Real Estate & Personal Finance

- Friday, February 10, 2012
- Habitat for Humanity finds success in one-stop REO shop
- Priority access to bank-owned inventory among perks
- Friday, February 10, 2012
- Strange cases of NIMBYism
- Putting individual interests first can hurt the greater public good
- Thursday, February 9, 2012
- Pros and cons of financing car, house at same time
- REThink Real Estate
- Tuesday, February 7, 2012
- Is owner's title insurance worth the cost?
- Forgo coverage only if you can stomach 'random' risks
- Wednesday, February 1, 2012
- Second-home market on the rise in Sayulita, Mexico
- Region rides the wave after discovery as south-of-the-border surf destination
- Wednesday, February 1, 2012
- 5 tools and 12 weeks to prosperity
- Book Review: 'The Prosperous Heart: Creating a Life of "Enough" '
- Tuesday, January 31, 2012
- Exercising lease option during foreclosure
- If tenants still want to buy, they must play by new rules
- Wednesday, January 25, 2012
- Benefits of converting longtime home into rental
- Roll eventual sale profit into investment to avoid taxes
- Tuesday, January 24, 2012
- Deter prospective homebuyers from running off with deposit
- Seller learns shocker after agent refunds client's $20K
- Thursday, January 19, 2012
- When it makes sense to keep an underwater home
- REThink Real Estate
- Tuesday, January 17, 2012
- Homeowner faces dilemma after water well discovery
- In many cases, expensive sealing, replumbing can be avoided
- Tuesday, January 17, 2012
- Risks of walking away from time share
- Beware of 'phantom income' penalty
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012
- Know the tax rules on sale of exchanged property
- 5-year rule is barrier for some owners
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012
- Don't spend that escrow windfall
- Couple could lose home after erroneous money deposit
- Monday, January 9, 2012
- Stuff underwater homeowners say
- Mood of the Market
- Thursday, January 5, 2012
- Top 5 tax breaks for homeowners
- REThink Real Estate
- Wednesday, January 4, 2012
- Finding a new normal for real estate in 2012
- Will this be the year housing bottoms out?
- Tuesday, January 3, 2012
- 6 ways to save your underwater home
- Mood of the Market
- Tuesday, January 3, 2012
- Get rid of an upside-down second home
- Heavy tax burden looms for those attempting short sale
- Thursday, December 29, 2011
- Alternatives to suing over real estate dispute
- REThink Real Estate
- Wednesday, December 28, 2011
- Top 10 books of 2011
- Wisdom and advice for managing your finances, real estate, and life
- Tuesday, December 27, 2011
- 4 predictions about 2012 real estate market
- Mood of the Market
- Tuesday, December 27, 2011
- Seller's right to earnest money not assured
- Written agreement or court order needed to access funds held in escrow
- Thursday, December 22, 2011
- Win the waiting game on short-sale inspection
- REThink Real Estate
- Wednesday, December 21, 2011
- Change your Mondays, change your life
- Book Review: 'Monday Morning Choices: 12 Powerful Ways to Go From Everyday to Extraordinary'
- Tuesday, December 20, 2011
- How to claim $500K tax break after spouse dies
- 5 IRS rules must be met when selling
- Tuesday, December 20, 2011
- 4 real estate lessons from the 1%
- Mood of the Market
- Wednesday, December 14, 2011
- Bring back FHA 203(k) loan for investors
- NAR pushes 5-point plan to expedite housing recovery
- Tuesday, December 13, 2011
- Sellers have recourse when buyers back out
- Demand an earnest money deposit that's too big to forfeit
- Thursday, December 8, 2011
- Land trust homes offer built-in foreclosure protection
- Resale restrictions give buyers access to below-market prices
- Wednesday, December 7, 2011
- No 'Plan B' if mortgage interest deduction axed
- Second-home owners most likely to feel pinch
- Tuesday, December 6, 2011
- 4 truths about home inspectors
- Why are there so many consumer complaints?
- Tuesday, December 6, 2011
- Sidestep penalty for early mortgage payoff
- 'Partial prepayment' can lessen the blow
- Tuesday, December 6, 2011
- 5 ways overconfidence kills real estate deals
- Mood of the Market
- Monday, December 5, 2011
- 4 ways to overcome appraisal roadblocks
- Public records, valuation sometimes miss vital details
- Wednesday, November 30, 2011
- 3 things school doesn't teach you about money
- Robert Kiyosaki dishes more wealth-building tidbits
- Monday, November 28, 2011
- Pros and cons of paying mortgage during short sale
- REThink Real Estate
- Wednesday, November 23, 2011
- Agent buys house from under client's nose
- Lawsuit leads to out-of-court settlement
- Tuesday, November 22, 2011
- 2 rules for selling a time share
- Legal, financial protection should be main concern
- Tuesday, November 22, 2011
- Soldier's 'as is' home purchase plagued by lies
- How to pursue recourse for faulty disclosure of additions, property damage
- Tuesday, November 22, 2011
- 3 steps to seize opportunities in any economy
- Book Review: 'Up, Down, or Sideways: How to Succeed When Times Are Good, Bad or In Between'
- Monday, November 21, 2011
- 2 real estate reality checks for the overly optimistic
- Mood of the Market
- Monday, November 21, 2011
- 5 housing bubble lessons for buyers
- Don't underestimate impact of deferred maintenance, refinancing
- Friday, November 18, 2011
- Investors beating banks at REO game
- Red tape, rehab standards only some of the reasons for discrepancy
- Thursday, November 17, 2011
- 3 options for buying home after short sale
- REThink Real Estate
- Wednesday, November 16, 2011
- Disclosing trace amounts of asbestos in ceilings
- Seller wants to be upfront but not scare away potential buyers
- Tuesday, November 15, 2011
- Circumvent rigid down-payment gift rules
- Why not add mom as co-borrower?
- Monday, November 14, 2011
- 8 money rules for a better life
- Book Review: 'Financial Recovery: Developing a Healthy Relationship with Money'
- Thursday, November 10, 2011
- A unique strategy to expedite short sale
- REThink Real Estate
- Wednesday, November 9, 2011
- Boomers 'anxious' about real estate decisions
- Despite recession, demographic often confuses buying power with real wealth

