By Glenn Kelman “The long-awaited day of reckoning is here,†Chris Farrell wrote in Forbes this week. “The era of historically low interest rates is over.†Mortgage interest rates began
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By Donna Fuscaldo The competition in the housing market is heating up as buyers face off with deep-pocketed investors located both in and outside the U.S. Foreign investors are playing
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By Roland Li To live reasonably happily ever after in your new apartment, you need to start off on the right foot with your neighbors, your board, the staff and
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By BOB and DONNA McWILLIAMS In purchasing real estate, contract and price negotiations are obviously a key part of the transaction. With the proper techniques, a buyer can potentially save
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By Lisa Prevost Homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments should check their mail carefully in coming weeks. Lenders will be offering loan mmodifications without even being asked. Under a
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By Ada Vassilovski 5 Tips for Choosing the Best Real Estate Agent … 1. Experience counts. Buyers and sellers cannot expect a brand-new agent to have the same knowledge and
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Let pragmatism overrule emotion during your search By Mark Huffman 1. Location There’s a very good reason that the word “location†is repeated three times when given as a selection criteria.
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By Katie Roof 1. Trulia (TRLA)- recently updated its Real Estate by Trulia App with a sleek design. It has separate sections for rentals and homes to own. Users can use
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By Julie Schmit Demonstrating the power of rising home prices, the number of underwater homeowners has dropped below 10 million for the first time in more than at least three
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By Neil Irwin The rise in rates over the past month appears to be driven primarily by improving economic prospects. If that’s the case, even as homes become a bit
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