Real Estate Ramblings

I'm just back from a very nice Thanksgiving back home in Kentucky, and as I catch up on the latest news in the world of Philadelphia real estate I thought I'd link to some of the most interesting things that I'm reading so you can catch up on what's been happening as well. 1. News of the tax cred...

If you've ever stayed up late watching infomercials and thought "maybe I could make millions in real estate..." then you'll appreciate this website: www.landlordmentor.com. It seeks to provide much of the information that you would learn from the Real Estate Riches style programs without any of t...

Over the past couple of weeks events have conspired to give first-time home buyers a second chance at snagging the deal of a lifetime! First the $8,000 tax credit was extended through April 30th of 2010 and expanded to include a tax credit for some repeat buyers, letting them in on the fun a bit ...

According to a survey from Move.com the percentage of homebuyers who classify themselves as investors has doubled since March - going from 5.6% to 12.1%. While we could certainly argue about their survey methods and definitions of investors, I think that this survey does capture the general trend...

The extension and expansion of the first-time buyer tax credit (now for some other buyers as well) passed through the Senate yesterday and should get through the house and onto the President's desk soon. The details of the expansion are: $8,000 tax credit for first time buyers extended to those u...