home value
Real Estate Investing: Judging Home Value
Q: I put an offer in at 20 percent above the asking price for a property in the neighborhood. The house was originally priced about $70,000 and then later reduced it to about $50,000. We don’t know why the owners …
Home Prices Still Falling
Home prices still falling and that continues to have an impact on the housing market. CoreLogic is interpreting the data positively but the implementation of the $26 billion dollar mortgage settlement means more foreclosures are coming to weigh down home …
Remodeling To Increase The Value Of Your Home
Q: How do we decide if we should do the remodel or not and how much to ask for our house? If we haven’t found a house yet, when should we put the property up for sale? My husband and …
Foreclosure News February 2012
Foreclosure news February 2012 from CoreLogic indicates a decrease in completed foreclosures versus January of this year. However the housing market crisis continues for many homeowners as indicated by the numbers of homeowners who are falling behind on their mortgage …
Home Value Forecast Predicts Slower Decline in 2012
Did your home value decline this year? You’re not alone. Home values receded at a faster rate in the last quarter of 2011, but things may begin to slow down in 2012. According to Zillow’s Home Value Forecast, U.S. home …
Listing Price For Home Key To Selling
Home price may be biggest issue when selling a home in the current real estate market. Q: I have a problem. My property was appraised about five years ago for 50 percent more than what it’s worth now, according to …
Ilyce Glink on the Clark Howard Show – Thanksgiving Financial Markets – November 23, 2011
Thanksgiving financial markets. Mortgage loans and ARM mortgage interest rates hit new all-time lows while home values are down. And as usual, providing personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer advice with Ilyce Glink on the Clark Howard Show …
When Is PMI Required
Q: I just heard Ilyce on the radio talking to a listener about a house he was purchasing from his parents. She said that he would have to pay private mortgage insurance (PMI) if the appraisal came back and showed …
Options for Underwater Mortgage Holders
Q: I need guidance on what to do with my underwater mortgage. My wife, my preschooler, my infant and I are living in a house that we owe $90,000 on that we bought eight years ago for about $100,000. Comps …
Al Capone Home in Chicago For Sale
When I was touring South Africa as a recent high school graduate in the summer of 1996, a strange pattern caught me by surprise. In more than a few instances, when I informed a stranger that I hailed from the …
