The housing market is very slowly gathering momentum, but most house sellers and renters are finding themselves increasingly frustrated at the cut that the real estate agents take for seemingly not a lot of work. So a small number of house sellers have turned their backs on traditional approach and instead are opting for online […]
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Did you log into Facebook today? How about Twitter or LinkedIn? Social networks have been one of the biggest revolutions in how we talk to each other since the invention of the telephone, and there’s no end to the ways in which enterprising users are using social media to change and develop the way our
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There are two sides to buying a house. One is if you like the property and it fits your requirements and the other is that you can actually afford it. They are both important but unless you have an unlimited budget you will have to make some trade-offs . Here are a few tips to
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Money in the UK: As the growth in the British housing market reaches its fastest pace in two and a half years, much is being done to improve the increasingly fragile levels of consumer confidence. While this is largely positive news, however, it may have a deceptively negative impact on anyone who aspires to purchase
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When it comes to selling your home in the 21st century, one of your most valuable resources is undoubtedly the video sharing and streaming website YouTube. In years past, the process of selling a home was actually incredibly formalized. You would hire a real estate agent or some other type of professional to prepare the
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While the thought of moving to a new home is very exciting, the actual process of moving can mean nothing but hard work and huge amounts of stress. Many real estate experts emphasize the importance of removing items from your home prior to sale… it is well established that by “de-cluttering” your home, potential buyers will be
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After the housing market collapse more than five years ago, lenders are now requiring that borrowers come up with bigger deposits before they can qualify for a mortgage to buy a home. While some home buyers have been saving for years to pay for their deposit, many only have a small portion of what they will
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Prior to 2008 most Americans were convinced that real estate investing was a guaranteed road to riches and that “housing prices never went down.” Then came the housing crash and from 2007 to 2009 the average house price lost about 25% of it’s value. So those who had borrowed 90% or 95% of their house
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With an average student loan debt near $27,000 per graduate, first-time home buyers are noticeably absent from the slow housing recovery. The days of a pregnant wife with a happy husband strolling into a new home and hanging a “sold” sign on the post are not faded, but have become obscured. First time home buyers
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Last week we presented House Hunting Tips For New Families and an excellent article by Dennis Miller Is Now the Time to Take Advantage of the Current Buyer’s Market in Real Estate? with a great story about buying a home and pitting sellers against each other and this week we have a few more tips for you.
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By Dennis Miller While I spent well over three decades writing books and teaching the subject of negotiations, some of the best lessons I learned on the subject came from luck. Many investment pundits recommend taking full advantage of the current buyer’s market in real estate. Lenders are foreclosing on many properties, often selling them
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I have often said that rental property if done properly is a great way to build a retirement income. You buy houses let the tenants pay off the mortgage and then once they are paid off you still receive the income but now it can go in your pocket rather than in the Bank’s pocket.
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