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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
Criteria for Choosing the Best Listing Agent
2007-05-09 08:00:00 Before you choose a listing agent whom you end up regretting hiring, consider criteria for finding the best agent available. Because all agents are not the same. You can't expect an... More About: Agent , Listing , Sing , Sting , Teri
Foreclosure & Short Sale Taxes Shock Sellers
2007-05-07 08:00:00 If you ask most sellers, you'll find none or very few have heard about foreclosure and short sale taxes. Many people don't realize that when the lender takes a home... More About: Taxes , Shock , Sale , Foreclosure , Sell
Trigger Leads: Applying for a Loan Brings Solicitations
2007-05-04 08:00:00 Chances are you've never heard of trigger leads before today. While you're wrapping up your home purchase, lenders are buying your information. They know your credit history, how much you owe... More About: Leads , Loan , Rings , Cita , Lying
How to Search for Property - Tips for Property Searches
2007-05-02 08:00:00 It continually amazes me that some home buyers don't ask for background information on a property before writing an offer. It's as though they don't want to get the best... More About: Property , Tips , Search , Prop , Pert
Buying Foreclosures, Short Sales & REOs
2007-04-30 08:00:00 Many parts of the country are seeing an uptick in foreclosures. While it is distressing news for sellers who find themselves facing foreclosure, it is also a ripe opportunity for... More About: Buying , Foreclosures , Sales , Closure , Short
Review of Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home
2007-04-27 08:00:00 Nolo puts out a lot of good legal information geared for the average consumer, and Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home is no exception. When I think back to... More About: Review , View
Do Mortgage Brokers Represent Borrowers?
2007-04-25 08:00:00 For the most part, professionals engaged by a buyer in the home buying process represent the buyer. A real estate lawyer hired by a buyer represents the buyer. A real... More About: Brokers , Mortgage , Present , Broker , Gage
Buying For Sales By Owners
2007-04-23 08:00:00 I bought one of my first homes from a For Sale by Owner , a FSBO. It was a quaint Cape Cod two-story with hardwood floors, an add-on family room, four... More About: Buying , Sales , Owners
Bridge Loans Help You Buy When Selling
2007-04-20 08:00:00 Overall, buyers who need to sell a home before buying a replacement home are better off in the long run by taking out a home equity loan instead of a... More About: Selling , Loans , Help , Ridge , When
Selling on a Land Contract: Tips for Sellers
2007-04-18 08:00:00 Home buyers have many advantages when it comes to home buying on a land contract. But sellers have more drawbacks. That's not to say it's not a good idea for... More About: Selling , Tips , Elle , Contract , Land
How MLS Works
2007-04-16 08:00:00 My neighbor, across the street, told me I did not need to send her MLS listings because she could access them online. For a moment, I wondered if maybe she... More About: Work , Works
Removing a Contingency to Sell Your Home
2007-04-13 08:00:00 Sellers generally don't advertise that a contingent offer is acceptable. In fact, some won't even consider a contingent offer -- meaning the buyer needs to sell an existing home before... More About: Home , Moving , Your , Sell , Ving
Before Choosing a Mortgage Broker, Get Answers
2007-04-11 08:00:00 I received a call yesterday from a reader in Louisiana who works as a mortgage broker. He wanted to know how he could get more referrals from real estate agents.... More About: Answer , Mortgage , Answers , Sing , Broker
Fixed-Rate Mortgages Remain Best Option
2007-04-10 20:59:00 I'll admit that I have used adjustable-rate mortgages in the past. But that was for buying properties that I knew I would not be living in for very long --... More About: Main , Mortgage , Best , Mortgages , Gage
Evaluating Your Real Estate Agent
2007-04-06 08:00:00 Knowing which questions to ask a real estate agent during an interview is one thing. But figuring out how to evaluate the answers you receive is an entirely different matter.... More About: Agent , Estate , Real Estate , Real Estate Agent , Your
Why are Subprime Mortgage Lenders Crashing?
