9351. The basics of title insurance
March 20, 2007
Buying a home is a long process that requires a lot of different things to all come together at one time.
Once you have gotten past one hurdle, you find that there is something else you have forgotten to do or think about in your home buying transaction.
One thing that is commonly ...
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9352. Recession on the horizon?
March 20, 2007
The United States real estate market has been unstable since the events that took place in 2006; a year that was supposed to be a slight price correction but has turned out to be much more than that.
The dreaded “R” word (recession) was loosely tossed around here and there towards the beginn...
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9353. Open your house but not too often
March 20, 2007
The open house has been one of the most common marketing home selling strategies in the United States. While you need to advertise you property in real estate and local publications, the open house attracts home buyers that may not even be looking for a home but see the “open house” sign on a Sunday...
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9354. Existing-home sales up, new home sales down
March 20, 2007
As of late, news about the housing market is pretty much all over the map. No one really knows what is going to happen next, and everything is pretty much completely unpredictable. Now that everyone has pretty much agreed upon the fact that the market is indeed slowing down, the next quest...
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9355. Attract renters with technological appeal
March 20, 2007
We all know that curb appeal is important to attract prospective buyers and renters to your property. But what one typically thinks of as being effective curb appeal may no longer be as valuable.
Traditionally, in order to create the most marketable curb appeal was to have the landscaping an...
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9356. Tapping home equity in retirement
March 20, 2007
Americans are saving less and less for retirement these days, which is a big problem all around. As a result of this, many are now looking at their home as the source of their income for their golden years.
By the time most homeowners are ready to retire, they have probably built up a sig...
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9357. Mortgage contracts could be cheaper for consumers
March 20, 2007
The two leading mortgage giants in the industry are teaming up to propose a new way to conduct mortgage contracts through less paperwork, which could ultimately save consumers over $1 billion. Obviously, this savings will be spread out over millions of borrowers, so the question becomes whether the...
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9358. Home prices continue to fall
March 20, 2007
The housing market has seen better days. After much debate, it seems as if we are finally in agreement on this fact.
But the one thing that analysts, economists, industry insiders and regular homeowners are not in agreement on is whether the market will get better or if we are headed for ...
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9359. Those with bad credit may find it harder to get a mortgage now
March 20, 2007
The housing market is never stagnant; it is constantly changing and evolving.
As the housing market continues to stall, and in other bad news, more and more mortgages begin to default, we begin to see changes in the infrastructure of how things operate.
Subprime loans; those mortga...
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9360. The sooner you get your permit, the better
March 20, 2007
The housing and home improvement industries usually experience their busiest seasons in the spring as buyers are waking up from the winter lull to do business and home owners decide to make some major improvements or renovations before trying to sell or just to enjoy the spring and summer in their r...
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