By Mary Klein Purchasing a home that is part of a homeowners association can involve issues that most homeowners would never think of providing pros and cons. The small print in the rules and regulations that are part of signing up for an association when you purchase a home can be lost in the sea… Continue reading 7 Things Homeowner Associations Won’t Tell You
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Questions to Ask on Refinancing a Mortgage
If you are thinking about refinancing your existing mortgage, you may be wondering what refinancing questions to ask your mortgage lender. While there are a number of questions to ask when refinancing, there are a few points you will want to be perfectly clear on before committing to a refinance. Knowing what to ask when… Continue reading Questions to Ask on Refinancing a Mortgage
Tax Credit Cut Proposal Old Effort
By Kim Olson It’s been the rule for decades that if you’ve got a home, you can get a tax deduction on your mortgage interest no matter who you are. But now, the Obama administration wants to eliminate it so as to help reduce the deficit — right? Wrong It’s actually not what you think.… Continue reading Tax Credit Cut Proposal Old Effort
Steps to Find the Best Real Estate Agent in Today’s Market
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
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