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Home Buying and Selling Real Estate Home Buying and Selling Real Estate Straight advice you won't find anywhere else for buyers, sellers and agents. Elizabeth Weintraub, a real estate veteran of 33 years and Sacramento Broker-Associate, writes this site for The New York Times. Articles
Lease Options & Lease Purchases Offer Financing Alternatives
2007-09-24 08:00:00 When mortgage credit tightens, buyers and sellers consider alternative financing options such as lease options or lease purchases. The two are not identical, but are synonymous with rent-to-own. Both involve owner... More About: Financing , Options , Alternatives , Lease , Alter
Sacramento Pot House Busts
2007-09-21 18:36:00 Sacramentans are all atwitter about the pot raids at suburban pot houses. Is this happening where you live? Elk Grove was touted in 2006 as the fastest growing city in... More About: House , Sacramento , Amen , Cram
Owner Financing Might Sell That Hard-to-Sell House
2007-09-21 08:00:00 In the late 1970s, owner financing was ubiquitous. Back then, major newspaper real estate classifieds were sprinkled with ad copy proclaiming OWC, meaning "owner will carry." Although today's real estate market... More About: House , Financing , Hard , Sell , Owner
Preapproval Letters Give Buyers The Edge
2007-09-19 08:00:00 Before going home shopping, get a loan preapproval letter from your lender and carry it with you. In fact, many real estate agents won't let you step foot in their car... More About: The Edge , Letters , Give , Edge , Buyers
Fixer Upper Homes Can Create Instant Equity
2007-09-17 08:00:00 Plenty of real estate investors specialize in making money on fixer upper homes, but a little bit of sweat equity goes a long way for first-time home buyers, too. See, one... More About: Homes , Create , Equity
FHA Loans Are Hot Again
2007-09-14 08:00:00 For some home buyers today, FHA loans are the only game left in town. It used to be that many sellers refused to list their home for sale with FHA terms... More About: Loans
Turning Seller Carry-back Mortgages Into Cash
2007-09-12 08:00:00 If you've sold a home and provided owner financing, it's likely you have a seller carry-back mortgage. It might not be a mortgage, though; it could be a land contract or... More About: Seller , Back , Mortgages , Cash , Carry
Knowing When to Make a Purchase Offer is Half the Battle
2007-09-10 08:00:00 How do home buyers know when it's time to make a purchase offer? A few years ago, I showed homes in Sacramento to a single woman from the Sierra foothills who... More About: Make , Knowing , Battle , Purchase , Half
Turning Your Home Into a Rental for a Tax Loss
2007-09-07 08:00:00 Since so many sellers are taking a financial hit to sell in our soft real estate market, it really adds insult to injury if a seller can't write off that... More About: Rental , Home , Loss
Full-Price Counter Offers in Buyer's Markets
2007-09-05 08:00:00 If you think that full-price counter offers happen only in a seller's market, think again. In any type of real estate market, there are dozens of reasons why a seller might... More About: Markets , Offers , Price , Full , Counter
Did a Seller Die in the House You Are Buying?
2007-09-03 08:00:00 It's sort of creepy to think about, but home owners die in the house with greater frequency than you might imagine. Of course, they die only once. But my point is... More About: House , Buying , Seller , The House
White Knight Real Estate Agents
2007-08-31 08:00:00 Some agents, whether novice or veteran, can find themselves inadvertently turning into white knight real estate agents. These types of agents are not out to save the world. They want to... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Agents , White , Knight
Top 10 Realtor Closing Gifts
2007-08-29 08:00:00 Although many agents give their clients gifts at closing, it's also popular to give Realtor s closing gifts. Many readers have written to me asking for gift suggestions. They don't want to... More About: Gifts
Home Downsizing Tips
2007-08-27 08:00:00 Many home owners toy with the idea of home downsizing because a smaller mortgage payment holds a lot of appeal, but that's not the only reason to downsize. In fact,... More About: Tips , Home
Real Estate Designations: What Do Those Initials Mean?
