By Kim Olson Finding “just the right home for you” can be daunting, especially if you’re moving to an area that you’re not familiar with. Fortunately, a good real estate agent can really make the process much easier. Follow these steps to find the best real estate agent in today’s troubled market, and your search… Continue reading Steps to Find the Best Real Estate Agent in Today’s Market
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Running Out of Time to Stay in Their Home
By Grace Lyons In 1982 my husband and I bought our home and struggled to keep it because of very high interest rates at the time. Our combined wages could not keep up with the high cost of living. Today we are still living in the same home after close to twenty nine years. In… Continue reading Running Out of Time to Stay in Their Home
Should You Work with a Real Estate Agent
By Lois A. Vitt, Ph.D. When asked most people who use a real estate agent to sell their home say they would choose to do it again. Whether this option is best for your needs is a question that requires some research and careful introspection. While selling your home on your own may appear to… Continue reading Should You Work with a Real Estate Agent
Home and Your Social Lifestyle
By Lois A. Vitt, Ph.D. Author of 10 Secrets to Successful Home Buying and Selling: Using your Housing Psychology to make Smarter Decisions You might think of home as your castle, but a big part of housing decisions are all about other people. If you are calculating the costs of renting vs. buying, or trading… Continue reading Home and Your Social Lifestyle
Poll Shows Hardly Anyone Trusts Bankers
At a time when Congress has the lowest approval record in history, bankers receive even lower marks for being trusted by the public at large, according to a new Housing Predictor survey. The latest opinion poll found that only 3% of all those surveyed trust bankers to have consumers best interests in mind. An over-whelming… Continue reading Poll Shows Hardly Anyone Trusts Bankers
Warning Signs the House Next Door is a Meth Lab
When Arkansas retiree Franklin Huff stepped onto his front porch with his morning coffee and a newspaper, he didn’t plan to break up a meth ring, especially one operating close to the home he’d lived in for more than 20 years in his own affluent neighborhood. “I noticed black smoke pouring from the chimney, and… Continue reading Warning Signs the House Next Door is a Meth Lab
Pricing Your Home for Sale
Shelve your defensiveness when it comes to pricing your home for sale. Judgments about the value of your home are not about you. They are about the looks, bricks and sticks and location of the home you are getting ready to sell and most importantly current market conditions. You need to stay as dispassionate as… Continue reading Pricing Your Home for Sale
Selling and Saying Goodbye to a Home
Selling your home and saying goodbye can be a difficult experience, especially when it’s combined with upheaval, which is often the case these days. The formalities and procedures can be frustrating and intimidating. Like many sellers, you might also be wrestling with bittersweet memories and assorted “goodbyes.” In fact, your feelings can range from eagerness… Continue reading Selling and Saying Goodbye to a Home
Top Homeowner Spring Maintenance Steps
Spring has sprung, and before you let the kids run wild and invite neighbors over for a barbecue you might want to make sure your home is safe. Matt Lederer, a Chicago based builder offers eight steps that can save you money, time and keep your family safe. “Spring is the season of rebirth and… Continue reading Top Homeowner Spring Maintenance Steps
Millions of Homeowners to Get Housing Relief Money
The U.S. government’s program to bring relief to homeowners in jeopardy of foreclosure is designed to bring tailor made solutions to the 10 states in the program. The plan, known as the Hardest Hit Fund (HHF) is being administered through the Troubled Asset and Relief Program with $2.1-billion for homeowners in distress. White House officials… Continue reading Millions of Homeowners to Get Housing Relief Money