Finance-Real-Estate  

"We got screwed, and we should have known better," said Tim Johnson of Orlando, Florida, whose family took advantage of what he thought was a great opportunity on a rent to own home offered by the homeowner (or FSBO).

"The bottom line," Johnson added, "was that the seller cheated us with ...read more

The weather may be the only hot thing we have going in the Greater Sacramento area, especially when compared to the local residential real estate market. The June numbers are in and we continue to see slow sales, price depreciation and growing inventory.

DataQuick which publishes California Home Sale Price ...read more

In the rent to own business, scammers resort to all kinds of gimmicks to get their properties filled. You must do your homework to ensure you do not fall victim to the small print or vague wording often appearing in the scammers’ contracts.

Here’s a classic gimmick perpetrated by ...read more

Real estate "professionals" attempt to create urgency -- that you must rush your decisions or lose your dream home.

In a hot real estate market, the number one tip to avoid disappointment is to get informed...educate yourself. The Internet offers much valuable information, as well as local real estate sources.

Some tips ...read more

Pablo and Arlene of Orlando, Florida, thought they had found the perfect home and the perfect opportunity to own their own home.

They desperately wanted out of the rental rat race.

And they needed to move quickly.

To get the keys to their new dream home, they had to come up with a ...read more

Condominiums have been in the news in recent years, sometimes for the wrong reasons.

In British Columbia, thousands of people have lost millions of dollars in equity because they bought condos that turned out to be leaky. The situation became so serious that the Provincial Government launched an inquiry, which ultimately ...read more

If you are on the brink of despair and are thinking about giving up your real estate license don't do it; at least not yet. You worked too hard to get licensed and with the right tools you might be able to turn things around and have the success ...read more

More Americans are buying their second homes or retiring abroad than ever before.

Here we will look at the advantages and how you can obtain a much better standard of living than you can in the US and do it easily.

So what are the advantages of retiring abroad?

1. Proximity

Many Americans are ...read more

Home staging tells homeowners how to prepare and market their
home for sales in the real estate market. Professional home
stagers are professionals that help you in preparing your home for
sale. They help you create a very good first impression on potential
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A market can have the behavioral attributes of a young child, particularly when a product you're bringing to it doesn't offer the immediate gratification of, say, a Roboraptor robotic dinosaur or the Bratz Forever Diamondz Doll. And so it is with green homes in many markets around the country. "Looks ...read more