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To help you navigate the intricate world of custom home-building, Alair Florida is shedding light on some common challenges prospective homeowners face and offering solutions based on their expertise.
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VP Harris Announces $5.5 Billion Funding for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Solutions
A housing crisis is gripping tens of millions of families nationwide, cutting across political lines and sparking bipartisan action in state legislatures.
Is This Common Myth Preventing You From Buying a Home?
If you think saving for a down payment is your number one barrier to homeownership, it’s important to understand how down payments work, how much is necessary and what programs can help you secure the funds you need.
5 Simple Spring Safety Tips for Your Home
As winter melts away and warmer weather returns, proactively checking your home’s systems will help keep it running efficiently while remaining a comfortable and safe space for you and your loved ones.
NAREB Calls to Increase African American Homeownership Across America
In more than 100 cities across the United States, seminars and one-on-one sessions will empower communities with steps toward homeownership, property investment, starting a business, free credit bureau reports, and other wealth-building opportunities.
How to Green Your Home or Apartment for Maximum Savings
Whether you own or rent the place you call home, ensuring that it’s energy efficient can help you save money, increase your comfort and contribute to improved indoor air quality. It’s also better for the planet.
How to Support Early Readers at Home
Recent data indicates that over 60% of fourth graders in the United States are reading below grade level, with performance particularly low due to the lingering effects of the pandemic.
Acres Home 33rd Annual Awards Banquet Gala
Greetings from the Acres Home Chamber for Business and Economic Development! Our core mission revolves around empowering small businesses, entrepreneurs, and our community by offering a diverse range of programs, seminars, and workshops in business development, professional growth, leadership, team building, education, and financial literacy. We also collaborate with various partners to bolster economic growth…
Making a Difference: Eco-Friendly Tips for Every Room in Your Home
By: d-mars.com News Provider BrandPoint Most recent data shows that in the past five years, 85% of people have shifted their behavior to be more eco-conscious and have started thinking sustainably when making purchases*. For many, the home is a natural place to start incorporating environmentally friendly products and practices. “From utilizing green building products…
Boost Your Home Value with These 5 Outdoor Project Upgrades
By: d-mars.com News Provider BrandPoint Are you looking for eye-catching and practical ways to upgrade your home? Consider investing in an outdoor renovation project! From installing or remodeling a patio to adding an outdoor fireplace, these outdoor projects can make your home an inviting space in which you and others will want to spend time….
The Houston Urban League’s Journey to Building Stronger Communities
What Are You Doing in Your Community for Empowerment? The Houston Area Urban League, a registered 501(c)3, has been serving the Houston community since 1968. The organization’s mission is to enable Black people and other disadvantaged communities to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power, and civil rights. Through their advocacy and efforts, the organization helps address…
Six Ways Homeowners Can Lower Residential Cooling Bills This Summer
By: d-mars.com News Provider BrandPoint The YORK brand of Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, has compiled six proven tips to help homeowners reduce cooling bills this spring and summer as energy costs nationwide remain above pre-pandemic rates. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that home cooling accounts for 12%…
Mayberry Homes: Bringing Affordable Home Ownership to Houston
Initiatives have been passed by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and City Council in support of creating more affordable housing projects, in alignment with the affordability objectives that will span over 40 years by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. This flexible roadmap to homeownership is tailored specifically for households earning 120% or below…
Understanding How Homeowners Associations (HOAs) Work
By Marla Lewis, President of the Houston Black Real Estate Association If you plan to buy a home or condominium this year, keep in mind that the property may be governed by a homeowners association, or HOA. More than 63 million people live within communities that are overseen by HOAs, according to the Community Associations…
Knocking Down Barriers for First-Time Homebuyers
Owning a home has long been an aspiration for many people across America, and one of the most effective ways to build generational wealth. Yet, due to the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, rising interest rates, and housing affordability concerns, including the lack of affordable housing supply, homeownership may seem out of reach for…
How Can We Narrow the Black Homeownership Gap?
By Chuck Bishop, Head of Diverse Segments for Wells Fargo Home Lending Despite ongoing challenges due to the pandemic, Black Americans joined the many homebuyers looking for a space to call their own during the past year. But even against that backdrop, the homeownership gap for the Black community remains significant, and concerns remain about…
Understanding How Homeowners Associations (HOAs) Work
By Contributing Writer Marla Lewis, President of the Houston Black Real Estate Association If you are setting your sights on buying a home or condominium, keep in mind that the property may be governed by a homeowners association (HOA). More than 63 million people live within communities that are overseen by HOAs, according to the…
Knocking Down Barriers for First-Time Homebuyers
Owning a home has long been an aspiration for many people across America, and one of the most effective ways to build generational wealth. Yet, due to the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, rising interest rates, and housing affordability concerns, including the lack of affordable housing supply, homeownership may seem out of reach for…
Understanding How Homeowners Associations (HOAs) Work
By Contributing Writer Marla Lewis, President of the Houston Black Real Estate Association If you are setting your sights on buying a home or condominium, keep in mind that the property may be governed by a homeowners association (HOA). More than 63 million people live within communities that are overseen by HOAs, according to the…
Why Wait? Get Into a Home Sooner With Private Mortgage Insurance
For the past several years, homebuyers have faced a hot housing market and home prices have risen at what can seem like an intimidating rate. In today’s market, it could take a family earning the national median income up to 14 years to save for a 20% down payment plus closing costs, according to U.S….