21st July 2008
When you list your home on the market, you have to realize potential buyers are going to go over it with a fine tooth comb. This means you need to make repairs before hand. Since you probably aren’t rolling in money, prioritizing repairs is often import...
21st June 2008
The real estate market is bouncing back from a legendary hot period by going ice cold. Money has dried up, home values are bombing out and foreclosures are at unheard of levels.
Is there any silver lining to the current real estate market? Is there an...
21st June 2008
The real estate market is slightly cold these days across much of the country. If you hope to sell your home for a decent price, you need some factor that makes it stand out from similar homes around you.
While the real estate market is down, energy p...
04th June 2008
One of the time tested strategies in real estate is to buy the “ugly duckling” on the block and then improve it to reap appreciation gains. The key to maximizing your gain, of course, is to minimize your cost. This means you need to know the secret to...
04th June 2008
The sky is falling! Talk to practically any homeowner these days and you would swear that Armageddon has arrived. While the real estate market is a mess, homeowners need to take a deep breath.
Are there homeowners who are in deep trouble because the ma...
04th June 2008
Mention the word contract and images of expensive lawyers comes to mind. In real estate transactions, this is largely not the case anymore.
Owning a home is the American Dream. While the last few years have been more than a bit rocky for homeowners, t...
04th June 2008
The hyped reasons for the massive slow down in the real estate market are the credit crunch and bursting of the real estate balloon. There is one other major problem that nobody talks about.
At its core, the real estate market is no different from any...
04th June 2008
Down, down and down we go. Where will the real estate market settle? Is it possible to figure out where the bottom of the real estate market will be? It is an interesting question.
The news is in for the recent financial quarter. Unfortunately, it read...
13th May 2008
The current real estate situation is a killer for most borrowers. While prices are down to very attractive numbers, getting funding to buy a home is very tough given the current credit crunch.
If you want to get funding these days, you need to elimina...
13th May 2008
As of the writing of this article, the real estate market is a horrific mess as prices fall. This “down” market is, of course, a huge boon for home buyers. You can pick up properties at very low prices and make a killing when the prices recover in a y...
29th April 2008
Selling your home without a real estate agent has a lot of benefits. Many homeowners, however, fail to take this path because of a fear of dealing with the real estate contracts involved. This common fear is misplaced.
When it comes to legal issues, t...
29th April 2008
The real estate market is cold, cold, cold. If you want to sell in this market, you need to spice things up. One of the best ways is to do a little plastic surgery on your home.
Time has a negative impact on our bodies. Hair goes gray or falls out. Th...
29th April 2008
The real estate market is completely out of whack at the moment, which means you need to be careful. In short, you need to know the secret to avoiding a financing disaster when buying a home.
As you know, the mortgage industry swirled the proverbial dr...
29th April 2008
You’ve put the property up on the market and are getting interest from potential buyers. In fact, one has made an offer you find generally acceptable, but has raised some problems regarding the home in it. What do you do?
Let’s start off with a bas...
25th April 2008
Location, location, location – you’ve probably heard this phrase a thousand times, but what does it really mean? If you are in the market for a home, you’ll want to know why location is key.
There are hundreds of reasons why location is so import...
