Once again displaying their amazing ability to leap into action after a problem has gotten far too serious, the members of the U.S. House of Representatives last week passed the lofty sounding Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007.
The Daily Dish, a San Francisco-based blog, reports that Slash, most famous as the lead guitarist in the rock band Guns N’ Roses, is suing his real estate agent.
In today’s residential real estate market, it’s harder than ever to sell a home. It’s little surprise, then, that a new study shows that fewer homeowners are selling their homes for-sale-by-owner.
The typical homebuyer surveyed during the period from July 2006 to June 2007 was 39 years old, boasted a yearly income of $74,000 and purchased a home costing $215,000. Buyers searched an average of eight weeks and typically visited 10 homes before purchasing their new residence.
But if agents really wanted to help each other, they should swap tales of their mistakes. When I talk to “regular people” about real estate agents I rarely hear about the good things. People are far more likely to share with me the horror stories of disinterested agents or of those who never seemed to listen to their concerns.
The giant pig, familiar to loyal fans of HBO’s mob drama “The Sopranos,” is gone.
The pig, of course, sat atop the fictional Satriale’s pork store, a frequent hangout for the series’ main character, Tony Soprano, and his mob buddies.
Construction crews tore down the rest of the storefront in Kearny, N.J., too. And what will rise […]
Apartments.com, a Web site that helps renters find apartments across the country, reported that 58 percent of respondents to its recent survey said they did not have renters insurance. At the same time, more than 70 percent of respondents who didn’t have this insurance said that they believed carrying renters insurance would improve their peace of mind.
The Homelessness Research Institute released some disturbing news earlier this week: Military veterans represent more than 25 percent of the U.S. homeless population. This is especially shocking considering that veterans only make up 11 percent of the civilian adult population.
The housing industry is still dogged by charges of racism. Much of it comes from the business’ shady past when it comes to dealing with non-white homebuyers. We’ve all read horror stories of real estate agents steering black buyers away from white neighborhoods. Those stories, unfortunately, aren’t myth.
Housing Predictor, a forecaster that tracks a total of 250 housing markets in all 50 states, says that home prices will fall at record rates in 2008.
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