18 February 2019 RISMedia's REAL ESTATE
Trending in Real Estate
The smart home
movement is heading
outdoors. Today's green
thumbs are opting for
gardening apps that ID
plants, automated lawn
mowers and technology
that provides soil-nutrition
and watering info.
Interior designers are expecting jewel tones
to make their mark in 2019. Look for ruby
reds, emerald greens and sapphire blues to
shine in home decor this year.
If your credit history is a bit
"thin," Experian Boost now
allows you to shore things up
by reporting your utility and
cellphone payments for an
instant lift to your Experian
credit score.
The top three states for female entrepreneurs to start a
business in 2019 are Texas, Ohio and Minnesota. According
to FitSmallBusiness.com's annual ranking, the determination
is based on four metrics: general business climate/
opportunity; outlook for women; economic and financial
health; and livability for females.
New Jersey, Illinois and Connecticut lead the nation in residents moving
out of state, according to United Van Lines' 2018 National Movers Study.
Chinese buyers—the
top foreign investors
in U.S. real estate
for six years straight,
according to NAR—are
now expanding into
lower price tiers. CNBC
reports that more
middle-class Chinese
are searching for lower-
priced homes in the
U.S., and increasingly
using a mortgage as
opposed to all cash.
