[QUOTE=mmcoolm;61527757]In Scandinavia most people have oval faces while in Germany their faces tend to be wider - either round or squarish. Germans also have longer and taller noses than Scandinavians. That's especially visible in women - Scandic women have button-noses while many German ones have noses like Nena or Penny McLean the singers. Is it that Germans have more Slavic (Sorbian, Czech) admixture? I find German looks more varied, but on average Scandinavians look more traditionally attractive....

Teacher Terry, I like small town living when it is close to a bigger city and that's exactly what Carson City is. Also Carson City is less expensive (esp. housing) than Reno. My adult kids want to work and live in Reno and my youngest would be attending UNR. So we would all start out living in Carson City but the adult kids would eventually move to Reno.

Both Fannie and Freddie have announced they will be increasing upfront fees on 2nd home mortgages and on mortgages that finance homes with balances that exceed their standard conforming loan limits (higher $$ homes). Those fee increases take effect on April 1st, 2022.

Buyers looking for financing now should contact their mortgage lenders to get updated estimates for these fees so they know how it will impact their finances.

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The Sarasota - Bradenton - Venice area real estate market started off 2022 with the lowest level of inventory of properties for sale to date.

Median home prices have continued to increase over the past 3 months as demand for properties outpaces new listings.

Distressed sales (foreclosures and short sales) represent just 1/2 of 1 percent of our current market.

Properties continue to sell quickly, with the median time on market from listing to contract...