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It depends. Simply because a property sells does not make it a comparable. Often a duress sale doesn't accurately reflect true market conditions, such as a foreclosure, short sale, estate settlement, tax sale, divorce, condemnation or other involuntary sale conditions. Professional appraisers use...

American's appetite for big homes and over-sized furniture appears to be shrinking.New-home buyers began asking builder KB Home for smaller floor plans right after the collapse in subprime lending last year, says CEO Jeffrey Mezger.The demand for a huge, high-ceilinged great room is giving way to...

Now is a good time to buy, say 59 percent of those surveyed in an Associated Press-AOL Money & Finance poll. But long-term confidence in the housing market doesn't keep some home owners from having concerns about the current situation. 67 percent think it is harder for first-time home buyers than...

The southwest Florida real estate market is showing signs of becoming healthy again, particularly in certain regions. One of those regions is the Gateway area of Fort Myers. Gateway seems to be a well insulated market for several reasons. It is an excellent of mature and new communities, it has a...

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 Buying bank owned propertiesThere is a lot of interest in buying bank owned properties these days. A lot of information, some good and some bad, is floating around about the subject.   Often the information offered is for sale, with the promise that you can make a lot of money with little effort...

 Buying bank owned propertiesThere is a lot of interest in buying bank owned properties these days. A lot of information, some good and some bad, is floating around about the subject.   Often the information offered is for sale, with the promise that you can make a lot of money with little effort...

 Buying bank owned propertiesThere is a lot of interest in buying bank owned properties these days. A lot of information, some good and some bad, is floating around about the subject.   Often the information offered is for sale, with the promise that you can make a lot of money with little effort...

The U.S. Senate approved a measure Friday to extend the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act, giving new hope that lucrative tax incentives to build condos, apartments and businesses will last a few more years.U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker added an amendment to a housing bill, and his addition passed 74-5. U.S. Se...

The opportunity for good projects are few and far between. The GO Zone provides one such opportunity for investors and realtors alike to actually create a portfolio that makes sense. No going through the lengthy process of finding a viable short sale or foreclosure, no relying on a big builder di...