February 10, 2012

Techniques For Selling a House With Zero Or Negative Equity

Techniques For Selling a House With Zero Or Negative Equity
Want to sell your house in Virginia, Maryland, or the District of Columbia? Learn how the real investors buy the houses.

Construction spending falls for 5th month

Construction spending falls for 5th month
Construction spending fell for a fifth straight month in February as another big drop in home building offset a slight rebound in nonresidential construction.

Healthcare Real Estate Investing: Healthy, Stable, or DOA?

Healthcare Real Estate Investing: Healthy, Stable, or DOA?
Peter L. Mosca shares his interview with Scott Larche, Vice President of Investments, Kevin Maddron, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and John Mark Ramsey, CEO of Servant Healthcare Investments, and Robert Smith, president of Lockard Companies, Inc. of Cedar Falls.

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.”




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.

Helping Your House Sell

Helping Your House Sell
In these tough economic times, many people are concerned over whether or not they will be able to sell their houses if they need to. Potential buyers are becoming increasingly picky since the prices of many homes (if not all homes) has taken a dramatic fall over the past year. Therefore, more homeowners are having to do everything that they can in order to make their home stand out amongst the other homes.

10 priciest cities for owning a home

10 priciest cities for owning a home

Moscow was named one of the most expensive real estate markets in the world by Forbes.Those living in Monte Carlo may enjoy the beaches and nightlife, but they pay for it. The resort area tops a list of the world’s most expensive housing markets.




Construction spending falls for 5th month

Construction spending falls for 5th month
Construction spending fell for a fifth straight month in February as another big drop in home building offset a slight rebound in nonresidential construction.

Government cracks down on mortgage scams

Government cracks down on mortgage scams

April 6: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announces plans to crack down on scammers who prey on people trying to avoid foreclosure by modifying their mortgages. (CNBC)Federal and state officials said Monday they are cracking down on mortgage modification scams that target the Obama administration’s efforts to make home loans more affordable.




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.