by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Sep 10, 2018 | Vacant Property
For many parents, sending kids to college is a large added expense. But for some parents, taking on this expense may even resultin foreclosure of their homes according to an analysis by Ameritech Financial, a document preparation company. Ameritech Financial said that...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Aug 13, 2018 | Real Estate
The U.S. home foreclosure rate is in decline as the U.S. economy continues to recover from the 2008 recession, and other indicators of the state of credit show that overall, consumers are doing pretty well in the credit spectrum. But that’s not the case in some...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Aug 13, 2018 | Vacant Property
The average home increased in value from $194,500 in 2015 to $205,000 in 2016, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. That is an impressive return of nearly $11,000, or about 5%, for American homeowners. Relative to income that extra $11,000 is equivalent to the...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Aug 13, 2018 | Vacant Property
As empty homes sit in purgatory, neighborhoods fray and cities are left to pick up the bill. The image of America’s housing crisis is of pricey, increasingly unaffordable housing in superstar cities. And there is too little housing—a scarcity—in those places. But...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Jul 30, 2018 | Vacant Property
DAWGS (Door and Window Guard Systems) recently conducted a survey about vacant property security. The goal of the survey was to poll investors, owners, rehabbers, asset managers and sellers of vacant property to understand the issues they face when securing a vacant...