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It is important that a home buyer understand all of the costs involved in purchasing a home. These costs go way beyond the purchase price. Inspections, fees, appraisals, and on and on and on…. the terminology used in real estate can be extremely confusing for home buyers. What's more, who pays f...
10/04/2011
Selling a house in an extremely competitive market is possible, especially if a seller is prepared to take action to help facilitate attracting a buyer. In a housing market where 'for sale' signs are springing up like mushrooms after a downpour, it's not enough to hire a real estate agent who onl...
10/02/2011
The calls started last November. Speaking in Spanish, a representative from New Century Solutions in Lake Forest, Calif., pitched Jose Chirino to purchase a forensic loan audit. For $2,995, the representative said, an audit could help the San Jose, Calif., homeowner get a much-desired loan modifi...
09/29/2011
In today's Long Island real estate market, we are seeing more and more properties for sale flooding the market, but fewer and fewer buyers for these properties. The result is that house prices keep going down every month. As a result, it has become tougher and tougher for people to sell their pro...
09/19/2011
In today's tough real estate market, you must do things to make your home stand out from the crowd. Home Staging has become a popular way to make your home stand out from the crowded listing inventory. When we hear the word "Staging", we tend to automatically think that means we need someone els...
09/12/2011
More homeowners prefer to pay off their mortgages sooner as interest rates have stayed near rock-bottom and weak labor conditions have caused them to reduce their debt loads. According to a recent survey, the current trend in refinancing into shorter-loan terms is a stark contrast to the one duri...
09/08/2011
Home prices have taken such a beating and demand for rental units has increased so much that it's now cheaper to buy a two-bedroom home than to rent one in most major U.S. cities. According to real estate web site Trulia, buying was cheaper than renting in 74% of the country's 50 largest cities i...
09/06/2011
Seems that more and more states are being affected by hurricanes today than any other natural disaster, so we wanted to take a close look at hurricanes and your insurance. Your big challenge may come in the way of getting your insurance company to pay up instead of trying to deny your claim. You ...
09/01/2011
It's important to be as perfect as possible when selling your home. That will increase the likelihood that you can have success selling it. Here are some helpful tips to give you the best chance to sell your Long Island area home: Never avoid doing necessary repairsYou won't necessarily need to t...
08/29/2011
Many home inspectors seem to be speaking a different language when using terms like "serviceable condition" and "conducive to deterioration." Here are 5 things you need to ask and understand about your new home so you can make a smart buying decision. 1-How bad is it - really? Sometimes it's hard...
08/25/2011
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