The federal government's tax incentives for home buyers, and monumentally low interest rates should be stimulating the real estate market; but are these band-aid solutions really stopping the bleeding?

It was thought that the $8,000 new home buyer tax credit would give the real est...

If you own a condo, rent your home, or lease office space, the last thing you want to hear is that your rent or HOA fees are going up. Well you can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that the increase will be miniscule compared to what a certain sector of property owners are facing. Imagine owning...

More and more Americans are hopping on their two wheelers to get to work or to run errands. Rising fuel costs, increasing traffic congestion, environmental awareness, and exercise are the driving motivators urging people to trade in four wheels for two. While many cities have been proactively foc...

Most of us take pride in what we do; whether we work in a book store, are stay-at-home parents, chop down trees, or run the country. And when it comes to the general public's perception of which are the most honest, and dishonest, professions, there are very few surprises to be seen in the freque...

The grim specter of foreclosure looms large over America. The popular media continues to report on the number of homes being lost, and the volume of empty properties now littering our suburbs and city streets. The economic effects are terrifying. Foreclosure is one 'F-word', that nobody wants to...

After months of walking through house after house, you have finally found your dream home. The house matches all of your criteria and you are confident the search is over... But wait, do you really know anything about the house beyond its perfect location, well laid out floor plan, and great deco...

Glut of Short Sales and Foreclosures = Great Deals for Patient Homebuyers

Short Sales and foreclosures are reaching record levels in the U.S. as many homeowners are feeling the squeeze from the recent recession. Whether the reason for having to give up their home is related to job...

Up until recently, banks have not been very supportive of giving home owners the option of a short sale because they are a complicated way to deal with a delinquent mortgage. However, with the rising wave of possible foreclosures on the horizon, some lenders are becoming more accepting of sho...

The high levels of foreclosures that have been plaguing the country for the past three years seem to be repeating in 2010 the pattern that they followed last year. The current climate of foreclosures has been progressing for the past three years and is not looking like it’s going to end...

While the economy still has a long way to go to recover, we are currently at an ideal time to buy real estate. It is true that there are a great many home owners who have underwater mortgages right now and a swelling on the horizon that is an indication of the next wave of foreclosures that&r...