January 27, 2012

Go Green in the City Part 2 – Eco-Friendly Remodeling For Residential and Commercial Real Estate

Go Green in the City Part 2 – Eco-Friendly Remodeling For Residential and Commercial Real Estate
Many homebuyers are going back to the city to save money on gas and be closer to family, friends and work. If saving money is important to you then consider the savings created through eco-friendly home renovations and remodeling. There are green solutions for residential and commercial properties that will help the Earth and your wallet.

Four states dominate city foreclosure rankings

Four states dominate city foreclosure rankings

A “For Sale” sign hangs outside a foreclosed home Nov. 13, 2008 in North Las Vegas, Nevada.The 26 U.S. cities with the worst foreclosure problems are concentrated in four states — California, Florida, Arizona and Nevada, a report released Wednesday shows.




Grow Your Business One Lead at a Time!

Grow Your Business One Lead at a Time!
Columnist Julie Escobar shares some lead incubation strategies for today’s real estate professionals.

Some homeowners see giving up as best option

Some homeowners see giving up as best option

“It dawned on me that you have to save yourself before you sink,” Teresa Bondora says of her decision to give up her Atlanta-area home. Teresa Bondora and her family abandoned their two-story brick home in Atlanta rather than fall behind on their mortgage and $30,000 worth of home renovation debt.




Administration expands housing aid plan

Administration expands housing aid plan
The Obama administration said Tuesday it is expanding its plan to stem the housing crisis by offering mortgage lenders incentives to lower borrowers’ bills on second mortgages.

Greenest London Boroughs Go All Out

Greenest London Boroughs Go All Out
As cities go, London is one of the world’s greenest. All you have to do to escape the hustle and bustle of the city is catch a tube to Hyde Park corner and you’ll find yourself in a tranquil expanse of greenery where swans float by idly on a large lake. In the greenest London boroughs you won’t be surprised by the presence of a fox sauntering past late at night and in Richmond Park you can enjoy watching the population of buck slowly munching on their breakfast as you go on your morning jog.

Detroit councilman walks away from mortgage

Detroit councilman walks away from mortgage

The former residence of Detroit City Councilman Kwame Kenyatta's is the ugly duckling on its block. Dead grass spreads gray across the lawn. Withered advertising circulars are strewn about the porch and the hedges.Add Detroit City Councilman Kwame Kenyatta to the list of the many homeowners who have walked away from a mortgage rather than keep paying for a property that is “under water.”




Grow Your Business One Lead at a Time!

Grow Your Business One Lead at a Time!
Columnist Julie Escobar shares some lead incubation strategies for today’s real estate professionals.

Mortgage rates dip, but above record lows

Mortgage rates dip, but above record lows

Rates on 30-year mortgages fell slightly from last week but remained just ahead of record lows posted this month, Freddie Mac said Thursday.


Buyers cautiously sniffing housing market

Buyers cautiously sniffing housing market

The number of house hunters out this spring is an encouraging sign that the real estate market is beginning to turn around. There's just one problem — a lot of them are in no hurry to buy, according to interviews with dozens of shoppers at open houses last weekend.With white tin ceilings, original woodwork, bay windows, and a $699,000 price tag, the two-bedroom apartment at 719 Carroll St. in Brooklyn would have been snatched up in a New York minute a couple of years ago.