In back-to-back Inman News columns, Bernice Ross wades into the controversy over the reporting of home-price statistics. In Part 1, "Put a gag on Chicken Little," Ross argues that home prices are stabilizing, but that the media's emphasis on home-price indexes...
It’s time to meet the person who has been responsible for the life you live right now. This person has created your income, your debt, your relationships, your health, your fitness level, your weight, your attitudes and your behaviors. Who is it? To introduce...
"INFLATION IS AS VIOLENT AS A MUGGER, AS FRIGHTENING AS AN ARMED ROBBER, AND AS DEADLY AS A HIT MAN." ~ Ronald Reagan. And although you might not describe the effects of inflation in such strong terms yourself...rest assured that the effects of inflation have crept...
According to Economy.com, there are a number of cities where home prices are expected to rise including Dallas, TX and Cleveland, OH. Although not an exhaustive list, other areas for opportunity include some of the locations below: Mobile, AL: Forbes has stated Mobile...
Since January, I’ve been writing a series of essays in ETR intended to give you tools to help you "master plan" your life. As you put this master plan into action, you will find that you will be able to accomplish more than you ever have before. Much more. People will...
The inflationary reality that we as consumers have been living for months may finally be starting to dawn on the U.S. Federal Reserve. It’s about time! The minutes of the last policymaking Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, released on Wednesday, showed...
Real estate prices are tumbling across the U.S. That may spell trouble for homeowners, but it may be good news for interested buyers or investors. You can get much better deals today whether you are looking to rent a single family home or small residential property....
Having a property abroad strikes many of us as a great lifestyle opportunity, but a growing number of UK first-time buyers looking overseas are more interested in sidestepping Britain's challenging property market than the lure sun, sea and sand. The UK market is...
Nationally, home prices are falling, unemployment is on the rise and the economy is expected to grow slowly--or even contract--in the first half of the year. But some cities are doing just fine. Take Oklahoma City, Okla. With falling unemployment, one of the country's...
Apartment developers are taking the plunge. In the first four months of 2008, builders started construction on new multifamily projects at a rate high above the unusually sluggish levels seen in early 2007, according to the National Association of Home Builders...
