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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

Home Selling

Prepare Your Home For A Quick Sell

Tweet The housing market may be tough in some areas of the country, but that doesn’t mean you should hold back placing your home on the market. If you have

Home Selling

Should You Short Sell Your Home?

Tweet If you are facing an irreversible financial problem, then to “short sell” your home is one method for possibly finding relief from an important debt obligation. With a short

Home Building

Enhancing Your Home’s Interior

Tweet This article represents the final article in our home construction specification plan series. Assembling a Home Construction Specification Plan — Spec Plan T: Interior Decor Who is the best

Home Buying Relocation

Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 3

Tweet Negotiating the Offer You’re ready to start shopping for a home, understanding that mortgage rates are low and the housing market has cooled. As a buyer, this could be

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Housing Prices: Bottoming Out or Still Falling?

Tweet Quick: Home prices have bottomed out or they could still drop an additional 25%. Depending on what you read and whom you believe, you will hear diverging, even contradictory

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January Home Sales Drop, But Beat Expectations

Tweet For January 2008, U.S. home sales dropped by 0.4% to an annual pace of 4.89 million homes. According to the National Association of Realtors, which tracks home sales, the

Home Building

A Fresh Approach to Outfitting Your Lawn

Tweet This article is part of our ongoing home construction specification plan series. Assembling a Home Construction Specification Plan — Spec Plan S: Landscaping First impressions of a home are

Home Buying Relocation

Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 2

Tweet Taking the Next Step: Finding A Home There are two big reasons why many consumers are thinking about buying a home today: the weather is getting warmer and mortgage

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Using Your Stimulus Check For Home Improvements

Tweet When the U.S. Treasury starts sending out economic stimulus package checks this June, the hope is that the billions of dollars of money received by eligible citizens will be

Home Building

Garage and Pathways That Get Noticed

Tweet This article is part of our ongoing home construction specification plan series. Assembling a Home Construction Specification Plan — Spec Plan R: Garage, Pathways Not many people who are