2007-08-24 08:00:00 Many real estate agents sport a string of initials after their names that represent real estate designations. What are they? What do they mean? A real estate designation signifies that... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real
Buying Short Sales From For Sale By Owners
2007-08-22 08:00:00 Buying short sales is complicated enough, but it's even more tough when you're trying to buy a short sale FSBO. A FSBO is an acronym for "For Sale by Owner," and... More About: Buying , Sales , Short
How to Prepare for an Open House
2007-08-20 08:00:00 Unless you're Martha Stewart, you've got to do a lot of planning and work to get ready for an open house. You can't just pluck a date off the calendar and... More About: House , Open , Open House , Pare , Prep
Buying Homes With Outdoor Kitchens
2007-08-17 08:00:00 Buying homes with outdoor kitchens is popular in warm climates, but many home buyers in snow country want outdoor kitchens, too, even though they might use it only a few... More About: Buying , Kitchens , Homes , Outdoor , Chen
Secrets for Timing the Real Estate Market
2007-08-15 08:00:00 There is more to real estate market timing than adhering to the principle of buy low and sell high, but many buyers and sellers seem confused. I've always wondered why... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real Estate Market , Market , Secrets
Photo Gallery of Homes in Mendocino, CA
2007-08-13 08:00:00 Many Mendocino homes date from the mid-19th century, making them rich with history and character, just like the rugged shores of this California village on the sea. For those of you... More About: Photo , Gallery , Homes
10 Ways to Lose Your Home
2007-08-10 08:00:00 Very few home buyers want to hear their agent say, "Hey, you could lose your home." But more agents should explain how this could happen on the front end,... More About: Home
How to Market Your Home
2007-08-08 08:00:00 If you're a home seller searching for home marketing tips, you've come to the right place. Home marketing is a complex process that varies depending on market conditions, but some facets... More About: Market
Before You Buy Your First Home
2007-08-06 08:00:00 Many first-time home buyers are nervous and little uncertain about whether they are doing the right thing. So, if you get knots in your stomach at the thought of buying your... More About: Home , Fore
How Much Is My Home Worth?
2007-08-03 08:00:00 When it comes to home pricing, most home owners don't really have a good handle on how much their home is worth. Some sellers believe their home is worth less than... More About: Home , Worth , Wort
Should You Sign a Buyer's Broker Agreement?
2007-08-01 08:00:00 Some home buyers don't want to sign a buyer's broker agreement with a buyer's agent until they get to know that agent. But many buyer's agents refuse to show property... More About: Sign , Broker , Agreement
Buying Homes With Swimming Pools
2007-07-30 08:00:00 I never thought much about homes with swimming pools until my former husband insisted we buy a home with a pool. He didn't care where the home was located or... More About: Swimming , Buying , Homes , Pools , Ming
Short Sales Are Around Every Corner
2007-07-27 08:00:00 You've probably noticed the phrase "short sale" (pre-foreclosure) popping up in home listings and newspaper advertisements. If you're scratching your head and wondering what this means, you're not alone.... More About: Sales , Corner , Short , Round
Green Building Materials for Your Home
2007-07-25 08:00:00 Many environmentally conscious home builders are crafting homes by using green building materials. Even if you're not in the market to buy a new home, though, you can help to... More About: Building , Green Building , Home , Green , Building Materials
Multiple Offers in Buyer's Markets Are Not An Abnormality
2007-07-23 08:00:00 Nobody seems to give much credence to multiple offers in a buyer's market, but a fairly good chance exists that after a buyer has toured all the available listings and... More About: Markets , Offers , Offer , Ality , Normality
The Greening of America
More articles from this author:2007-07-20 08:00:00 If you think all the hoopla over green homes is about painting your house green, you haven't been paying close enough attention to the message being beamed from corporate boardrooms. The... More About: America , The G , Greening 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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