Selling your home?
Owning a home is the original American dream. It's the old frontier spirit, wanting to claim your own tuft of the New World. Then again,...
Housing crisis not scaring off home ownership
Seventy-five percent of Americans still aspire to own a home and consider home ownership a major life goal, according to a new poll of...
2nd home buyers stay closer to home
Bargain home prices have jump-started sales on second homes, but more purchasers are opting to buy properties much closer to their...
More home owners try ‘reluctant landlord’ role
More sellers who are tired of their home lingering on the market or don’t want to have to take a loss on their home are opting to become...
Is the US moving to rentership from ownership?
Well, there’s at least one big Wall Street banker that’s betting on the United States becoming a “rentership” society: Morgan Stanly. Is...
Creative ways to afford a home
1. Investigate local, state, and national down payment assistance programs. These programs give qualified applicants loans or grants to...
Some foreclosure myths busted
Four years into the housing crisis, myths about foreclosure still litter the minds of even the smartest of real estate consumers. When it...
Before buying a home
Interest rates are at all time lows and nationwide (US), home values are down 25 percent from their peak, meaning affordability is...
Representation in real estate transactions
Whether you're buying or selling, it's important to choose representation that meets your needs in the transaction. You have choices...
