When it comes to new home communities, bigger is often better, to builders as well as buyers.
Master planned communities, or MPCs, are defined as properties for which every element and consideration is planned from the get-go and the community is contracted to follow that plan exactly.
Twenty-two years ago, when he was chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association, Doug Duncan was tapped to lead the effort to create a truly electronic mortgage, one that would start online at the application stage and end at recordation in the local courthouse without ever being touched by human hands.
At this time of year, it’s always fun to look ahead to what might be; in our case, what new houses might look like in the future. Unfortunately, no one has a crystal ball that can predict exactly how much bigger or...
As an investor in a few rental properties, I always hated depreciation. As a landlord, I also learned — the hard way — to despise deferred maintenance.
The number of homes being built in communities operated by a homeowners’ association (HOA) is rising. But not all the folks who purchase those homes realize what they are getting themselves into.