with lenders more than ever needing to adjust their business in order to thrive. Last year, Kelly Adkisson,…

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Happy Thanksgiving Card

Happy Thanksgiving from Us to You All the best for the holiday season! From all of us at Mandal Preferred Realtors, wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving! Wishes for a wonderful Thanksgiving with the near and dear ones. Thanksgiving appreciation for friends and family on this special occasion. A warm and beautiful Thanksgiving greeting. Send love and…

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10 Great Painting Suggestions

Most of us dread room painting. It’s monotonous, messy, and time-consuming. If there ever was an activity that could benefit from thoughtful tips and techniques that make it easier, neater, and more all-around pleasant, it would be room painting. Here is a small collection of painting tips that we like. They mostly apply to house…

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Condo Insider Third Quarter 2015

Condo Insider, Third Quarter 2015 The third quarter condo market continues to move in the right direction compared to the same period last year.  Sales are up 36%.  Average price per sq. ft. is up 12% and the average selling price is 26% higher!  If you have any feedback or questions, please call.  I am…

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Mississippis most expensive home

Mississippis most expensive home is not known for extravagant real estate sits on the Gulf of Mexico. At $12.5 million, Mississippi’s priciest listing is nearly double the price of its nearest competitor in the Magnolia State. Located in Pass Christian, the gargantuan 25,000-square-foot home sits right across Highway 90 from the warm waters of the Gulf.…

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Rent My Home or Sell? What should I do?

Rent My Home or Sell?  What should I do? that is the question!  With the current real estate market increase, I have been seeing more and more people trade up on their primary home. But what if you are fortunate enough to consider keeping your existing primary home while trading up? Here are some common…

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Pantones Top 10 2016 Spring Colors Hint at Calm

Pantones Top 10 2016 Spring Colors are meant to ease the daily grind. There’s a psychological reason for that, according to Pantone Color Institute executive director Leatrice Eiseman. “The fact that technology has gotten so overwhelming and so 24/7 has really created a great part of the need for these comforting, softer colors. Technology plays…

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A Decade After Katrina, how are we now?

A Decade After Katrina: View 10 Homes Built Since the Storm Zillow.com Aug 27th 2015 7:07AM 022002 Zillow: This 2,800-square-foot West End home built in 2009 is on the market in New Orleans for $475,000. By Melissa Allison It was a decade ago this week that the levees failed in New Orleans, and Hurricane Katrina became…

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The middle class is struggling to make the rent

by Kathryn Vasel, CNN Money.com Making the rent is a common struggle for the poor. But it’s becoming increasingly difficult among the middle class. One in five renter households making $45,000-$75,000 a year are considered “cost-burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on rent, according to Harvard’s State of the Nation’s Housing…

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