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International Home Style

Initiated by European architects–such as Mies van der Rohe–in the early 20th century, this is the style that…

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Greek Revival Home Style

This style is predominantly found in the Midwest, South, New England, and Mid-Atlantic regions, though you may spot…

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Gothic Revival Home Style

The influence of English romanticism and the mass production of elaborate wooden millwork after the Industrial Revolution fueled…

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Georgian Home Style

Befitting a king–in fact, the style is named for four King Georges of England–Georgian homes are refined and…

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French Provincial Home Style

Balance and symmetry are the ruling characteristics of this formal style. Homes are often brick with detailing in…

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Federal Home Style

Ubiquitous up and down the East Coast, Federal-style architecture dates from the late 1700s and coincided with a…

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Dutch Colonial Home Style

This American style originated in homes built by German, or “Deutsch” settlers in Pennsylvania as early as the…

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Creole Home Style

The Creole Cottage, which is mostly found in the South, originated in New Orleans in the 1700s. The…

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Craftsman Home Style

Popularized at the turn of the 20th century by architect and furniture designer Gustav Stickley in his magazine,…

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Contemporary Home Style

You know them by their odd-sized and often tall windows, their lack of ornamentation, and their unusual mixtures…

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Colonial Home Style

America’s colonial period encompassed a number of housing types and styles. However, when we speak of the Colonial…

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Bungalow Home Style

These narrow, rectangular one and one-half story houses originated in California during the 1880’s as a reaction to…

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Art Decor Home Style

The 1925 Paris Exhibition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs launched the Art Deco style, which echoed the Machine Age…

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Cape Cod Home Style

Some of the first houses built in the United States were Cape Cods. The original colonial Cape Cod…

The Cost of Renting vs. Buying a Home [INFOGRAPHIC]

Some Highlights: Historically, the choice between renting and buying a home has been a tough decision. Looking at the percentage of income needed to rent a median-priced home today (27.7%) vs. the percentage needed to buy a median-priced home (17.5%), the choice…

This is Not 2008 All Over Again: The Mortgage Lending Factor

Some are afraid the real estate market may be looking a lot like it did prior to the housing crash in 2008. One of the factors they’re pointing at is the availability of mortgage money. Recent articles about the availability of low-down…

Buyer Demand Growing in Every Region

Buyers are out in full force this fall, increasing the demand for homebuying in all four regions of the country. According to the latest ShowingTime Showing Index, “Home showing activity was up again nationwide with a 4.6 percent rise in traffic, as…

2 mitos frenando a los compradores de vivienda

En un artículo reciente, First American compartió como los millennials no son realmente diferentes de las generaciones anteriores cuando se trata del objetivo de ser propietario de vivienda, sigue siendo una gran parte del sueño americano. La pieza, sin embargo, también revela…

El costo de alquilar vs. Comprar una casa [Infografía]

Algunos aspectos destacados: Históricamente, la elección entre alquilar o comprar una casa ha sido una decisión difícil. Mirando al porcentaje de ingresos necesarios hoy para alquilar una casa con precio medio (27.7 %) vs. el porcentaje necesario para comprar una casa con…

Esto no es 2008 de nuevo: El factor de préstamo hipotecario

Algunos temen que tal vez el mercado de bienes raíces se vea mucho como lo hizo antes del desplome del sector de la vivienda en 2008. Uno de los factores importantes que están señalando es la disponibilidad del dinero hipotecario. Artículos recientes…