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7 Cities Leading the Housing Recovery 23 Aug 2013 | 03:48 am
For its Housing Market Recovery Index, RealtyTrac used seven different measures to evaluate the 100 largest metro’s recovery: (1) Unemployment rate (2) Underwater loan percentage (3) Foreclosure activ...
10 Towns With Most Room to Grow 23 Aug 2013 | 03:36 am
According to Money Magazine, here are the towns that still have plenty of room to grow: 1. Boulder City, Nev. Population: 15,564 People per square mile: 75 2. Canyon Lake, Texas Population: 22,863 P...
Tenants Need Insurance, Too 23 Aug 2013 | 03:28 am
Although the majority of homeowners purchase insurance for their home, when it comes to renters, only 35 percent have renters insurance, according to a poll conducted for the Insurance Information Ins...
Place All Roommates On The Lease 23 Aug 2013 | 02:48 am
Renting to students usually means renting to roommates. Avoid having one person be the go-to tenant, who then sublets to others. Peer-to-peer property management seldom works. Don’t count on your te...
Study: Price Home Higher, Get a Better Offer 23 Aug 2013 | 02:31 am
The higher a home is priced at the outset, the more likely it is that it will get a higher offer from a buyer, according to a new study by researchers Grace Bucchianeri and Julia Minson. The study app...
5 Inspection Problems You Shouldn’t Ignore 23 Aug 2013 | 02:22 am
Jonathan and Drew Scott, who educate viewers about transforming fixer-uppers on HGTV’s "Property Brothers," offers up a checklist of five things buyers should look for to ensure they don’t buy a lemon...
12 Towns With the Cleanest Air 23 Aug 2013 | 02:08 am
1. Live Oak, Calif. 2. Kihei, Hawaii 3. Waipio, Hawaii 4. Boone, N.C. 5. Cookeville, Tenn. 6. San Anselmo, Calif. 7. Pueblo West, Colo. 8. Pacific Grove, Calif. 9. Aberdeen, S.D. 10. Silver C...
7 Property Management Mistakes To Avoid 20 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
1. Screen and Interview Tenants. Do your due diligence, have the tenant fill out a rental application, collect the fee for a credit report, criminal background check and call to confirm employment. Re...
Mortgage Rates Calm—For Now 20 Aug 2013 | 09:29 am
Freddie Mac reports the following national averages with mortgage rates for the week ending Aug. 15: 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.40 percent, holding the same average as last week. A year ...
Builders Gain Optimism in the Recovery 20 Aug 2013 | 09:24 am
Builder confidence in newly built, single-family homes is on the rise again. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index posted its fourth consecutive monthly gain in A...