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Top 6 Home Design Trends To Watch in 2023
Over the past few years, most of us have spent extra time at home—and that means we appreciate more than ever the personal design touches that make a house cozy and comfortable. Some of us have adapted our dwellings in new ways, from creating...
2023 Real Estate Market Outlook (And What It Means for You)
Last year, one factor drove the real estate market more than any other: rising mortgage rates. In March 2022, the Federal Reserve began a series of interest rate hikes in an effort to pump the brakes on inflation. The housing market reac...
8 Strategies to Secure a Lower Mortgage Rate
Mortgage rates have been on a roller coaster ride this year, rising and falling amid inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty. And even the experts are divided when it comes to predicting where rates are headed next.1 This climate...
10 Pro Tips for a Smooth Home Move
The process of buying a new home can be both exhilarating and exhausting. But the work doesn’t stop when you close on your property. On the contrary, you still have a lot to do before you can settle into your new place. &nb...
HannaFinancial: 7 Mortgage Doubts & Fears
Buying a home is a huge investment, and with such a big life decision comes, quite understandably, questions and concerns. At some point in the home buying process, you may have begun to doubt or fear that this isn’t the right decision fo...
2021 Rankings & Highlights
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is the largest privately owned real estate company in the country, according to multiple rankings released in 2021. As a decades old company built on a legacy, Howard Hanna has grown and evolved in a ...
What does one-stop shopping mean?
You may have heard your real estate agent, friends, family, or other sources use the term “one-stop shopping” during your home buying or selling experience, but what does it mean in the real estate industry? One-Stop Shop (noun), coine...
53 Years Later: Reflecting on the 1968 Fair Housing Act & Homeownership Today
It has been 53 years since the Fair Housing Act of 1968 was passed into law. Intended as a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the act prohibited discrimination in housing based on race, religion, national origin, or sex. When passed, ...