HARP Offers Help for Struggling Landlords

Programs offering assistance to struggling homeowners in the aftermath of the housing collapse have focused mainly on residential homeowners needing help to make mortgage payments and keep their homes out of foreclosure. But it’s less well known that investors can...

Rate Your Landlord? Tenants Take Control

It’s a given that potential renters can expect some scrutiny from landlords taking tenant applications. Credit histories, references from previous landlords and other information become fair game in the quest to find reliable, solvent, non-destructive tenants for an...

Home Prices Are Rising…Another Bubble?

More evidence of a housing market recovery comes with news from a recent MarketWatch report that, by the end of 2012, the US housing market had seen five consecutive quarters of home value appreciation – the largest yearly gain since 2006. But according to industry...