by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | Feb 10, 2024 | Real Estate
For many homeowners, 2024 will be the year of home improvement. With mortgage rates sitting well above 6%, most aren’t willing to enter the housing market – which would mean essentially swapping their sub-4% mortgage rates for much higher ones. Instead, renovating...
by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | Jan 12, 2024 | Real Estate
Zillow’s annual predictions for the hottest housing markets of the year. Factors include expected home value growth, projected change in owner-occupied households and job growth compared to new construction. 2024’s hottest markets all boast solid economic...
by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | Dec 12, 2023 | Real Estate
Hopeful home buyers are getting an early holiday gift: declining mortgage rates. Since hitting a 2023 high in late October, the average 30-year fixed rate has receded by over half a percent. The average 30-year fixed rate slid 19 basis points to 7.03% in the week...
by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | Nov 13, 2023 | Community Outreach
DAWGS partners with public housing authorities to foster economic opportunities for Section 3 residents through employment opportunities and job fairs. What is Section 3? It is a means by which HUD fosters local economic development, neighborhood economic improvement,...
by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | Nov 13, 2023 | Real Estate
4 Key Takeaways for 2023 This year’s State of the Nation’s Housing 2023 report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies paints a stark picture of the housing affordability crisis, with record unaffordability, near-record housing shortages, and major...