Real Estate News
Turning Internet Confusion into Success
The simple fact that the internet is a part of the returning real estate market is not big news, but with so much information coming out so fast, understanding it can be difficult. This article is the first in a series of six that decodes the basics, and even some mild intricacies, of the world of electronic marketing and will show you how to compete and succeed in an area of marketing where you might have previously feared to tread. FULL STORY->
Part Two: Creating an FDIC Asset Strategy to Maximize Today’s Market Conditions
Peter L. Mosca shares an excerpt of an interview with Alethea Cox, loan specialist, Kingston Management Services, an FDIC qualified bidder and Michael Anderson, Founder and Co-owner of RealSource, who’s company has a track record of placing thousands of investor/clients in the right properties in the right markets at the right time. FULL STORY->
CPSC Opens Drywall Information Center
Chinese drywall contains substances less or not common in U.S. drywall and the CPSC is working with its Chinese counterpart following reports that the material is sickening. FULL STORY->
Differentiate Yourself: Build With Home Gateways, Digital Possibilities in Mind
Home gateways, for example, integrated, all-in-one devices that can be the centerpiece of the new digital home are expected to grow greatly through 2013, according to the latest report, Home Gateways: Door Opens for SPs to Realize Value-Adds, from Light Reading Insider, a paid research service of TechWeb’s Light Reading. FULL STORY->
Avoid Devastation When The Landlord Forecloses on Your Rental Home
It is no mystery that the economy, and the real estate market in particular, have not been kind to working-class people. While most of us have been touched in one way or another by the economic slowdown, some folks have strung together a particularly bad streak of luck. FULL STORY->
Ask the HOA Expert
Richard Thompson answers questions common to many HOA’s in this week’s column. FULL STORY->
Avoid Devastation When The Landlord Forecloses on Your Rental Home
It is no mystery that the economy, and the real estate market in particular, have not been kind to working-class people. While most of us have been touched in one way or another by the economic slowdown, some folks have strung together a particularly bad streak of luck. FULL STORY->
Ask the HOA Expert
Richard Thompson answers questions common to many HOA’s in this week’s column. FULL STORY->
Real Estate Outlook: Price and Sale Gains
Sales of existing homes and condos continue to power the real estate market, in some areas they’re up by double digits, and despite all the negative headlines about foreclosures, even prices are rising in many places as well. FULL STORY->
Adding a Rental Unit to Your Home
Municipalities used to take a dim view of homeowners who wanted to put a rental apartment in their homes, but that’s changed in recent years. FULL STORY->
New Appraisal Rules are Causing Problems
Like politics, all real estate is local. This is drummed into us time and time again. You hardly ever see a report about state or national real estate trends without the cautionary caveat that “local markets are all different.” So how, then, does it make any sense for real estate appraisals to be conducted by out-of-the-area appraisers who lack (and don’t have time to get) specific local-market knowledge? FULL STORY->
Washington Report: No Recess for Housing
he House and Senate may have left Capitol Hill for their August break, but housing lobbyists are busy at work gearing up a major campaign to extend the $8,000 home buyer tax credit. The credit for first-time purchasers is scheduled to expire November 30. FULL STORY->
California Homebuyers Tax Incentive Funds Depleted: Should We Increases Taxes and Fees to Pay More?
California legislators put a hundred million dollars on the table for first time homeowners to grab. Were they surprised when takers actually accepted the offer? Apparently this is so. They are now attempting to put more money in the coffers for this give-away. FULL STORY->
Navigating the Short Sale Process: Learning From the Nation’s Largest Mortgage Servicers
The percentage of homes in short sale and foreclosure grows daily, following in the trail of the housing boom and burst. Money magazine reported just a few shorts months ago that “nationwide, 14% of homeowners are currently underwater on their mortgages.” A live audio conference, being held next week, aims to educate agents and open discussion with Wells Fargo and Bank of America. FULL STORY->
Hot Market: Iowa City Market Insulated and Growing
The real estate market in Iowa City, IA is once again moving forward, as sales in July outpaced year-over-year numbers in 2008. But what would you expect from the 10th Smartest City in the country according to Forbes Magazine. FULL STORY->
Remodeling Increasing: How to Get the Best Value
Homeowners who have either decided to stay in their homes or are considering selling may be helping to build momentum in the remodeling market. FULL STORY->