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Real Estate & Personal Finance

Priority access to bank-owned inventory among perks

Putting individual interests first can hurt the greater public good

REThink Real Estate

Forgo coverage only if you can stomach 'random' risks

Region rides the wave after discovery as south-of-the-border surf destination

Book Review: 'The Prosperous Heart: Creating a Life of "Enough" '

If tenants still want to buy, they must play by new rules

Roll eventual sale profit into investment to avoid taxes

Seller learns shocker after agent refunds client's $20K

REThink Real Estate

In many cases, expensive sealing, replumbing can be avoided

Beware of 'phantom income' penalty

5-year rule is barrier for some owners

Couple could lose home after erroneous money deposit

Mood of the Market

REThink Real Estate

Will this be the year housing bottoms out?

Mood of the Market

Heavy tax burden looms for those attempting short sale

REThink Real Estate

Wisdom and advice for managing your finances, real estate, and life

Mood of the Market

Written agreement or court order needed to access funds held in escrow

REThink Real Estate

Book Review: 'Monday Morning Choices: 12 Powerful Ways to Go From Everyday to Extraordinary'

5 IRS rules must be met when selling

Mood of the Market

NAR pushes 5-point plan to expedite housing recovery

Demand an earnest money deposit that's too big to forfeit

Resale restrictions give buyers access to below-market prices

Second-home owners most likely to feel pinch

Why are there so many consumer complaints?

'Partial prepayment' can lessen the blow

Mood of the Market

Public records, valuation sometimes miss vital details

Robert Kiyosaki dishes more wealth-building tidbits

REThink Real Estate

Lawsuit leads to out-of-court settlement

Legal, financial protection should be main concern

How to pursue recourse for faulty disclosure of additions, property damage

Book Review: 'Up, Down, or Sideways: How to Succeed When Times Are Good, Bad or In Between'

Mood of the Market

Don't underestimate impact of deferred maintenance, refinancing

Red tape, rehab standards only some of the reasons for discrepancy

REThink Real Estate

Seller wants to be upfront but not scare away potential buyers

Why not add mom as co-borrower?

Book Review: 'Financial Recovery: Developing a Healthy Relationship with Money'

REThink Real Estate

Despite recession, demographic often confuses buying power with real wealth

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