Archives for Real Estate - Page 3
Save Money on Summer Gardening Projects
How many of you have started summer gardens as a way to defray your family's grocery costs? James had some great tips for container gardening back in February. And I…
The Home Series: Saving Your Home?
Part 2 of 3: Saving Your Home? In part two of this three part series I spoke with a Loan Modification Officer who works in an office in Irvine, California.…
5 Things You And Your Partner Need To Know When Buying Property
After you and your partner decide on how to structure your personal finances, the next thing you both are likely to consider is buying a home together. There are a…
Why Do Queers Spend More on Home Improvements?
A national survey conducted by Target 10, an LGBT marketing agency based out of New York, gays and lesbians are more likely to spend money on home improvements than heterosexuals.…
The Home Series: Losing Your Home? Saving Your Home? Buying A Home?
I wrote this blog post because buying a home has been on my mind and I wanted to know what was really going on in the housing market. This past…
Rethinking housing
I'm getting a new deck this summer. The fence in the back yard is falling down and desperately needs replacing, and my last attempt at making a patio in the…
Giving Circles part two: The dignity of housing
There's something about shelter that reels me in and grounds me. I love our home. I've loved most of the homes I lived in. I love the concept of home.…
FHA Mortgages May Be the Way to Go
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has seen a surge in demand for its loan products as the cost of other non-FHA loans have increased and their availability has diminished dramatically.…
Introducing FHA HECM Mortgages: A home buying boon for Baby Boomers
Baby Boomers - those Americans born after 1945 - now make up about 30 percent of the United States population, and they are rapidly swelling the ranks of new retirees.…
Banks listing foreclosures through real estate agents.
About four years ago, I wrote down this goal: How to buy a foreclosure '“ research steps. This was back in the day when you typically had to show up…