Home Buying and Home Selling News Archive of April 2007

Which makes more sense: remodeling or buying a new home?
Daily Breeze - Torrance,CA,USA
Remodeling is definitely the cheaper way to go to improve your living conditions. Here are some tips ...

House 'flippers' left holding the bag
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
Sam Schwartz, 44, said he "narrowly escaped financial disaster" after the home he had intended to buy and sell within a year for a big profit started losing ...

Don't try to sell home without using an agent
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
Now we are trying to sell our town house without an agent and are encountering nothing but problems. The additional legal paperwork and required disclosures ...

Region’s home market still tough
FayObserver.com - Fayetteville NC,USA
Despite the $112000 average, existing homes in the $100000 to $150000 range seem to be selling well, leaving the market with only about a three-month supply ...

Dealing with the real estate downturn
CNNMoney.com - USA
Thinking of selling your home or staying put? Gerri Willis suggests some smart real estate moves. By Gerri Willis, CNN. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Home ...

How the Internet is Reshaping Real Estate
RisMedia.com (press release) - Norwalk,CT,USA
Academics estimate that approximately 6% of these Web sites are real estate related; approximately 6.5 million. It's no surprise that Google lists real ...

Tips on buying a second home
ThisWeekNews - Columbus Area,OH,USA
Whatever the reason, buying a second home has become a popular practice today. The US Census Bureau determined there are 6.8-million vacation homes, ...

Now's the best time for home buying -- if you do it right
Savannah Morning News - Savannah,GA,USA
Learn about home-buying programs. Many municipal areas offer programs for first-time and low-income home buyers. See if you qualify. ...

Selling your house in a buyers market
WKYC-TV - Cleveland,OH,USA
Howard "Hoby" Hanna agrees, improving the curb appeal is the best way to sell a house. "If you're selling your house today, you want it to look like a model ...

Selling your house in a buyers market
WKYC-TV - Cleveland,OH,USA
Howard "Hoby" Hanna agrees, improving the curb appeal is the best way to sell a house. "If you're selling your house today, you want it to look like a model ...

Existing home-sales decline hits builder stocks
MarketWatch - USA
a home-builder proxy, was off more than 13% so far this year through Monday's close. A sluggish opening to the spring home-selling season and the ...

Report: Home sales down, prices up
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
"For the first time since October 2006, time on the market fell below 60 days, as we enter the prime home-selling season," said CAR vice president Leslie ...

Want to sell your home? Then spruce it up
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
The professionals who sell real estate will tell you that there's no such thing as a house that is too clean. That goes for the exterior, too. ...

Landlords newest real estate investor
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
In Nashville, Tenn., Wilson Group Real Estate's property-management-services arm has nearly doubled to 250 clients in the past year, thanks to the landlord ...

Home ownership could turn into a nightmare
San Antonio Express - San Antonio,TX,USA
"I was just excited to be buying a home," she said. "I wasn't looking at the fine print. As far as I know, they never even brought up the issue of flood ...

Buying a Home in Foreclosure: What You Need to Know
Consumer Affairs - USA
That means a would-be homeowner could potentially save even more money by buying a home that's been taken over by a bank or lender seeking to recover money ...

Bigger home, bigger tax break - great deal?
CNNMoney.com - USA
I want to be clear that I'm not suggesting that buying a house is a lousy investment or that people should rent instead of buy (although renting often does ...

Netting The Most Money When You Sell Your House
Evening Bulletin - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Every seller, without exception, wants to maximize their profit when they sell their house. Some people do get the most possible, more do not. ...

Preparing a home is key to selling it In a down market
Ann Arbor News - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
Home prices are predicted to continue to slide through the first three quarters of 2007 until the number of homes on the market drops. ...

Preparing a home is key to selling it In a down market ...
Ann Arbor News - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
Home prices are predicted to continue to slide through the first three quarters of 2007 until the number of homes on the market drops. ...

Going Green Could Help Sell Your House
Motley Fool UK - UK
If you're planning to sell your home any time soon, you should probably do it now before the launch of the Home Information Pack in June. ...

Fewer people apply for mortgage to buy a house
USA Today - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Mortgage applications fell for the fifth consecutive week, largely reflecting a drop in demand for home purchase loans, ...

Freddie Mac to Buy $20 Billion in Subprime Home Loans (Update2)
Bloomberg - USA
April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Freddie Mac, the second-largest source of money for US home loans, plans to buy as much as $20 billion of subprime mortgages to help ...

