youtube: 12 Hidden Costs of Homeownership - 04/12/10 03:00 AM
 
12 Hidden Costs of Homeownership
 
As the spring season gets underway, many Americans will be looking to take advantage of the lower real estate prices, attractive mortgage rates, and federal tax credit by purchasing a home. But remember: Not all of the costs associated with homeownership are reflected in the listed price.
 Indeed, many buyers -- particularly first-time buyers -- may be surprised by the amount of cash they'll need to set aside for housing-related expenses that they hadn't previously considered.
These often-overlooked expenses can include everything from title insurance to lawn mowing. To give would-be home buyers a … (5 comments)

youtube: Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss - 03/14/10 02:43 PM
Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
  by David StreitfeldMonday, March 8, 2010

In an effort to end the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration has been trying to keep defaulting owners in their homes. Now it will take a new approach: paying some of them to leave.
 This latest program, which will allow owners to sell for less than they owe and will give them a little cash to speed them on their way, is one of This latest program, which will allowthe administration's most aggressive attempts to grapple with a problem that has defied solutions.
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youtube: Where The Term Real Estate Came From. - 05/27/09 12:57 AM
 
Where The Term Real Estate Came From.  
 A Brief History And Origins of Real Estate. 
  Definition: Real Estate   A piece of land, including the air above it and the ground below it, any buildings or structures on it also called realty, and improvements there to, also called real property.
    In law, the word real means relating to a thing (res/rei, thing, from O.Fr. reel, from L.L. realis "actual," from Latin. res, "matter, thing"), as distinguished from a person. Thus the law broadly distinguishes between "real" property (land and anything affixed to it) and "personal" property (everything … (0 comments)

youtube: The Ten Commandments of a Successful IDX Solution - 03/09/09 04:55 AM
The Ten Commandments of a Successful IDX Solution
 Published on Monday, February 23, 2009, 1:04 PM Last Update: 3 hour(s) ago
by Peyman Aleagha Tags: idx free idx realtysoft.com
The Internet is changing the way that Realtors do business and market themselves to such an extent that many will not be around in a few short years. Survival of the fittest is the way of the world, and the fittest in real estate will be those agents and brokers who understand the new Internet consumer and how to engage them from first contact through a commission. The very first contact that most of … (2 comments)

youtube: Foreclosure Overview: 5 Steps to Buying Foreclosure - 01/17/09 09:53 AM


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