Category Archives: Warranty Service

Affordability in Housing

It shouldn’t take a particularly observant eye to see the historic affordability available to home buyers, thanks to current home prices and mortgage rates. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Housing Affordability Index reached a 42-year high in January. An … Continue reading

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Opportunities?

“They’re all around us…there is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.” –Orison Swett Marden

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“App”reciating the Value of Mobile Opportunities

What apps have you used today? Probably a few if you’re like most Americans. The typical smartphone user spends more than 80 minutes a day using mobile apps according to analytics firm Flurry – more time than is spent web-browsing … Continue reading

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Pulte Charged $13.6 Million in Defect Suit

The ongoing lawsuit was brought by more than 800 homeowners in a Del Webb community in Arizona.   PulteGroup’s Del Webb Communities has been hit with a nearly $13.6 million penalty awarded to 460 homeowners in one of the largest … Continue reading

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5 Ways to Dial Up Your Innovation!

5 Ways to Dial Up Your Innovation! As the marketing environment becomes more competitive, much has been written about the need for business people to innovate in order to succeed. But how does one go about innovating? Contrary to popular belief, … Continue reading

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January New Home Sales dipped slightly

January New Home Sales dipped slightly, but only because the past month’s sales were revised higher. Together, December and January new home sales were the best they’ve been in a year, up 3.5% in that time frame. The median sale … Continue reading

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Warranty benefits from buying a new home

Buying a new home comes with several benefits. When building a new home, it is built based on current codes and standards. It is also built with the latest energy efficiency guidelines and most up to date materials are being … Continue reading

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Fed Chair Urges Swifter Action to Strengthen the Housing Sector

Chairman Ben Bernanke used the International Builders’ Show on Friday to restate the Fed’s contention that the pace of the U.S. economic recovery is linked inextricably to how quickly and sustainably the housing market improves. Addressing a large audience of … Continue reading

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Gut Feelings and Graphs Point to Market Improvement

The evidence is beginning to mount that the housing market has stabilized and is improving. While 2011 was the worst year for new single-family construction since World War II, a ray of sunshine erupted in the last quarter that is … Continue reading

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FHA Could Run Out of Money in 2012

The Federal Housing Administration could run out of money over the next year and require a $700 million cash infusion from the Treasury Department to stay afloat, according to the Obama administration’s budget request sent Monday to Congress. But Obama … Continue reading

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