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Feb 5, 2010
Selling Timber or Selling Land May Still Lead To Loss
While you may buy vacant land to build a home in the future, some real estate investors and speculators, purchased vacant land with timber on it to sell off the land or timber in the future. Now the real estate market has changed along with the housing market, and the value of vacant land has…
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Feb 5, 2010
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Jan 25, 2010
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Jan 18, 2010
Home Selling Tips - Staging Your Home For Sale
Staging your home for sale is one of the top things you can do to sell your home faster and for more money. You want your house to appear open and inviting, and you don't want your personal items distracting the buyer from the features of your house. Stage your home for sale by decluttering your…
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Jan 13, 2010
How Do Banks Make Money?
Foreclosures are still rising, unemployment numbers are up, and yet banks are posting profits. How do banks make money? Don't foreclosures hurt banks? Do they lose money? How are banks making money in the struggling economy? Where do the banks profits come from?
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Dec 29, 2009
Home Selling Tips: New Year's Resolutions For Home Sellers
Home sellers had it rough in 2009, and 2010 promises to be another hard year for home sellers. However, there are some home selling tips you can take to put yourself in a better home selling situation. Make it a New Year's Resolution to become a better seller and follow these home selling tips to…
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Dec 17, 2009
Buying Land From A Neighbor And Holding It As An Investment
When is a good time to buy land? If you own land now and your neighbor offers you his or her property, would you buy it? If you have a choice between buying land and putting your money into any other investment, would it be wise to put more money into real estate? A reader has some of these…
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Dec 3, 2009
FHA Loan Requirements Changing
The real estate market is still in crisis. FHA reserves are falling and the FHA needs for determine how to handle its loan portfolio and future loans. With the continuing high unemployment rate, more homeowners are at risk of losing their homes. With more homes going into foreclosure, FHA stands to…
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Dec 3, 2009
ThinkGlink Radio Show for Aug 20, 2009
The possibility of a $15,000 buyer tax credit for all home buyers, the $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit, how the health care battle in Washington will affect Realtors, where option ARM failures, foreclosures, and unemployment are heading, and the future of the housing market were topics that…
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Aug 20, 2009
ThinkGlink Radio Show for Aug 19, 2009
The future of the housing market doesn't look too grim, according to RE/MAX CEO Dave Liniger. He sat down with Ilyce Glink after a press conference to answer a few questions on his experience with RE/MAX, what he thinks will happen with the recession, his thoughts on foreclosures and the $8,000…
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Aug 19, 2009
Homeowners Show Optimism In the Future of Housing Market
, even if the statistics don't show the same, according to the latest Homeowner Confidence Survey from Zillow. Sixty percent of all homeowners believe their own home lost value over the past 12 months, in reality 83 percent of U.S. homes declined in value. Eighty-one percent of homeowners believe…
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Aug 18, 2009
Home Prices Decline While Existing Home Sales Rise
slightly in the second quarter. Median home prices fell 15 percent from a year ago, thanks to home prices going down due to foreclosures and short sales. According to the latest survey out from the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales are up 3.8 percent from the first quarter. Home…
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Aug 12, 2009
RealtyTrac Reports Unemployment Related Foreclosures May Be Spreading
Unemployment and foreclosure may be more directly linked according to the Midyear report released by RealtyTrac. While Sunbelt states like California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona dominate the foreclosure landscape, other states that are facing high levels of unemployment are showing above average…
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Jul 30, 2009
Is Anybody Building Anything These Days?
Architecture design jobs are looked at as a good predictor of where the construction industry will be in the next year. While other segments of the economy might be showing signs of life, architecture billings are down, predicting a very slow next year in construction. However, some people are still…
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Jul 24, 2009
Six Reasons Why Your House Won't Sell
The housing market is still slow, but some homeowners are selling their houses. You may ask "why my house won't sell?" If you're a buyer who is having trouble selling your house, there may be a reason why you can't sell, but your neighbor down the street just sold their house. Make sure your house…
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Jul 23, 2009
House Swapping Can Relieve Pressure Of Selling in a Bad Market
Can house swapping relieve the pressure of selling in a bad market? I was interviewed for a Fox TV story that has run across the country, which talked about the need sellers have to unload their properties so they can move on with their lives. Apparently, house trading is becoming very popular on…
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Jul 15, 2009
When Will U.S. Commercial Real Estate Property Markets Recover? Try 2017
Commercial real estate properties are in a tough spot in this recession. Commercial real estate rents are down by nearly 50 percent, which means that the underlying value of commercial real estate could fall 50 percent from the high point in 2007. Will the federal government back commercial real…
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Jun 22, 2009
Bidding Above The Listing Price For A New Home
You know that the real estate market has hit bottom when buyers are starting to bid above the list price for homes. With the large number of homes on the real estate market, real estate investors and first time home buyers are looking at the best priced homes. At times, bidding wars arise and homes…
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Jun 18, 2009
ThinkGlink Radio Show for Jun 17, 2009
Ilyce is away from the Ilyce Glink Show and she's talking with Doug Page in The Press Room News & Tech Radio Network Show about the housing market and personal finance issues as they affect the newspaper industry and consumers. Listen to this hour-long podcast for Ilyce's take on the economy…
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Jun 17, 2009