Recent Posts Tagged With 'real estate and housing'

• 6 Basic Tips for Buying a Bank Owned Home

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 13:33 in reo, real estate and housing, homebuying

  By Xin Lu Currently many homes for sale are owned by banks. These properties are also known as real estate owned or REO and they have gone through the foreclosure process. Some of them are in very good condition and can be good deals. However, those...

• Why the Affordable Home Really Isn\'t

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 08:00 in mortgages, home buying, mortgage loan, real estate and housing

  By Julie Rains I've taken a look at home affordability calculators that are available from many reputable sites offering personal finance advice. "Affordability" is based on bank lending guidelines rather than real-life budgets. I'll show ...

• 9 Ways to Save on a Move

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 10:00 in real estate and housing, moving costs

  By Coupon Sherpa For those of us who have been somewhat transient in the past, moving invokes nausea. The fierce rip of packing tape and musty odor of boxes can make anyone's head spin — and then you fork over big bucks for movers, a truck, an...

• The Fallacy of Homeownership as a Sound Investment

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 10:00 in buying a house, homeownership, real estate and housing, wealth accumulation

  By Brandon Laughridge Homeownership is ingrained in the American psyche. Beyond that, the idea of owning a home has become a moral imperative in the United States. Presidents from Herbert Hoover to George W. Bush have extolled the virtues of homeown...

• What It Really Costs to Own a Home

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 08:00 in budgeting, real estate and housing, cost of homeownership, home maintenance costs

  By Julie Rains I'm a mortgage-free homeowner but I still have plenty of expenses associated with owning and maintaining my house. Some have been easy to anticipate — others, not so obvious. Either way, the dollars add up. For everyday and long...

• How Foreclosure, Deed in Lieu, and Short Sale Affect Credit Scores

  Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 09:00 in real estate, credit report, foreclosure, short sale, real estate and housing, deed in lieu

  By Xin Lu Currently millions of Americans are delinquent on their home loans or facing foreclosure. Foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure, and short sales are several ways for borrowers to get out of a mortgage that is no longer affordable. Here ...

• Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended and Expanded

  Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 10:00 in real estate, taxes, tax credit, real estate and housing

  By Xin Lu A couple months ago I wrote about the pros and cons of extending and expanding the popular first time homebuyer tax credit which was due to expire on November 30th, 2009. I wrote that there was a good chance that Congress would extend the ...

• Real Estate Agents: Do We Really Need Them?

  Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 11:42 in real estate agents, real estate and housing

  By WC Porter M and I have been looking to buy our first place for just under two years now. Then our real-estate agent insulted my wife and we decided to put the search on hold (besides, we need to save more money). The incident with our agent,...