Manufactured by a combination of Wall Street financial manipulation, overly creative banking practices, greed and plenty of fraud the real estate crash over the last three years has developed a whole new rule book for buying and selling property. Here are the 10 best new rules to keep in mind before you venture out into… Continue reading New Rules of Real Estate
Category: Advice
Alternatives to Conventional Mortgages
By Kevin Chiu Everybody needs a rich uncle when it comes to buying a home. The problem is most of us simply aren’t related to the kind of money needed to buy a home so getting a mortgage is the answer. However, in the credit crunch it’s gotten harder for many people to find financing.… Continue reading Alternatives to Conventional Mortgages
How to Buy a Home in the New Economy
By John Hines So you’ve searched the Internet day and night — Looked at hundreds of homes for sale — Filled out the forms at the bank to get pre-qualified only to find out that they won’t give you a mortgage. Perhaps your credit score isn’t high enough to fit into the underwriter’s new higher standards.… Continue reading How to Buy a Home in the New Economy
How to Fix Housing
By Mike Colpitts Editor When a surgeon goes in with a scalpel to cut he goes directly to the problem area to take out the cancer. The doctor cuts out the bad area and stitches the skin back up to heal. With all of its debate, it’s no different in real estate. The poison loans… Continue reading How to Fix Housing