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Home Selling

Real Estate Contract Expiration: Now What?

Tweet Assuming that your home is in excellent shape, is priced correctly and is in a stable market, receiving a strong offer within the first month or two is normal.

Home Buying

Don’t Make These Costly House Hunting Mistakes

Tweet Patience and research can save you money when shopping for a home. As a first-time or transitional home buyer, you stand to come away with a deal that can

Relocation

Advantages Of Opting For An Ideal Storage Service

Tweet They are particularly useful for those who are planning to relocate their office or homes, or for people planning to go for vacations. They help to save a good

Home Buying

What You Need to Know About Short Sale Homes

Tweet How to increase your chances of buying a distressed property. When the seller lists the home for less than what is owed on the mortgage, that “shortage” represents a

Home Buying

7 Tips for Saving for Your New Home Downpayment

Tweet You’ll most likely need at least three percent (and sometimes up to twenty percent) of the home’s selling price in order to get into a home.  That puts you

Home Buying

What Are REO Properties?

Tweet Failure by homeowners to make scheduled mortgage payments triggers the foreclosure process which leads to a home eventually becoming an REO property. REO Defined Not all homes in foreclosure

Home Buying

Surprise: Home Prices Rise in July

Tweet Home prices statistics have been released for July 2011 and that news is surprisingly good. In its monthly report released on September 27, 2011, S&P Indices has seen its

Home Buying

Short Sale Basics & Your Home Search

Tweet Navigating through short sale confusion. Quite unexpectedly, you find a home that you both love and one that is priced $20,000 under your budget. Giving each other a “this

Home Buying Home Financing

Protect Your Dream Home From Shady Mortgage Brokers

Tweet By Alex Levin Mortgage brokers work on your behalf to shop around at multiple lending institutions and find the best package deal for your home loan. While the best

Home Improvement

6 Bathroom Remodeling Tips

Tweet By Alex Levin These tips will help you avoid stress, save money and create a bathroom that you’ll love. 1. Take the time to layout your remodeling project before

Home Selling

Why Short Sales Take So Long (And Often Fail)

Tweet Waiting out a short sale is a lesson in endurance. Welcome to the world of real estate short sales, a process that can take months to resolve. And, one

Home Improvement

Garden Thirsty? Drought Tips for Your Plants.

Tweet It may be too late to save your garden, but if you still can find some color, then you may have something left to work with. Watering can be

Home Buying

Are Your Association Fees Out of Line?

Tweet Association costs can slam your budget. Associations have their pluses and minuses, and are certainly not for everyone, particularly for homeowners desiring freedom of expression including what color to

Home Buying

How to Make an Offer to Buy a Home

Tweet Moreover, your lender has something to say about this — he may find that the home is overpriced and will nix the deal. This means that there are several

Consumer Financing Home Buying Money News

Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level In 2 Months

Tweet Mortgage rates are on the rise with Bankrate.com reporting that rates have reached the highest levels seen in the past two months. This news, however, shouldn’t cause consumers to