2007-04-04 08:00:00 Although not all subprime mortgage loans involve borrowers who are poor credit risks, I'd say most subprime loans are those that fall outside the scope of traditional lending practices. That... More About: Mortgage , Crash , Gage , Subprime , Ender
Doing a For Sale By Owner: Tips to Help You Sell Fast
2007-04-02 08:00:00 Sellers who decide to sell as a For Sale By Owner -- a FSBO, without representation -- often start out with the best intentions; however, most of them end up... More About: Tips , Help , Sell
Negotiating as a For Sale by Owner
2007-03-30 08:00:00 There are times when it's an advantage not to have a real estate license. Selling your own home (if you're doing so without an agent) is one of those times.... More About: For Sale , Sale , Owner
10 Ways to Increase Traffic and Showings
2007-03-28 08:00:00 Little is more fruitless when selling than staring at a phone that does not ring, except maybe watching agents and buyers strolling into the home for sale down the block... More About: Increase Traffic , Traffic , Show , Wing , Wings
Buying Short Sales are a Headache, But Profitable
2007-03-26 08:00:00 When I think about short sales, I can't help but hear the voice of Arte Johnson (playing his Laugh-In character) in my mind. He was famous for dressing as a... More About: Buying , Sales , Sale , Profit , Prof
Preventing Seller's Remorse
2007-03-23 07:00:00 Selling a home is an emotional and stressful experience for most people. When I listed a home in Sacramento last week, the seller was crying as I left the house.... More About: Event , Seller , Elle , Sell , Mors
Getting Started Home Buying Guide
2007-03-19 07:00:00 The first home I ever bought was 8,600 square feet. It had an indoor swimming pool, separate wine room and maid's quarters. I was out of my mind. Because I... More About: Buying , Home , Arte , Start , Star
Selling During Divorce - Protecting Credit is Essential
2007-03-16 07:00:00 You know, sometimes divorce is war. You might think everything is going along smoothly, but then all of a sudden you discover your partner absconded with the last roll of... More About: Divorce , Selling , Credit , Edit , Ring
Protecting Privacy When Selling a Home
2007-03-14 07:00:00 My late father-in-law, a journalist at the Chicago Sun Times, used to refer to himself as a "professional observer," quoting a certain city hall reporter from the paper. Of course,... More About: Selling , Home , Privacy , When , Sell
Should You Sell on a Short Sale?
2007-03-12 07:00:00 The Mortgage Banking Association predicts that the number of foreclosures notices filed in the U. S. will peak by the end of 2007; however, that news is not going to... More About: Sale , Sell , Should , Short
10 Reasons to Bring an Agent to the Table
2007-03-09 07:00:00 Last week I talked with a woman who wants to sell her home in Land Park and buy a bigger home in East Sacramento. She was furious with her last... More About: Agent , Ring , Tabl , Reason , Reasons
15 Reasons to Sell Your Home & Move
2007-03-07 07:00:00 When is a good time to sell? Often spouses or partners are split over the decision to sell. One person might feel the time is right, but the other owner... More About: Home , Your , Reason , Reasons , Move
Myths About Interest-Only Mortgages
2007-03-05 07:00:00 Let's get one thing straight. There is no reason to be afraid of an interest-only mortgage. In fact, an interest-only mortgage can work to a buyer's advantage and, quite frankly,... More About: Inter , Mortgage , Myths , About , Mortgages
Buying Property as Tenants in Common is New Trend
2007-03-02 07:00:00 More and more investment brokers are now advising groups of buyers to purchase property as tenants in common, bypassing traditional methods -- such as forming limited partnerships or corporations --... More About: Buying , Property , Common , Ants , Comm
Reverse Mortgages Can Tap Equity for Retirement
More articles from this author:2007-02-28 07:00:00 Retirement isn't the only reason to get a reverse mortgage. Some home owners take out reverse mortgages to pay off debt, make repairs or go on vacation. But the most... More About: Retirement , Men , Mortgage , Mortgages , Ever 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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