Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Average US 30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises to 3.45 Percent

ortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the average for the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 3.45 percent from 3.42 percent last week. The average rate is down sharply from 4.04 percent a year ago.
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Monday, July 25, 2016

This colorful wallpaper really makes this bathroom pop!


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Tax on sizzling real estate sales boosts B.C. budget surplus

Tax revenue from B.C.'s sizzling housing market helped the province post a $730 million surplus during the last fiscal year, the province's finance minister has confirmed. "It is clear that property transfer tax revenues are up," said de Jong on Thursday in Victoria. In total the property transfer tax brought in $1.53 billion for the government, $605 million more than budgeted, said de Jong. That's an increase of 44 per cent over the previous year, and it all went a long way toward helping the government table the $730 million surplus, he noted.
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Friday, July 22, 2016

A Minimalist Manifesto: How To Simplify Your Style at Home

Sometimes, our homes can overwhelm us. What should be a place of retreat and comfort becomes bloated with items not needed, styles experimented with and abandoned, and projects started but never completed. While a good Spring Clean (whenever it happens) is always welcome, sometimes you want to go even further than that and streamline your style, too. Read on for our Minimalist Manifesto, and for ideas on how to simplify your home.
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