Amid increases in new construction, homebuilder confidence, and existing home sales, Freddie Mac reported fixed mortgage rates reaching new record lows for the second week in a row. “Fixed mortgage rates continued to ease somewhat this week to record lows and should help the ongoing housing recovery,” said Frank Nothaft, chief economist at Freddie Mac. [...]

Here’s your chance to take me out for dinner (or not). Either way enjoy Two Fajitas for $20 Print this out then call me and lets eat. Or you can take someone else. I’m Okay with that. Enjoy. Scott     If you would like more information on how you too may work with the [...]

If you would like more information on how you too may work with the Scott Ivey Real Estate Team, please contact us today. You can reach Scott Ivey by calling (916) 283-7959 or email Scott personally at scott@scottivey.net ~~~ Scott has been a licensed Real Estate Professional and Realtor in California since 2004 (DRE:01438657). Through [...]

Many people turn to surveillance cameras as a way to make their home and office more secure. There are so many different types of security measures on offer however that is can be hard to know whether this is the right type of equipment for your needs. This article explores the different security measures and [...]

Despite some apparent good will towards one another, and promises of setting partisan politics aside, to avoid the impeding fiscal cliff, mortgage rates still managed to move slightly downward last week. Economic data is beginning to show the impact of superstorm Sandy, and the next few months are likely to have some data, especially employment [...]

While you plan to re-work the bathroom space, the first thing you need to consider is its design. While working on bathroom remodeling ideas for small bathrooms, try not to change the existing layout and plumbing. You can either add or reduce the elements, but avoid shifting the major elements. If you have a bathtub [...]

Before you spend money on the latest energy-efficient gizmo that’s supposed to save you money let’s look at some energy saving ideas that will really help you save home energy. The strategies that we will look at maximize the effort you put in and the reduction in your home energy consumption. First sit down and [...]

Much in the same vein as Greece and QE3, the Fiscal Cliff is the new mega-issue du jour for financial markets.  That this was likely to become an issue is nothing new, and we weren’t alone in citing the CRFB piece back in July.  But now that Greece is continuing to gain acceptance as a [...]

MONDAY, November 12th VETERANS DAY Bond Market Closed   TUESDAY, November 13th The National Federation of Independent Business’ small business optimism index rose to 93.1 in October from a reading of 92.8 in September. The level of the index indicates a fairly pessimistic outlook by small business owners which is probably related to continued uncertainty [...]

The way they are constructed, makes double hung windows very popular. Cleaning double hung windows are easier than windows based on a spiral or string system because they won’t allow the sash to drop out when you are cleaning them. Double hung windows tilt in a way that uses a flush fitting tilt release which [...]