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One of my favorite things about living in the Midwest is the seasonal changes. As we enter the fall season, I enjoy sitting outside on my porch and watching the trees along my street transform themselves into a carnival of orange, yellow and reddish brown colors. But as the leaves begin to change...

Last year I blogged about a Texas property owner who was selling an entire town on eBay. I guess if Sarah Palin can put the private jet up for sale on the auction site, why then not an entire town? On Wednesday, my friend sent me an article on another unique sell on eBay. While it's no grilled ch...

Open a newspaper or turn on the television, and it's not hard to notice that the housing market isn't doing so hot. But despite the slump, one home builder has something to smile about. Atlanta-based John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods was ranked highest in customer satisfaction among new home b...

Open a newspaper or turn on the television, and it's not hard to notice that the housing market isn't doing so hot. But despite the slump, one home builder has something to smile about. Atlanta-based John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods was ranked highest in customer satisfaction among new home b...

Today kicks off Century 21 Real Estate's National Open House Month. Following its successful spring open house month promotion in April, Century 21 offices around the country will hold fall open house events for thousands of property listings throughout the month of October. In April 2008, the n...

Once a year or so, the weeHouse hits the road to show off its unique features and educate the public on its innovative eco-friendly design. Last year, the weeHouse made its way to San Francisco. This year, with the support of General Motors and its Saturn division, the microhouse will travel to t...

Sales and home prices have dipped again in August by nearly 10 percent from a year ago, according to data released this week from the National Association of Realtors. The national, median existing-home price for all housing types was $203,100 in August, down 9.5 percent from $224,400 in 2007. Wh...

Altos Research, which tracks real estate data all over the country, identified the following ZIP code areas where homes for sale spent the fewest days on the market. In cases where communities of relatively fast-selling real estate were clustered, the best ZIP code in the area was chosen. Housing...

The Associated Press reported that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke bluntly warned Congress on Tuesday it risks a recession, with higher unemployment and increased home foreclosures, if lawmakers fail to pass the Bush administration's $700 billion plan to bail out the financial industry. Ber...

September 14-20 marked the fifth annual Realtor Safety Week, and with October kicking off Open House Month for many brokerage offices across the country, it's important for agents and home sellers to prepare with some basic safety tips before welcoming strangers into their homes. Here are some ba...