

What goes with you when you sell your home?
Imagine shopping for your dream home in the hot Seattle area market. You go to an open house, it’s crowded, you know there are multiple...


California - Income tax paid on debt forgiveness
Thanks to partisan political gamesmanship by the Assembly Appropriations Committee, struggling homeowners who sold their homes in a short...


California introducing bill to stop bulk REO sales
The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) applauds California Congressmen Gary Miller (R-Brea) and seven other California...


Retirees struggle to qualify for mortgages
Retirees’ decreased monthly incomes may make it more difficult for them to meet the stricter underwriting standards that lenders have in...


2nd home buyers stay closer to home
Bargain home prices have jump-started sales on second homes, but more purchasers are opting to buy properties much closer to their...


More family homes turned into rentals
As the number of for-sale homes listed on the multiple listing service (MLS) drops, the number of single-family homes up for rent has...


Flipping houses is harder than it looks
You come home from a long day at work and while channel surfing, you come across a show in which guys are buying run-down houses, fixing...


Foreclosures - Don't be tempted by price alone
Buyers may be swayed by the big bargain prices that foreclosures often offer. But before they jump in, some housing experts say they need...


More home owners try ‘reluctant landlord’ role
More sellers who are tired of their home lingering on the market or don’t want to have to take a loss on their home are opting to become...


Don't fall in love with that property
When Stephen L. Green started his career in the early 1980s, he openly admitted that he “knew nothing about real estate.” But today, SL...