House flippers face slow stretch in York County market
York Dispatch - York,PA,USA
Blames developments: Rauhauser said he and Hake have fixed up other houses on North Sherman Street previous to the current house they're trying to sell. ...

101 Steps to Buying a Home: The Ultimate Home-Buying Tutorial
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
One of the Internet's largest libraries of home buying advice recently added a new tutorial that explains the home buying process in great detail. ...

How to sell a 'difficult house'
Upstate House - NY,USA
... the "perfect house" will become available where we want to move. Can we get a loan on our current home to give us the cash to buy our next home? ...

Staging can help homes sell for more
Murfreesboro Post - Murfreesboro,TN,USA
A $65 storage unit is worth the thousands of extra dollars the house could sell if it was presented in its best light, she said. ...

A new twist: Inspect before you sell
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
Said Herman Andrade, a mechanical engineer and home inspector with Checkmark Plus in Teaneck: "The sellers hire me to see what they have to fix in the house ...

Education, preparation key to home-buying process
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
The bottom line, however, is that you won't know what kind of mortgage is appropriate for you unless you fully understand the home-buying process and the ...

Family Finances: Take some sound advice before you sell your house
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
It's usually safer to sell your home first before buying another. Get price estimates from three real estate agents. "Practice saying 'no thanks ? ...

Your home is still a solid investment
San Mateo County Times - San Mateo,CA,USA
In the Bay Area, home sellers live in a single-family house for a median of nine years before selling, or three years longer than the statewide median, ...

Seven lethal mistakes of real estate investors
Kitsap Sun (Subscription) - Bremerton,WA,USA
With real estate showing signs of a rebound, investing in real property becomes more popular. Like any other endeavor, there's a right way and a wrong way ...

Buying vs. Renting in Housing Slump
Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA
Barry Ritholtz submits: Now that the Spring home buying season is in full swing, I spoke with our real estate agent to see how the "surge" was going. ...

Want to buy a house for $100? Now's your chance
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA
They are just a few of the luxury features found in the St. Jude Dream House that you can tour now through Saturday. The house is located at scenic East ...

Inspection vital when selling second home
Upstate House - NY,USA
The owners, who are competitive sailors, had purchased the place as a second home but never found the time to use the place as much as expected. ...

Home-selling season slow for builder
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
DALLAS -- The peak spring home-selling season is off to a slow start, builder DR Horton Inc. said Tuesday, another sign that bad times in the housing market ...

Why investors should consider real estate
The Stamford Times - Norwalk,CT,USA
With housing prices softening and subprime lenders tanking, investors have been running from anything that smells of real estate. ...

Communication with agent key when selling house
The Citizen's Voice - PA,USA
Q: My home has been listed with an agent for over three months and I’m not happy. What options do I have ...

When Buying a Home¡KLook Beyond The Mortgage
Inside INdiana Business (press release) - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Buying a home is a better long-term financial strategy than renting a residence. However, before you buy be sure to consider all the costs involved in ...

Hunt: Keep 10 things in mind before buying a home
Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake,IL,USA
Buying a home is a long-term financial commitment and requires that you have reliable income in place ahead of time. 5. Create a mock budget. ...

Get to Know Home-Buying Fees
Motley Fool - USA
Learn more about maintaining (and buying and selling) a home in our Home Center. Also, visit our Building/Maintaining a Home discussion board, ...

It's a buyer's market - like never before
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
She said more of the sellers she deals with are realistic about prices, and after six or seven counteroffers, a house may sell. ...

Neighbor: I know a secret about your new house
Upstate House - NY,USA
A material fact is something that would affect the buyers' decision to buy or the price they would pay. It's not uncommon for buyers to overlook items in ...

Google, Yahoo Enhance Real Estate Offerings
WebProNews - Lexington,KY,USA
One of the most precious commodities in the world is real estate. Everyone is looking for their own little piece of the world to settle and call their own. ...

Practical Advice to Home Seller's
Realty Times - TX,USA
They believe their home and situation is different from everybody else that is selling a home. They feel they have the best home, or perhaps some aspect of ...

Buying Second Home Within Reach For Many
NewsNet5.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
Buying more than one home for vacation or investment purposes is not just for the affluent. The second-home buying market continues to gain momentum, ...

Neighbor: I know a secret about your new house
Upstate House - NY,USA
A material fact is something that would affect the buyers' decision to buy or the price they would pay. It's not uncommon for buyers to overlook items in ...

Neighbor: I know a secret about your new house
Upstate House - NY,USA
A material fact is something that would affect the buyers' decision to buy or the price they would pay. It's not uncommon for buyers to overlook items in ...