Tampa, FL has the No. 1 listing in this week’s top 10 most searched homes on REALTOR.com®, as Florida continues it’s reign as the state with the most homes on the list. A few new listings popped up this week including one in Cary, NC and another in Redondo Beach, CA. The data is com Continue Reading
I am in the midst of buying a home, and my home inspection is scheduled for this week. One item in the house concerns me. The seller advertised that the house electric was 220v, but instead of a circuit breaker box, its all fuses. What rights do I have to make the seller correct the el Continue Reading
Anyone remember Victor Vangelakos? He’s the loneliest condo dweller in Fort Myers, Fla.–and he can’t take it anymore, according to the News-Press. Last year Mr. Vangelakos paid $430,000 for his condo in Tower 1 of the Oasis in downtown Fort Myers. He was only one of a few to actu Continue Reading
California will receive $700 million and Florida will take $400 million in federal aid to begin designing programs to ease foreclosures, under the Obama adminstration’s latest effort to ease the housing crisis. President Obama announced the program, which would aid state housing finance agenci Continue Reading
Even though the housing market has seemed a risky investment in recent years, it still holds true that those who sit on the fence waiting for the ‘perfect time’ to buy a home may get left with nothing to buy. Bob Idakaar blogs about why potential home buyers should jump into the marke Continue Reading
I’m preparing to sell my house and have decided to change the shutter, front door, and garage color. The house is a pale yellow Cape Cod with white trim. My instinct is to match the garage door to the house color and do the shutters and door in black. My REALTOR®, however, wants to Continue Reading
After a dismal past year, it looks like current housing is in recovery mode, especially in the entry-level home market. There is strong evidence that momentum is moving in positive direction. Tom Gross’s blog focuses on his firm belief that real estate will surge again this spring. T Continue Reading
Since the Great Recession occurred, many economists were quick to blame the messy bursting of the housing bubble as the main contributing factor. But if you listen to the news these days, you hear more about jobs – or the lack thereof – being a significant cause. Ki Gray blogs about th Continue Reading
What should a buyer do when a mortgage appraisal comes back with a significant discrepancy from the measured square footage and what was listed in the MLS entry? Melissa Hunzeker advises that the buyer and the REALTOR® should go back to the seller’s agent to find out what happened. “Th Continue Reading
You can’t get what you want if you don’t know what you want. When narrowing down the criteria for your home search, you should know what type of home you want to buy, determine the age and condition of the house you’re willing to accept and use a home search comparison chart to keep organized. Continue Reading