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- Doing My Best to Avoid Home Price FeverBuying or selling a home can lead to something I like to call 'Å"home sale fever.' This fever's symptoms include the overlooking or acceptance of certain costs that would normally be unacceptable or even maddening to the average person.
- Seattle Home Prices Holding Steady at Least for NowWith house prices predicted to fall an additional 5% on average in the Seattle Area should homeowners who are looking to move soon plan to sell even quicker?
- Double-Dip Recession Fears Rise as Home Prices Spiral DownwardForeclosures and unemployment played a major role in the financial downturn of the United States' economy.The demand for new homes is weak, foreclosures remain high and the value of homes fall.
Double Dip in Housing Prices Will Hobble the EconomyThe economy doesn't stand a chance without a rebound in the housing market and that rebound does not look like it will be anytime soon. Without a renewed government effort to get banks to lend and modify mortgages, the economy is in jeopardy.- The Richest US Towns to Live InTop 20 High-Earning Towns to Live
- Will the Latest Information About the Housing Market Affect Consumer Spending This Christmas?In the wake of info from the Bloomberg Report and others, holiday sales may be low this year.
- Though National Home Sales Are Down, Metro Areas Showing Home Price Improvements"Since all real estate is local, this report on metro area home prices is more meaningful than our monthly data on national prices because metro areas are less subject to price distortion."
Real Estate Purchases: Higher Home Prices Now or a Higher Interest Rate Later?Do you buy a home now knowing that the prices are still somewhat inflated, or do you wait and possibly face higher interest rates on your mortgage in the future?
Median Home Prices Drop for First Time Since the DepressionReports from Realtors across the nation are demonstrating that home closings are having last minute problems because of the loan problems.- How Low Can They Go? Home Prices Fall as Real Estate Market Continues to DeflateHome prices have finally taken their highly anticipated dip. Why has the bubble burst and will it get better soon.
Create Your Own Home Price Comparison SpreadsheetCompleting a home price comparison prior to buying a home will help you to better understand the home's true market value.- First Person: Why Home Prices Won't Bottom OutHas the real estate market hit rock bottom? You might be surprised to learn that it probably has. By waiting too long, you may just be waiting yourself out of a deal.
Want Expensive Homes? Here is Where to LookThe best places to live and cities with the most expensive homes all have qualities in common that could be good indicators for great real estate investments.
Real Estate Bright SpotsAlthough many U.S. real estate markets are still in triple-digit losses, numerous cities and metropolitan regions around the country are showing signs of strength and appreciation in housing.
Best Places on the Web to Learn About Real EstateHere are some websites that will give you some insight into today's real estate market and real estate in general. Visit these sites and read some of the articles and soon you will be as savvy in real estate as Donald Trump! Well, at least you will be wel- Obese Folks Want Homebuilders to Change PracticesThe customer is always right. Right? In the business of business, any smart and savvy company knows that they have to cater to the customer. Yet, is catering to the customer always the right thing to do?
Now is the Time to Buy, Here is Why:In the 2006 heyday when the market peaked the thought of the housing bubble bursting a mere five years later seemed impossible to most people. However, here we are in the midst of the worst Real Estate market in recent memory. The recent Standard & Poor's- The Housing Market: A Bumpy Road AheadNew studies show a challenging road ahead for the housing market as home prices continue to drop with no end in sight. One bright spot emerges in the rental market as home ownership declines, pushing rents up and encouraging multi-family construction.
We Lost Our Sense of Community Some Time AgoAnnals of Joblessness- Will Home Prices in the U.S. Keep Falling?Bad news on the housing price front. When will it turn around?
- Funding Your Retirement With Your HomeThe financial crisis beginning in 2007 finally showed the fallacy of counting on your home for funding your retirement.
- Making Money in Real-EstateExploring the recent economic cycle and determining if Real-Estate is still a viable means of generating money as investment or income property.
Is Gold the Next Asset Bubble?As investors have moved their money into gold, some wonder if this could be the next asset bubble. A comparison of historical gold, home, and stock prices show that this argument has some merit.- Mixed Signals from the Florida Real Estate MarketFlorida has been hard hit by the collapse of home prices nationwide and the sluggish economy. Many Florida mortgage brokers expect a slow but steady come back in the Florida real estate market.
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- Real Estate Website Zillow to Begin Charging Agents for ListingsZillow is an online real estate site where buyers and renters can search for information on homes. Read this article for information on big changes that are happening to the online company.
When Are Home Prices Going to Stop Falling?Each year since 2007 homeowners have watched their equity in their homes shrink. Now two years later home prices are still falling and the end is not in sight. Here are 5 reasons why home prices will continue to fall for years to come.- America Living Beyond Its MeansInstead of expanding on how dangerous this dependence on foreign debt is, and how restrictive is it to our economic and political freedom, let's focus instead on what got us where we are at.
- I Read the News Today, Oh Boy!The news speaks of hard times ahead, yet the solutions are rarely promoted
United States Bailouts and the Debt. Can We Borrow Our Way Out of Crisis?When will the banks come clean about their balance sheets?- Least Affordable Cities in the United StatesWith the recession grinding on, many people are considering relocating. Finding the least affordable cities in the United States can help you steer clear of bad news.
- Most Affordable Cities in the United StatesWith so many families relocating because of the recession, it makes sense to find the most affordable cities in the United States.
- 5 Best Places to Live and Feel SafeThese five places are each special in their own way.
- Suki's Simple Solution to the Foreclosure CrisisA positive way to deal with the foreclosure problem and stimulate the economy - without a bailout!
- How Much is One Billion DollarsWhat the "Stimulus plan" and the "bailout" really means.
- Empty Homes Lead to CrimeThis is about how empty homes in a SW Florida neighborhood have led to increased crime.
- Case-Shiller: Real Estate Debacle ContinuesSummary of this month's Case-Shiller real estate statistics.
- Gold Mind Cities Unaffected by the Real Estate Bust10 priceless pieces of Americana in America, where you can't feel "The Bust".
- The Three Big Expenses: Real EstateSome might consider high real estate prices an indicator of economic prosperity, but they are in fact a sign of a deep underlying malaise: the inability of most hard-working, thrifty Americans to obtain one of the most basic human necessities - shelter.
- The Real Deal of Foreclosures and Cheap Home PricesFor under 150k you'll find mobile homes in park and on its own land, handyman's fixer upper, and land of postage stamp size. So that's why we see foreclosures everywhere.
