Category Archives: REAL Estate

Steer Clear of “Steering”

July 10, 2020Working With Buyers, Fair Housing, Fair Housing Act “Steering” is the practice of influencing a buyer’s choice of communities based upon one of the protected characteristics under the Fair Housing Act, which are race, color, religion, gender, disability, familial status, or national origin. Steering occurs, for example, when real estate agents do not tell buyers aboutContinue reading “Steer Clear of “Steering””

Dow up 450 points on gains for shares of Caterpillar, UnitedHealth

DOW UPDATE Shares of Caterpillar and UnitedHealth are seeing strong returns Tuesday afternoon, propelling the Dow Jones Industrial Average rally. Shares of Caterpillar (CAT) and UnitedHealth (UNH) have contributed to the index’s intraday rally, as the Dow (DJIA) was most recently trading 450 points (1. — Read on finance.yahoo.com/m/e95b8460-f9b7-38f6-8c0d-f950d20b8c25/dow-up-450-points-on-gains.html

ARE YOU COVERED?

Homeowners insurance also Covers Four More Things: I. Your outbuildings, landscaping, and hardscaping. If you have outbuildings (like a barn), landscaping, or hardscaping (like fences), your homeowner’s policy most likely covers those for up to 10% of your policy amount (5% for plants). For example, if you have $100,000 in homeowners insurance and someone drivesContinue reading “ARE YOU COVERED?”

Black families pay significantly higher property taxes than white families, new analysis shows

Unfair property assessments lead to widespread over-taxation of black Americans’ homes A national reckoning with racism, combined with the economic damage wrought by the pandemic, is prompting some state and local officials to take a closer look at an issue that has long bedeviled Black homeowners: inflated property tax assessments. For decades, white tax assessorsContinue reading “Black families pay significantly higher property taxes than white families, new analysis shows”

Tesla overtakes Exxon’s market value in symbolic energy shift away from fossil fuels

Tesla is now at US $201 billion in market capitalization, with Exxon at US $185 billion Tesla Inc.’s market value has surpassed Exxon Mobil Corp.’s in a sign that investors are increasingly betting on a global energy transition away from fossil fuels. Elon Musk’s Tesla, now at US$201 billion in market capitalization, is surging onContinue reading “Tesla overtakes Exxon’s market value in symbolic energy shift away from fossil fuels”