Purchasing, Selling, Protecting and Maintaining Your Home

Distressed and bank-owned properties now occupy double digit shares in real estate market news as everyone should know by now unless you have left the planet for a while. Some real estate agents and brokers are relying on these listings to keep them above water.

But beware! The listing agreements concocted by some of the lenders of these bank-owned homes can attempt to... Read More

If you are in the home selling market or you are thinking about putting it up for sale, making smart and quick eco-renovations may help out in this real estate market news. These green remodeling ideas can help cut monthly energy bills, reduce water usage, clean up air quality and make your home stand out from all the rest.

Record-high oil and gas prices and water shortages... Read More

One tool that an experienced real estate agent has in their tool kit for home selling is staging. If you have ever walked into a beautifully decorated home and imaged bathing in the spa-like bathroom, cooking meals in the chef's kitchen or relaxing with a good book in a cozy nook, then you have experienced staging. Staged listings make home selling quicker and your home to... Read More

The real estate market news is hot in the Philippines. Tourism, off-shoring and on-shoring have driven property to the top of the real estate market news.

In 2007, tourists arriving in the Philippines reached a little over three million,from lonelier days of tourist arrivals hovering around two million. The Philippines has become a hot tourist spot for Russia, Middle East,... Read More

Leaks in ceiling, mold and swimming pool used to collect water in rent-subsidized Chicago home.

In real estate market news, Chicago's grand experiment to improve public housing, nearly a decade after Mayor Richard Daley's government turned to private developers to transform the future of housing for the poor, is sluggish at the best.

The plan was dreamed up during the rising... Read More

The blistering economy is hurting countless retailers and restaurant chains. But Starbuck's closing stores instead of opening them is really something new in commercial real estate news. In Starbuck's case it is more than just the bad economy. The company has been known in commercial real estate news for its expertise in selecting prime real estate.

Their problem started... Read More

A realistic real estate agent when asked "Is it a good time to buy or sell?", should answer "it depends."

For the person who has lived in their home for quite a few years and has a lot equity, they can afford to sell at the lower 2008 prices vs. inflated 2005 prices. They can take their proceeds and purchase a house at a lower price. Makes a lot of... Read More

Video applications are one of the new hot applications in real estate market news.

Real estate agents who are not marketing their listings using video are missing a huge opportunity to separate themselves from the competition, provide a higher level of service to their buyers and sellers and most importantly reach the hot new Gen X and Gen Y markets.

Perhaps the most... Read More