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The Real Estate Market Shows Significant Signs of Optimism
Just as the busiest season of the year for residential real estate gets underway for springtime, fresh data from a variety of convincing and reliable sources gives the market renewed…
Reason to Buy in 2009: New $8,000 tax credit to qualified buyers.
Congress recently enacted legislation providing a tax credit worth up to $8,000 for first-time homebuyers. A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction in taxes, so if a buyer gets the…
Real Estate Green Living Tips: Save money with a sustainable home
Reducing the amount of materials and energy required to build or maintain a home can help to substantially reduce your carbon footprint. At the same time, a green approach to…
3 Tips to Help Ensure a Faster Sale in a Buyer’s Market
With almost a year's worth of excess inventory already listed on the market, home sellers this year face some major challenges - especially as we head into the slowest real…
4 Money Saving Tips for Homeowners
Implement these 4 ideas to help sell a house or upgrade a home without straining the household budget. Those Saving money is now back in vogue, especially when it applies…
Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows
Those wanting to buy or refinance may get the deal of the century at their local bank if they do so soon. Late last year the National Association of Realtors…
Tips for a More Successful Appraisal
Real estate appraisals are powerful, particularly in today's nervous market as loan underwriters take a more skeptical approach to approving mortgages for buyers and homeowners have more trouble qualifying for…
A Snapshot of Holiday Home Bargains in Vacation Markets
This past year has been historically dismal for the real estate industry, but within the rough patch there are some rare investment gems. The sagging sector has driven home prices…
Tips for Buying Condo Bargains this Winter
To buy while others are selling has long been celebrated as a savvy way to shop. But these days it is also possible to buy without hardly any competition from…
Real Estate Role Reversal: With reverse mortgage, lender pays homeowner
Reverse mortgages - which are a specialized type of home equity loan available to Americans age 62 or older - offer the homeowner a chance to get paid by the…