The sale of your home can depend on the local housing market or the national housing market. Check here for more information and updates about the state of the housing market, and advice on how to buy or sell in any kind of market.
3 Tips for Selling Your House This Fall
We’re officially entering the fall selling season, the best season for real estate after spring. As kids head back to school, parents can turn their attention to buying before the new semester starts in January. Fall is the sweet spot for families because if you close the deal by Thanksgiving they have the holiday break [...]
Four Reasons Why Renting a House May Be Better Than Buying One
Growing up, I was constantly told that buying a home was the American Dream. When I was in the military, I was sometimes looked down upon because I was a renter, but it just made more sense for me at the time. Here are four reasons you might consider renting rather than buying a home: [...]
Ilyce Glink Show – Rebuilding American Homeownership – January 20, 2013
Rebuilding American homeownership - one house at a time. Help this year for small business, the housing market and you as we recover from the Great Recession. And as usual, providing personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer advice on the Ilyce Glink Show on January 20, 2013 at 11:00am Eastern Time on WSB [...]
Top 4 Real Estate New Year’s Financial Resolutions
A recap of the 2011 real estate market and the top 4 real estate New Year's financial Resolutions with real estate and personal finance advice Over the past 18 years that we’ve been writing this column, we’ve offered New Year’s Resolutions for home buyer and home sellers, plus New Year’s Financial Resolutions that everyone can [...]
Foreclosures Increase Whopping 81 Percent In 2008
The number of foreclosure filings in 2008 increased a dramatic 81 percent over that of 2007, announced RealtyTrac in its 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Market ...
Pricing A Foreclosure Or Short Sale
Buying a foreclosure or short sale is basically the same as buying any property on the housing market. You may be able to get a good deal on a foreclosure or short sale if the market is full, but the market value and property value in your area will drive the pricing and financing the loan. Watch this Expert Real Estate Tips video for more information about short sales and buying a foreclosure.
NAR Says Home Buyer Tax Credit Could Help Reduce Housing Inventory
According to the National Association of Realtors, if all home buyers become eligible for a tax credit without a repayment feature, it could result in...
Rapper DMX Loses Home To Foreclosure
As rapper DMX sits behind bars awaiting sentencing, looters have been allegedly pillaging his Cave Creek, Ariz., home, which was foreclosed by his len...
Ilyce Glink On The Today Show
Here's the video from my appearance on yesterday's Today Show: