Have a Co-Worker in Distress? Suggest Mental Health Resources
Help generally comes in the form of support and listening, but the right balance can be challenging. Also: What should you do if a co-worker is being sexual harassed?
Study: Credit Scores Rebound Quickly After Home Purchase
Nationwide credit scores fall about 20 points in the months following a home purchase, but they bounce back fully in less than one year. In four Fla. cities included in a LendingTree study, the full credit-score rebound ranged from 332 days in Miami to 387 in Jacksonville.
HUD: Refusing Group Home Rentals Is Fair Housing Violation
Texas single-family landlords refused an applicant who wanted to create a group home for people with mental disabilities. HUD says that’s a fair housing violation.
Mortgage Rates Respond to Fed, Average Rises Above 3%
After weeks of little movement in the 2.88% range, the average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 3.01% this week. Economist cites “many factors” pushing the increase.
Could ‘Live Longer’ Be A Reason to Retire to Fla.?
MIT Study: Older Americans living in areas with shorter life expectancy (bottom 10%) live 1.1 years longer if they move to a peak area (top 10%) for life expectancy.
What’s Holding Back Commercial RE’s Tech Adoption?
“Sharing data helps all of us,” said a speaker at NAR’s recent C5 Summit. But many commercial brokers avoid technology and keep info “close to the vest.”