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Real Estate Market Conditions: Favorable To Home Owners
Real estate market conditions used to be favorable to home owners. Home values were high and interest rates low, making real estate market conditions favorable to home owners. Now, home owners may feel glum about the real estate market conditions but they should improve after the presidential election. Real estate market conditions include interest rates and home values.
New Construction: Pay Attention To Vacant Lots
When you're building a home next to a vacant lot you need to be aware of plans for the property next door. What can you do if the builder of new construction in your neighborhood follows different plans? It helps to talk with a real estate attorney to understand your recourse when you build a home and then plans for the vacant lot next door change.
Hear Ilyce on NPR’s Marketplace Money
National Public Radio's Dan Grech interviewed Ilyce this past Friday about how relisting real estate works and what it means. To hear the clip go her...
What’s The Top Real Estate Web Site?
ForSaleByOwner.com recently announced that it's the most visited real estate Web site, in terms of unique visitors. In February 591,000 unique visitor...
Green Home Choices: Save Money and the Environment
Going green at home includes recycling and reusing materials, helping you save money and the environment. Going green at home could also include paying bills electronically which would help you save money. If you're going green at home you will also save money.
Green Home Tips Help Homeowners Save Money
Green home tips vary from saving on heating bills using better insulation to restricting water usage. Employ these green home tips by contacting a water engineering firm or an advanced plumber. There is an initial investment when homeowners choose to use green home tips, but over the long run they will see huge returns on that investment.
Renting Out Property Subject To Foreclosure
Is it legal for a rental property owner to rent a property that may be subject to foreclosure? A tenant should be given notice that the rental property is the potential subject of a foreclosure lawsuit. The landlord should also be using the income from the rental property to pay his mortgage lender and keep the property from becoming subject to a foreclosure lawsuit.
How to File an Insurance Claim
In the aftermath of the devastation in Georgia this weekend (with an estimated $150 million in damage), Russ Longcore, author of Insurance Claim Secre...
Moving Tips For A Stress-Free Move
Moving can be a stressful experience. Following these moving tips can make your move go smoother. Moving tips include researching movers, getting moving cost estimates and getting the best prices for boxes. Use these tips as a home moving checklist to make sure you get everything done for your move.