Home Buying

Mortgage delinquencies may be declining but that doesn’t mean they are over by any means… Credit bureau Transunion reports that mortgage delinquencies dipped 14% in 2012. Of course it’s no secret that banks and mortgage lenders have been tightening up underwriting and credit standards for years too, which ought to lead to fewer foreclosures ahead.

Estimating repair costs is full of pitfalls for real estate investors, and done incorrectly can result in major problems… Accurately assessing repair costs has long been one of the biggest issues for real estate investors and one repeatedly underestimated.

What are the lavish amenities and features luxury home buyers are demanding now? Whether you are a real estate investor, home seller, real estate agent or spec builder it pays to know what today’s top tier is looking for when buying a home.

Can San Diego home buyers needing financing really compete with cash heavy investors in today’s tight and fast moving real estate market?

As we roll into a new housing upswing real estate investing is gaining popularity again, but how can you find the right balance in doing social good and earning a healthy paycheck?

What should those buying a home in 2013 expect to face in the market as they go on the house hunt? All expectations and forecasts predict an amazing year for the U.S. housing market in 2013 but that doesn’t mean it will all be easy sailing for those buying a home. What are you up against and how can you overcome the challenges?

Do the positive forecasts for a great 2013 for the housing sector really apply to Connecticut real estate? Despite several recent challenges and uncertainty all predictions are for a stellar 2013 when it comes to the U.S. housing market.

It’s official; real estate investors shouldn’t worry about having enough distressed property inventory during 2013. Rumblings of concern over growing competition and declining inventory levels began last year, with some questioning whether they needed to revise down their goals for acquiring rentals or flipping houses this year. All these worries seem to have now been squashed.

There is a fight going on over CT homes in New Haven with one landowner claiming the city illegally swiped his property. So how can they do this and could you be next? Local governments have had the power to seize property through ‘eminent domain’ forever but it isn’t often used.

The end of 2012 saw a massive surge in luxury home sales but was it really just a part of the real estate recovery or is the rush already over? The National Association of Realtors reports a 51% spike in homes sales for properties over $1 million, with areas like Manhattan seeing a an outrageous 44% jump in $10 million property sales, much to the delight of real estate agents and investors.