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Is Bank of America headed towards principal reductions?
Reader Paul (big hat tip to him) pulled a key comment out of the B of A press release issued earlier this week that addressed Bank of America’s efforts to help homeowners keep their home. The comment, burried at the bottom of the release was:
“We will continue to work with distressed borrowers to match […]
Not All Staging Bananas Are Ripe & Ready
So my home selling pets, would you like to pick a house stager but are not sure which in the bunch to hire? Plus does the fact that when you think about it, it seems like there are more and more people becoming Home Stagers almost overnight?
Well, you are right; it can be a tough […]
Fed cuts rates to 2%
Note to readers: I’m traveling today and tomorrow so the updates will be slow. Back in the saddle Saturday.
The Federal Reserve cut the key lending rate to 2% primarily due to concern over continuing woes in the housing and credit markets and the economy’s flirtation with recession, but hinted that they may be done […]
Which is the best deal, a CD or buying a home in Knoxville?
That’s sort of a hard comparison to make but follow this train of thought and see if it makes sense to you. In the 1st quarter of 2005 the average price of a 3 bedroom home in Knoxville, Tennessee was $141,700. In the 1st quarter of 2008 the average price of that same 3 bedroom […]
You Don’t Need Home Staging?
So, you think you don’t need Home Staging?
You have decided to sell your property. You love the home decorating shows on TV. You have good taste and you house is well decorated. You are ready to put the property on the market. But, are you really? I often hear this […]
All the Homes for Sale (Well, Nearly All)
One Sunday morning last fall, my great friend Conan, a debonair former nose-tackle who often advises me to get in touch with my feminine side, called to ask about using our site. It took half an hour to convince someone who knows I would never lie to him in a million years to run a […]
All the Homes for Sale (Well, Nearly All)
One Sunday morning last fall, my great friend Conan, a debonair former nose-tackle who often advises me to get in touch with my feminine side, called to ask about using our site. It took half an hour to convince someone who knows I would never lie to him in a million years to run a […]
SF Real Estate Blog Reader Asks: How Much Should I Offer On A Home?
Occasionally I get a question from a reader of the blog that’s worthy of sharing with the world - I thought this one was worth sharing. Hope you think so too”¦
You probably need a little background on this question since it picks up in the middle of a conversation… I was going back and forth with […]
7 home-buying traps
First-time home-buyers face an unfamiliar road and risk purchasing the wrong place at the wrong time. Here’s a guide to the potholes.
Buying your first home is an exercise in faith. You don’t really know what you’re getting into, you’re awash in unfamiliar terminology and everyone you meet seems to have strong (and utterly contradictory) ideas […]
Canadian homes sales down 6.8%
Sales of existing homes fell 6.8 per cent to 117,051 units in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the previous quarter, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Tuesday. The figures were the third consecutive quarterly decline since activity peaked in the second quarter last year. Fewer transactions in February and March in Toronto as […]
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