Tag: elizabeth lucchesi

Real Talk: Adjustable-rate mortgages aren’t all bad

By Elizabeth Lucchesi Notoriously given a bad rap for purported uncontrolled rate rises and balloon payments, the adjustable-rate mortgage is a lending tool currently being...

Real Talk: Understanding buyer’s and seller’s markets

By Elizabeth Lucchesi Though home sales numbers are booming, there is a nationwide drought of available housing. August data reported inventory numbers down by nearly...

Local fitness centers reopen cautiously

By Margo Wagner | [email protected] For many, it might be difficult to imagine going back to in-person exercise classes and sharing a space while working...

Real Talk: Maintenance tips to protect your home value

By Elizabeth Lucchesi  Homeowners today should heed the wise words of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Many...

Real Talk: Honest insight on interest rates

By Elizabeth Lucchesi There’s no need to write home about a couple tenths of a point increase. While mortgage rates ticked up last week, they’ll...

Help for Houston: Alexandrians pitch in to help victims of Hurricane...

By Denise Dunbar and Alexa Epitropoulos In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, more than 1,100 members of the federal National Disaster Medical System were deployed...