Buying a House

Home prices are starting to recover, interest rates are creeping up, and many people are considering buying a home now before real estate prices or mortgage interest rates edge up any further. However, while higher interest rates and higher home prices may be on the horizon, that doesn’t mean you should rush out and buy [...]

In many markets, it’s become hard to find foreclosures worth buying. Competition among investors and a steady decline in defaults have resulted in fewer foreclosures available for purchase. That’s bad news if you’re looking to buy a fixer-upper to call home. While the private sector’s supply of foreclosures may be shrinking in many places, the [...]

When buying a short sale home, you should know what to expect. If you're having issues with buying a short sale, you can file a complaint. By: Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin Q: We have been trying to buy a short sale for over a year and due to so many errors by Freddie Mac [...]

Many wonder why hedge funds are buying real estate. They have bought into the idea that homes are another great investment opportunity. Mortgage interest rates ticked down again this week. But home buyers have already been spooked. They’re worried that they can’t afford to buy a home. And, in some cases, like when they’re competing [...]