5/25/2007 12:44:00 PM
New Home Sales Surge in April
Sales of new single-family homes jumped 16.2 percent in April, the largest increase in 14 years, but the median price fell 11.1 percent, marking the largest one-month decline on record, according to the Commerce Department. Analysts regarded the mixed signals ...
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5/18/2007 4:38:00 PM
The tenant's fix-it request list
Maintaining a good relationship between tenants and landlords can be maddening. How to avoid walking the tension high wire? By noticing maintenance issues that crop up and reporting them before serious damage or danger takes root. Communicating clearly to ...
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4/5/2007 10:31:00 PM
Getting Set to Sell Your Home
Getting Set to Sell Your Home The first step in home selling is to get your house ready for market. The home selling process can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. We’ve broken it down into six easy steps. This article describes the ...
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4/5/2007 10:21:00 PM
Must Home Buying Mistakes
Buying a house is the largest investment most people ever make; yet all too often it's a decision made in haste without adequate preparation Use our list of common house-buying mistakes to avoid costly regrets. Doing it alone . Buying a house is a complex ...
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4/1/2007 6:54:00 PM
How to Avoid Predatory Lending
When loans hurt instead of help, they can quickly lead to foreclosure and even bankruptcy. It's important to learn the warning signs and common problems associated with predatory lending, and to ask the right questions when shopping for low cost loans. ...
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3/31/2007 10:01:00 PM
Sell Your Home for More Money
By Phoebe Chongchua March 26, 2007 All sellers want to make more when they sell their home, but instead many literally throw away thousands of dollars. It's a problem that has a very basic solution. "The key to understanding how to get your house ...
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3/31/2007 9:59:00 PM
Can This Investor Be Saved?
"Can you recommend any exit strategies for my real estate investor friend who has too much inventory now and not enough funds to cover his mortgages?" asks a reader from somewhere in cyberspace. It's a fair question and one which seems to be ...
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3/31/2007 9:55:00 PM
Paralysis by Analysis or Good Investing Practice?
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3/29/2007 8:06:00 PM
7 creative ways to buy your first house
A pricey market poses big challenges for first-time buyers. Though some are daring, one of these options might be for you. By MP Dunleavey So you want to buy a place of your own but can't figure out how to pull together the necessary cash and financing? ...
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3/24/2007 3:40:00 PM
More Americans Become Landlords as Rents Rise
By Jeff D. Opdyke From The Wall Street Journal Online With home prices retreating from fever-pitch highs, a new breed of real-estate investor is eclipsing the speculator: the landlord. More Americans are hanging out "for rent" signs. Some were forced ...
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