The Year for Real Estate -2012 Make this New Year’s Resolution the year to buy Real Estate Whether you are  you more interested in buying, selling, getting even  - consider adding one of these real estate resolutions to your list: Given the volatility of the real estate market over the last few years, my guess is [...]

Jay Brinkmann, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA’s) Chief Economist, told reporters on Monday that MBA’s National Delinquency Survey (NDS) for the second quarter of 2011 combines good news with not so good news. “While overall mortgage delinquencies increased only slightly between the first and second quarters of this year, it is clear that the downward trend we [...]

There are many ways to retire a home loan in advance, but not all of them may work for you. Here’s how to find the one that best suits your needs. Paying off the mortgage early is in. Refinancing to take money out of our homes is out. In this foreclosure crisis, more people are [...]

When looking at value in real estate, it’s important to consider these principles of real estate marketability to see how pricing is determined. A great number of factors establish home prices, including supply and demand, competition, conformity, and more. Principle of Change Cities, neighborhoods, and developments experience change, whether it be growth or decay. Nothing [...]