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Unexpected Finds in Foreclosures
Watch for skeletons in the closet, literally. More real estate professionals are reporting making horrifying finds in abandoned, foreclosed homes, including the skeletons of the home’s former owners. A Milwaukee real estate agent rec...
U.S. housing more affordable than other English countries
Would-be American home-buyers can take heart: U.S. housing is more affordable than in other English-speaking countries, according to a study of metropolitan areas around the world.The median
When Will Fed Raise Rates?
The Fed gives its latest signal next week on when it plans to raise rates from historic lows. The only thing we know for sure is that it won't be any time soon.
No Danger of Overbuilding in Multifamily Sector Until 2013
Demand for new apartments will continue to oustrip supply in 2012.
Investment Real Estate Interest Rates - The Foggy Future
Positive outlooks for investment real estate in 2012 brush off an uncertain future that may be just a few years away.
FHA Wants You to Flip More Homes
Just when you thought there was no hope for mortgage lending or the government doing anything tangible to help the housing market and real estate investing
FHA says: It's ok to flip that house
The Federal Housing Administration extended a waiver on its anti-flipping regulations, allowing real estate investors to buy FHA-insured homes and quickly resell them for a profit.
New home sales edge up 1.8%
New homes rose again in November to an annualized rate of 315,000. That was up 1.6% compared with the revised October rate of 310,000 and 9.8% higher than November 2010.
Realtors: We Overcounted Home Sales for Five Years
Data on sales of previously owned U.S. homes from 2007 through October this year will be revised down next week because of double counting.
Americans Saving More and Paying Off Debt Faster
Americans are putting money into their savings accounts and paying down their debts faster than analysts expected. It's good news for consumers, but not so good for the economy.
LA switching banks due to protest movement - but at a cost
Price of debt servicing will climb considerably after city council sides with Occupy Los Angeles
Single-Tenant Property Sales Surge To Record Numbers
With money to burn but still having a strong aversion to risk, investors have increasingly turned single-tenant properties into one of the hottest commercial real estate plays in the country. For the last quarter of 2010 and first...
Explosion In Number Of Renters Could Save Housing Market
"Congress could give investors the incentive to buy vacant houses now by allowing them to write off the value immediately, as long as they hold on to the properties for some number of years and rent them out."
States with the highest (and lowest) homeownership
Homeownership rates were high in thinly populated states and those with low home prices, while homeownership was low in states with expensive homes and large cities.
Landlords forbidden to discriminate against the unemployed
Landlords forbidden to discriminate against the unemployed
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