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A home equity line of credit offers a solution for financing extended remodeling projects or other needs that require long-term funding. ADOBE STOCK

By Brenda Richardson, Forbes Real Estate 

While many homeowners choose to tap their home equity to pay for renovation projects, younger borrowers are more likely to use home equity lines of credit for purposes other than home improvement, according to a survey released today by Providence, Rhode Island-based Citizens Bank. 

While traditionally the majority of HELOCS are used for home improvement projects (70%), Millennials are significantly more likely than homeowners over 40 to use a HELOC for non-traditional uses, including financing a new business venture, 45% versus 19%; big-ticket purchases, 44% versus 35%; taking time off work to support or care for family, 44% versus 24%; and taking a vacation, 36% versus 17%. 

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© Times of San Diego

ENCINITAS — Looking for that perfect one-of-a-kind art piece for your home and garden this spring? One place to find art works in abundance is the ArtFest 2019, taking place next weekend, April 13 & 14, at the San Diego Botanic Garden. The event will feature more than 30 local and regional artists, showcasing and giving presentations of their artwork to the general public.   

"The annual ArtFest event has been going on for more than 10 years and began as an idea by botanic garden President Emeritus Julian Duval, who recently retired in January, which was to bring art into the beautiful garden setting", according to The Coast News Group.

To find more information, please visit: San Diego Botanic Garden  

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 By Diana Olick, CNBC News

  • Homes listed in the first week of April get 14 percent more online views on average and are likely to sell 6 days faster on average than the rest of the year.
  • The number of buyers jumps dramatically in April, but the number of listings doesn’t peak until a little later, so there is less seller competition.
  • The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage has fallen more than a quarter of a percentage point in the last week and is nearly a full percentage point lower than the recent peak last November.

Timing is everything, especially in a housing market that has been less than dependable lately. So if you want to get the best price for your home in the shortest amount of time, you’d better list it next week,

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"Sales of previously owned homes posted their largest monthly gain since 2015 in February, a sign that lower mortgage rates and more attractive prices are helping to lure buyers back to the market just in time for the critical spring selling season", according to The Wall Street Journal. "The region seeing biggest increase in February home sales was the West, where volume rose 16% from January".

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