Even if you don't have or never plan to have school-age children, the quality of nearby schools can have an impact on how much you pay, and how much you sell a…
Cash buyers in real estate have a reputation for snatching up homes out from under credit buyers. But if you’ll be financing your home purchase mostly with credit, you aren’t necessarily out…
Buyers are back in the game again, after years of sitting on the sidelines. The problem is, they’re facing a huge housing inventory shortage in many markets. So they make three of…
Times have changed dramatically since the 1980s real estate boom. In fact, some of the Reagan-era strategies for buying and selling, if implemented today, would cause financial harm or result in missed…
A common question from a buyer or seller is: what are the best times to buy or sell a home? Here are some guidelines to consider. Spring and fall are better for…
Last year, you probably saw lots of up-and-down news reports and trend stories about the housing market. All this information can make it hard to know how to buy real estate, or…
Is Homeownership the key to happiness in 2013? Home prices are up. But homeownership has fallen to its lowest level since 1995. What gives? If the real estate market is so strong,…
If you’re a seller, it helps to understand the mindset of today’s buyer: what they’ve been through and what they’re willing to do — or not do — to get the home…
With all signs tilting towards a sellers’ market for the first time in years, it’s helpful for buyers to understand today’s home sellers. Here are three things you should know about today's sellers.…
10 Percent Down Payments are Back Remember the 10 percent down payment on a house? It’s back. Before the recent credit crisis, getting a home loan was easy. Your down payment was…