by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 18, 2024 | Arizona and Its Amenities, Home Ownership, Taxes
USA Today surveyed the cost of living in each state. Criteria for the rankings were median income and five expenses: home ownership costs, groceries, health care, income tax and the cost of gasoline. The three most expensive states to live in were Hawaii, California...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 29, 2024 | Home Buying, Home Ownership
HUD published a rule for HUD financed projects or buildings constructed using HUD-assisted funds. The rule redefines and expands the existing 100-year Floodplain by establishing a new “Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) Floodplain.” This new FFRMS...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 15, 2024 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Juliana was a Great Dane who lived in the U.K. during WW2. In April 1941during the German bombing campaign known as the Blitz, a small incendiary bomb fell through the roof of the house of Juliana and her owner. Despite the noise, shock and fire, Juliana ran to it and...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 30, 2024 | Arizona and Its Amenities
Phoenix is attracting the most new residents and seeing the fastest economic expansion in the U.S., according to a new analysis by background check company Checkr. Using data from the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Checkr factored in metrics like...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 15, 2024 | Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
Although the number of purchases by foreign buyers of U.S. properties are down due to rising home prices, international spending on homes continues nation-wide. Where are they buying the most homes? The top destinations for foreign purchasers in the last reporting...
