Looking to build a new home that would gracefully transition into a full-time, eco-friendly residence, Warren and Sally Baker turned to Blu® Homes, Inc. (“Blu”), the leading builder of precision-engineered, green prefab homes. The Bakers will build a one-story, green home with Blu Homes that is strong enough to weather storms and hurricanes that are common to coastal regions. The Baker home will be Blu Homes’ first project built on Shelter Island.
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NALCAB—National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, today launched a National Fair Housing Media Campaign, to engage and inform African American, Latino, Asian Pacific Islanders and other communities about discriminatory housing practices, their rights under the federal Fair Housing Act, and HUD resources. This cutting-edge media campaign will engage people through a comprehensive national media effort as well as grassroots outreach.
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As spring home buying season picks up, Bank of the West has released a series of educational videos to help consumers understand and navigate the home purchase process.
Mortgages In Brief are short videos available on Bank of the West’s YouTube channel that give consumers some of the essential information on down payments, credit scores, loan costs and documentation. The mortgage videos feature Karen Mayfield, who heads the Bank’s team of mortgage bankers. Mortgages In Brief are the latest videos in the Bank’s popular In Brief Series designed to educate consumers on financial matters.
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A new global survey suggests that home buyers around the world are poised to re-enter the housing market, but property market instability and worries about their personal finances are holding them back.
The International Mortgage Trends Report, commissioned by Genworth Financial and conducted by independent research firm RFI, is a new global survey of current and aspiring homebuyers aimed at gaining local insight into key world markets. More than 9,000 respondents across five continents in eight countries were interviewed. Countries surveyed were: Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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