Purchasing, Selling, Protecting and Maintaining Your Home

The recession and the weak real estate market are making it somewhat more difficult for young and growing families to "trade up" to a larger house. This is especially true for families with mortgages on homes which have lost value. They may be particularly stuck in a quagmire. Young families need to be particularly cautious because financial missteps which could... Read More

1. Credit requirements for loans are still very tight, with unemployment rates still high, and banks are tightening up on lending standards for all... Read More

The federal first-time homebuyer's tax credit has boosted up the lower end of the real estate market in recent months. Now it's time for people with a bit more money in their pockets to get the same deal.

With the extension of the tax credit signed by President Obama Nov. 6, agents expect that there will be an increase in the real estate market for more expensive homes. The... Read More

After the big real estate bust in Phoenix, Arizona, there is a new trend-owners turned renters.

With this desert city enduring one of the largest declines in housing prices for any urban area since the Depression, there is a continuous stream of foreclosures to choose from. On some days, hundreds of foreclosed homes are offered for sale at auctions that take place on the... Read More

When real estate prices fall and more than six months of inventory remains on the real estate market, the market is (take your pick): slumping, depressed, softening, falling or slowing down.

Whichever term you choose, it doesn't matter. What matters is the fact that people still buy and sell. The real estate market hasn't come to an absolute stand still. Adjustment to the... Read More

If you ask a real estate agent, "Should I keep my home on the market over the holidays?" an agent will tell you, "Yes, absolutely, because then you know buyers are serious." It's hogwash. If you don't have to sell between Thanksgiving and New Year's, take your home off of the real estate market.

Why Your Home Should Be Off the Real Estate Market Over the... Read More

Sales of Custom Homes in the real estate market are on the rebound. Lumber composites (which include pine, spruce, and fir) have dropped over 34%. Panels (plywood) have dropped over 12%. Put this in combination with competitive quality labor prices, readily available lots, record low interest rates…now is the perfect time to build a house in the real estate market.

Builders... Read More

Staging tips for home selling that everyone can do for a quicker sale in a difficult real estate market:

1. Clear all unnecessary objects from furniture throughout the house. Keep decorative objects (pillows, throws) on the furniture restricted to groups of 1, 3, or 5 items.
2. Clear all unnecessary objects from the kitchen countertops. If it hasn't been used for three months...... Read More

The dramatic price rise of the real estate market is still recent history. Don’t be one of the home sellers caught in the over-pricing trap. You could be setting your sale price higher than “fair market value.” Unfortunately you probably... Read More

What is TARP? In real estate market news it is Washington’s name for the $700 billion bailout. It stands for Troubled Asset Relief Program and is the centerpiece of the federal government’s plan to take back bad mortgages and to get other tainted financial products off the banks’ books.

The plan is to buy those troubled assets at a fair market value and this will give the... Read More

The 2008 Housing and Economic Recovery Act in the real estate market news has some complex legal nuances that have not been discussed very much. Here are some aspects to consider in real estate market news:

Why is unlimited credit offered to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Since both real estate market associations purchase loans from lenders and sell them as mortgage-backed... Read More

The National Association of Realtors states that the housing industry may be in recovery because of gains in home selling in June and the recently–passed economic stimulus package.

Another less obvious factor in the real estate market that is affecting the recovery is the easy access to real estate data on the internet. This is changing consumer behavior patterns, according... Read More

Loans have always been somewhat of a mystery to the consumers in real estate market news. Here is a simplified version of what happens:

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy loans from banks and other lenders and then sell them to investors worldwide in real estate market news. This secondary level again provides money for lenders to make new loans.

It has always been believed that... 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

With the ever growing Real Estate Market wouldn't it be nice to save yourself a little time. Imagine being able to list your property onto a website and all the work is done for you! Ok, maybe not all the work but a majority of the online posting. Imagine posting your property ad onto one site and that site turns around and posts that same ad onto various other websites... Read More