Real Estate Investors and the Paper Trail Many beginning real estate investors lose the paper trail in the excitement of the investment. That trail winds up in a shoebox on a CPA's desk at the end of the year. FULL STORY->
Life Is A Beach It's not that people want to march into the sea, but the nation's beaches do beckon those who say their favorite place to live is along the coast. FULL STORY->
Two Arizona Counties Are Biggest Gainers Flagler County, Fla., is the nation's fastest growing county no more, according to the latest tabulation from the Census Bureau. Now the title belong to Pinal County, Arizona. Lew Sichelman has the numbers. FULL STORY->
Smart Buying Decisions: Toilets Prove the Point The purchase of appliances and fixtures is good training for decision making. PJ Wade uses the purchase of a new toilet to demonstrate how confident decision making should become an automatic skill to save time and money while preserving value. FULL STORY->
Market Conditions Sacramento, California, has as many diverse markets as it does buyers. Overall, however, experts report that the market has slowed -- with values anticipate to drop but stabilize by year end. Inventories are on the rise. FULL STORY->
Who's To Blame For Mortgage Morass? Start with the Feds and end with consumers, but there's lots of blame in between when it comes to who is responsible for the subprime mortgage market morass. FULL STORY->
Could Your Closets Be Turning Off Buyers? Especially as the market slows in many areas, homeowners are looking to fine-tune the look of their homes before they put their house on the market. But all too often an area that gets forgotten is the closet. FULL STORY->
Are National Home Prices Down 3.2 Percent or Up 3.2 Percent? Two major indexes that purport to measure national and local home value movements reached the point of total disagreement late last month: Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller index reported values down 3.2 percent from mid-2006 to mid-2007. But the federal government's own index found prices nationwide up by an average 3.2 percent for the same period. What's going on here? Ken Harney explains. FULL STORY->
Housing Counsel: Be Careful of Low Interest Loans While the internet is a great tool, it still makes sense to be working with a real live person. Many of the internet mortgage loan companies do not provide you with the personal interaction which is so important when you are entering into what may be the largest investment of your life. FULL STORY->
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