February 4, 2012

Top 5 Green Architecture Tips

Top 5 Green Architecture Tips
Green home building is all the rage today. This article gives you 5 green tips to look out for when you plan to build or rebuild your home.

Real Estate Outlook: Sales Promising

Real Estate Outlook: Sales Promising
If you look at the latest housing numbers released last week by the Commerce Department and the National Association of Realtors, you’d have to say, “Wow! We are on track for an amazing year in sales — and maybe even prices.”


Mortgage delinquencies surge to a record

Mortgage delinquencies surge to a record

In this May 13, 2010 photo, a brand-new $1.1 million, 5,200 square foot home in Davie, Fla. is offered for short sale. The number of homeowners who missed at least one payment on their mortgage surged to a record in the first quarter of the year.The mortgage crisis is dragging on the economic recovery as more homeowners fall behind on their payments.





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Spelling mansion tops expensive home list

Spelling mansion tops expensive home list

The home that Candy Spelling, widow of television giant Aaron, has up for sale out-prices every other property in the U.S. The 56,500 square-foot English-style mansion has a bowling alley, wine cellar, rooms for gift-wrapping and silver and china display, a library, gym and media room.Candy Spelling, has listed the Manor, Los Angeles’ largest, and arguably most opulent, house up for sale at $150 million, out-pricing every other listed home in the country.




theGrio: Reform may not stop mortgage scams

theGrio: Reform may not stop mortgage scams

The World’s Most Luxurious Eco Homes

The World’s Most Luxurious Eco Homes
Energy efficiency and therefore cheaper bills are something we all strive for. In this article we take a look at some of the world’s best and most luxurious eco-homes and how they have seamlessly engrained green technology with amazing design.

Real Estate Outlook: Sales Promising

Real Estate Outlook: Sales Promising
If you look at the latest housing numbers released last week by the Commerce Department and the National Association of Realtors, you’d have to say, “Wow! We are on track for an amazing year in sales — and maybe even prices.”


Tax credit fuels surge in April home sales

Tax credit fuels surge in April home sales

A sold sign is posted outside a home April 27 in Mariemont, Ohio. Home prices rose in nearly 60 percent of U.S. cities in the first quarter of this year, thanks in part to a government tax credit.A now-expired homebuyer tax credit and low mortgage rates helped boost sales of previously occupied homes in April. The improvements aren’t likely to last.




Experts see underlying weakness in housing

Experts see underlying weakness in housing

Home sale signs are visible on a street corner in Portland, Ore. A spring sales fling could turn into a summer hangover for real estate.Despite a surprising surge in home sales reported this week experts say the housing market’s spring fling has been fueled by now-expired tax credits and is unlikely to last.





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Spelling mansion tops expensive home list

Spelling mansion tops expensive home list

The home that Candy Spelling, widow of television giant Aaron, has up for sale out-prices every other property in the U.S. The 56,500 square-foot English-style mansion has a bowling alley, wine cellar, rooms for gift-wrapping and silver and china display, a library, gym and media room.Candy Spelling, has listed the Manor, Los Angeles’ largest, and arguably most opulent, house up for sale at $150 million, out-pricing every other listed home in the country.