If you plan on moving anytime in 2011, you should strongly consider selling your house now rather than waiting. Here are five...
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If you plan on moving anytime in 2011, you should strongly consider selling your house now rather than waiting. Here are five...
Read moreFive years into the real-estate bust, the market for single-family homes seems weaker than ever. According to the most recent S&P/Case-Shiller housing data, prices fell 3.3% nationwide in February from a year earlier. The ongoing malaise, paradoxically, is only boosting the opportunities for investors in multiunit rental properties. The...
Read moreOne of the biggest misconceptions in today’s housing market is that homes are not selling. That is simply not true. Last month’s Existing Sales Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed that homes were selling at an “annual rate of 5.10 million”. That’s an average of 13,973 every day – 365 days a year! And the...
Read moreBanks have become very conservative when lending mortgage money today. With the current foreclosure challenges in the country, we can’t really blame them. The requirements now necessary to qualify for mortgages have gotten much more stringent and it seems will get even more stringent as we move forward. The banks want to make sure the prospective...
Read moreBusiness School professors Eli Beracha of East Carolina University and Ken H. Johnson of Florida International University have done extensive research on which makes more sense financially: to rent or own a home. They published, Lessons from Over 30 Years of Buy versus Rent Decisions: Is the American Dream Always Wise? In their paper, the professors do...
Read moreWe get asked this question quite often. In a rapidly changing market, it is difficult to give absolute answers. Much depends on your family’s personal situation. However, if you realize that you can no longer make the payments, you may have to decide between doing a short sale or letting the home go to foreclosure. Here are three things you...
Read moreRuhl&Ruhl REALTORS announced today that Ana Aguilera, Barb Cartwright, Shan Corelis, Sherry Creen, Linda Dany, Tina DeMay, Jeanne Eble, Sean Eckhardt, Penny Egert, Paula Firth, Mindy Hallene, Jerry Lancaster, Katie Leihsing, Maureen Linnabery, Monta Ponsetto, Greg Rediger, Candy Shamsie, Chris Taylor, Debbie White and Rose Wulgaert have achieved...
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