What does $1 Million Buy you in Today's Real Estate Market?

" In many parts of the country, it can certainly go a long way. In other areas, however, even with the unprecedented drop in home prices over the the past three years, a seven-figure price tag doesn't necessarily get you an ultra-luxurious apartment or big house in the...

Patience Needed for Housing Loan Program, Home Buyer Finds

In a housing market plagued by one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country, finding and buying a home would seem to be an easy hunt, especially if you're armed with federal funding assistance." The sheer mass of real estate available at a record-low price...

Banks are still delaying foreclosures in California

Banks are still delaying foreclosures in California.Though the number of NODs will probably be a record for 2009, it doesn’t mean much because the banks aren’t following through with the foreclosure. "The number of mortgage default notices filed against California...

Why Rent When You Can Buy?

In some metropolitan areas the price of rent is higher than buying a house. Take a look in some of these areas and invest your money buying the house of your dreams. "Home prices have dropped so much that the cost to own and maintain a house in many metros is only a bit more,...

Zombie Subdivisions: The Living Dead of the Real Estate Market

Zombie subdivisions are yet another knock-on effect of the global recession. Zombie subdivisions are housing developments that collapsed before they could be completed, leaving empty, incomplete homes to decay....

Rock bottom = 3 Br, 2 Ba, $19K

How long has it been since you've seen real estate going for less than $50K? How does $19,900 sound. Believe it or not it was not a foreclosure and it wasn't the lowest priced unit on the local market. About 4...

3 Ways To Tell If You Will Make Recession-Proof Passive Income..

So...you bought your first single family home,and you think you got it at a good price.  All the gurus say you make your money when you buy, not when you sell...and as far as you can tell, you bought at a good price, after evaluating all the factors you could think...

who is hanging around your house while you are at work

I was clearing the table from lunch when I saw a man standing at the edge of my grass with a camera. I realize that it is legal to photograph or record anybody doing anything at anytime from anywhere but he is clearly not a peeping Tom because he had what looked like an ID...

House sales warm up in June

This is good newsfor Victoria.  Home sales increasing may help  the entire economy"House sales closed in on a record last month in Greater Victoria. A total of 946 homes and other properties sold in June, making it one of the top...

The Real Estate Short Sale Dilemma

Castle Rock, CO - 7/2/2009 Unless you've been shipwrecked on a desert island, you are aware that the housing market is in the doldrums. Even though the Denver market is faring better than other areas, the...

Massachusetts Smoke Detector Laws Are Changing

Whenever a home is sold in Massachusetts, it is required that the home is inspected by the local fire department for properly working smoke detectors, as well as carbon monoxide detectors. Massachusetts has had their smoke detector law in place for decades and is designed to...

A li'l light shining at the end of Castle Rock’s housing tunnel

Castle Rock, CO (2009) - After seeing our real estate driven economy sag and bring with it dark days, closed stores and unhappy homeowners, perhaps the Denver market and Castle Rock in particular is coming out of...

No room for low-income housing in South Los Angeles

Low-income families are being priced out of their own neighborhoods in South Los Angeles so landlords can profit from luxury housing. Organizations such as Esperanza Community Housing aim to prevent the...

Survey: Lawyers Expect Boom in Bankruptcy

A country that elects Barack Obama, a liberal lawyer, as its president should not be surprised by the results of a recent survey by Robert Half Legal: Three-hundred attorneys from among the largest law firms and corporations in the United States and Canada were asked, "In...

Freedom For Investors

It may be true that there is much to earn and achieve in real estate business. Enjoying the thrills of striking it big with four to six-figure deals is an irreplaceable achievement. However, the thrills are without an equal and opposite challenges that one should overcome...

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