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Every year on April 9th and this year on Tuesday April 9, 2024, we celebrate the unofficial Happy National Library Workers Day to recognizes the excellent contributions library staff make every day in communities through their great work and dedication.Library workers provide a wealth of diverse ...

On March 19, 2024, Larissa Runkle published a very good interesting report on Realtor.com about the list of essential Spring home maintenance tasks to do.1. Inspect your home’s exterior and roof,2. Check for water leaks in the basement,3. Reseal driveways and paths,4. Get your chimney cleaned,5. ...

On April 24, 2024, Realtor.com reported the active listing inventory of homes in the Midwest higher 13.9% in March of 2024 from March 2023; while new listed homes jumped 14.1% in March of 2024 from March of 2023. The median list price of a home grew 4.1% in March of 2024 from March of 2023, and h...

On April 4, 2024, Realtor.com reported the fallowing nationwide median weekly housing trends for the week ending March 30, 2024.Total available listings increased 25.0% for the week ending March 30, 2024, from the same period of time in March of 2023.Time on the market unchanged 0 days for the we...

On April 4, 2024, Liz Alterman published a very good interesting report on Realtor.com about the list of things to avoid saying when buying a home.1. This is my dream house.2. That couch is hideous.3. I can afford to spend X.4. I can’t wait to get rid of that.5. Why are you selling?6. What’s it r...

On March 21, 2024, Hannah Jones published a very good interesting report on Realtor.com about best time to list a house for sale the week of April 14-20, 2024.1. Benefits of Listing April 14-20, 2024,2. Above average prices,3. Above average buyer demand,4. Fast market pace,5. Lower competition fr...

On April 4, 2024, Realtor.com reported that nationwide median list price of a home was $424,900 in March of 2024, higher 0.2% from $424,100 median list price of a home in March of 2023.There were 694,820 listed inventory of homes in March of 2024, jumped 23.5% or 132,255 more homes listed in the ...

On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Census Bureau reported nationwide construction spending declined 0.3% to $2,091.5 billion in February of 2024 from $2,096.9 billion January of 2024, but rose 10.7% from $1,889.6 billion in February of 2023.Nationwide private construction up 0.0% to $1,617.1 billion in F...

On March 28, 2024, Realtor.com reported the fallowing nationwide median weekly housing trends for the week ending March 23, 2024.Total available listings gained 25.5% for the week ending March 23, 2024, from the same period of time in March of 2023.Time on the market declined 1 days for the week ...

On March 158 2024, National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for newly built single family homes increased three points to 51 points in March of 2024 from 42 points in February of 2024.The HMI component charting buyer traffic up two points to 34 points, the HMI ...