While the sharp growth in equity has
enabled more homeowners to seek cash - out refinancing, there are two main reasons driving the practice: home improvement and debt consolidation.
Not exact matches
While utilities have long discouraged energy storage by
homeowners and industrial consumers because it threatens their revenue model, Brown says it makes a lot of sense, not just for
enabling more renewable power but for lightening the load on old, creaky infrastructure.
For over half a century, reverse mortgage loans have
enabled more than one million senior
homeowners to convert a portion of their home equity into cash in order to supplement their retirement incomes.
As promised last month by the regulator of the two government - sponsored mortgage companies, changes to the Homeowner's Assistance Refinance Program (HARP) are now in place which may
enable more than 1 million
homeowners who owe
more on their mortgages than their homes are worth to refinance at today's very attractive interest rates.
In a state where housing prices can be quite high, co-operative living
enables many people to become
homeowners at lower,
more affordable costs.
The smart plug
enables homeowners to wirelessly control lamps, heaters, fans, and
more over Wi - Fi using the free WeMo app for iPhone [Direct Link].
Lutron at ISE 2017 today announced that its whole - home systems HomeWorks QS and GRAFIK RA 2 will support Apple HomeKit in March.With a HomeKit -
enabled Lutron Connect Bridge, part of the systems,
homeowners will be able to to control their lights, window shades and blinds, motion sensors, and
more using Apple's new Home app or Siri voice commands on iPhone and iPad.
«There is a need in today's marketplace for
more responsible mortgage products that
enable creditworthy homebuyers, who meet certain income limits and other requirements, to become
homeowners at an affordable entry point with comprehensive counseling,» said D. Steve Boland, consumer lending executive, Bank of America.