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Home Selling

Preparing Your Home FSBO

Tweet With the housing market the way it is, homeowners who are planning to sell understand that it is a buyer’s market in most areas of the country. Gone are

Home Improvement

Allow ENERGY STAR To Make Your Home More Efficient

Tweet Prices for electricity, gas, and other fuel sources are at record levels, putting serious pressure on family budgets across the US. Add in higher prices at the pump, a

Home Improvement Home Tips

Small Home Projects Which Add Value To Your Home

Tweet Not every homeowner has the deep pockets to carry out an extensive home improvement project, but there are several smaller jobs you can do which will add value to

Home Buying

Second Homes Equal One-Third Of Sales

Tweet The overall decline in the housing market has impacted the purchase of second homes, whether used for vacation or investment purposes, but the fact remains that one-third of all

Home Buying

Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 7

Tweet This is the final article in our home buying series. Hooray, you’ve finished the deal and are ready to move in! The house is yours and all you have

Home Selling Home Tips

Clean Out The Clutter & Hold A Yard Sale

Tweet Quick, what are some of the favorite past times for Americans? If you named baseball, cook outs, and Disney vacations then you’d have picked three that definitely fit. Allow

Home Improvement

Spring Cleaning & Home Improvement

Tweet Home Improvement Time The parking lots at the big box home improvement stores in my area are jammed pack most days, particularly on the weekends. With winter behind us,

Home Buying

Second Homes: Mull This One Over

Tweet This article is one in a series of occasional articles discussing the purchase of a second home whether for vacation or investment purposes. I mentioned last week that the

Home Buying

Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 6

Tweet Closing Your Home The big day has arrived: your new home will officially be yours once closing has been completed. If you time everything right, you can begin moving

Home Buying Home Financing Money Management

The Second Home Market Is Hot!

Tweet This article is the first in a series of occasional articles discussing the purchase of a second home whether for vacation or investment purposes. If you are in the

Home Financing Home Selling

Foreclosures And A Lease/Buyback Option

Tweet If a court date has been set for the foreclosure of your home, you might yet be able to stay in your home after the court concludes foreclosure. By

Home Buying Relocation

Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 5

Tweet Financing Your Home Prior to 2007, at least for the first several years of this decade, qualifying for a mortgage wasn’t nearly as difficult as it is today. Mortgage

Home Buying

REOs — Are They Worth It?

Tweet Home buyers looking for a bargain are taking a close look at the housing market and are witnessing some unique opportunities. For one, prices have fallen — dramatically so

Home Selling

Online Home Selling — An Option For You!

Tweet The housing market is just beginning to start its annual heat up, just as winter’s cold releases its icy grip on much of the nation. Spring is the season

Home Buying Relocation

Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 4

Tweet Understanding Escrow Congratulations, you found the home of your dreams and are ready to put some money down and finance the rest. Getting approved for a mortgage (assuming you