It’s been nearly five years since the housing market suffered its catastrophic collapse, and new mortgage fraud charges are still being filed against the big banks responsible for most of the disastrous subprime mortgages and the widespread foreclosure abuses that...
A good lease or rental agreement is a landlord/investor’s friend. But although property owners invest time and resources in getting properties ready for occupancy and screening tenants carefully, when the time comes to seal the deal, they resort to a lease agreement...
The ups and downs of a volatile housing market create fertile ground for opportunists trying to make buck –or several – from all sides of a real estate transaction. Though not actually illegal, practices like the “pocket listing” end up putting more money into the...
Mortgage interest rates are still astonishingly low, even though they’ve begun to creep up from the historic low levels of a few months ago. While some housing industry watchers have worried that the rise in rates could put the brakes on the emerging housing recovery,...
It’s no secret that green is in. Energy efficient and environmentally friendly upgrades and add-ons can boost a home’s selling price and attract good renters. But paying for those green add ons and getting a return on the investment can be tricky – especially when...
