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Help Is on the Horizon for Unemployed Homeowners
Written by Ilyce Glink on July 29, 2011
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Help Is on the Horizon for Unemployed Homeowners By Ilyce Glink Despite government efforts to stimulate the economy, many homeowners are facing the one-two punch of unemployment and looming mortgage payments. As of the beginning of July 2011, the official unemployment rate still hovered around…
Housing Price Predictions: When Will Prices Rise?
Written by Steve Cook on July 28, 2011
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Housing Price Predictions: When Will Prices Rise? Steve Cook, Real Estate Economy Watch In 2006, the experts said housing prices would never fall. They were wrong. In 2009, they said prices had bottomed out and things would be getting better. They were wrong again. Now,…
The Cube Project: Would You Live In A Tiny House?
Written by Ilyce Glink on July 15, 2011
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The Cube Project: What Would You Give Up To Live In A Tiny House? Ilyce Glink Who among us has never looked at their overstuffed closet in despair? If you feel like you are constantly running out of storage room in your home, check out…
Now is the Time of the Real Estate Investor
Written by Steve Cook on July 8, 2011
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Now is the Time of the Real Estate Investor Steve Cook, Real Estate Economy Watch If your image of a real estate investor is someone like the caveman in the “We Buy Ugly Houses” ads or the fast talkers who sell videos and seminars on…
Pet-Friendly Housing Steering the Real Estate Market
Written by Steve Cook on July 1, 2011
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Pet-Friendly Housing Steering the Real Estate Market Steve Cook, Real Estate Economy Watch In a national survey released in February of this year, the fifth-ranking reason that people buy homes today was found to be “They Don’t Want to Pay Extra to Own Pets.” This…
What a First-Time Homebuyer Needs to Know
Written by Ilyce Glink on June 17, 2011
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What a First-Time Homebuyer Needs to Know By Ilyce Glink In the current market, first-time homebuyers have their work cut out for them. In the past, when the market was going up, first-time homebuyers’ main concern was finding a home—any home. Their secondary concerns were…
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