WASHINGTON — Who is more likely to walk away from a house and a mortgage — a person with super-prime credit scores or someone with lower scores? It’s probably not who you think. New research using 24 million individual credit files has... (Continue reading)
Giving your clients a closing gift should be a must after the transaction is complete. It shows your appreciation of them intrusting you with one of the hardest decision they had to make. Closing gifts doesn’t have to be extravagant... (Continue reading)
When you’re showing an empty property, you can take these simple steps to empower yourself against attack or theft. Be sure to use the lockbox property-key procedure that has been established to improve real estate agent safety. A reliable, secure... (Continue reading)
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A year after the financial collapse of 2008, the housing market is very different than it was before the foreclosure crisis. Here are seven bits of wisdom from economists and financial planners for anyone contemplating a home purchase today: Old-fashioned basics are... (Continue reading)
Real estate professionals report that first-time home buyers are flooding the sale market, pressed to finalize a deal before the federal government’s $8,000 tax credit offer expires on Nov. 30. Because mortgage approvals, residential inspections, and other steps in the... (Continue reading)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government said Monday that new home sales in the United States rose by the largest amount in nearly eight years last month, in another sign the housing market was bouncing back from the worst downturn in... (Continue reading)
Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, said that the Federal Housing Administration is going to permit its lenders to allow homeowners to use the $8,000 tax credit as a down payment. Donovan’s remarks came in... (Continue reading)
We’ve been seeing a small turn in real estate that some economist might say we are closing in on the recovery of the real estate market. Some areas have seen a small appreciation in the housing market but many areas... (Continue reading)
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