Resources for Responsible Home Ownership - Own Responsibly, Save Shamelessly!
Faster than lightning, no one you see is smarter than he. At the height of the housing boom brilliant and resourceful flippers, people who buy homes, make a few cosmetic fixes and sell them off quickly for profit were making money hand-over-fist. But like so many high-flyers, most got too close to the sun and [...]
The winter real estate market holds many joys for buyers. There are less first-time and move-up buyers in the mix, meaning that sellers are forced to get competitive with each other in order to attract interest in their homes. Below are 3 simple steps to help buyers get a great deal during real estate’s off-season. [...]
CNN money published an article recently titled Best Places to be a Landlord. The 5 most desirable places to buy and rent out a property were apparently determined by 4 factors; home selling price, average monthly rent, annual job growth, and (gulp) projected 3-year rent increase. To check out the article, CLICK HERE. Projections are [...]
Move over FICO, there’s a new game in town. Well, not entirely. In partnership with FICO, CoreLogic is creating a new credit scoring model that will dig even deeper than before. While people will be scored within the same range of 300 to 850, a few new factors will be taken into account, which apparently [...]
The blogosphere is an interesting place. A mix of facts and opinion, over time the line between fantasy and reality can become quite blurred. Typically, we are fairly adept at separating out one from the other, and taking away what we wish. But when something as supposedly indisputable as data is manipulated to tell completely [...]
The foreclosure phenomenon of the last few years has had an impact not just on the average Joe, but on the rich and famous as well. In this series we examine high-profile foreclosures, the decisions both personally and professionally that led to them, and what you can do to avoid a similar fate. Celebrity #9: [...]
No matter where one’s political ideologies lie, hippies and fascists alike can agree that the housing market is in a shabby state. Prices are falling, foreclosures threaten to haunt inventory levels for up to a decade, and even though prices are low, accessibility is even lower due to economic hardship and harsh lending standards. Unsurprisingly, [...]
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