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Going over real estate advice on the Internet, it seems the majority says it’s a good time to buy a home these days with the market prices down and all. Not to mention the tax incentives for new home buyers. But if you were buying a new home, you’d have to know all the details so you can...

I recorded this webinar on March 11, 2009. The AUDIO IS HERE and will open in a new window.  Listen along and click through the links as I discuss them: The zero-down loan limits for California counties How a purchase price, above the VA loan limit, might not require a 20-30% down payment VA downpa...

Well, at least something good came from Michael Vick's despicable actions: his sweet-ass pad can now be yours. Michael Vick’s Georgia Mansion ($4.1 million) is an absolute gem, boasting eight...Visit Uncrate for the full post....

ZOMG HERE I AM!! So as I said a while back, I've moved. The new house is teh super cute, but did you know that MOVING IS A PAIN IN THE ASS??!? I've spent the last 4+ weeks schlepping boxes, unpacking boxes, discovering that many of the boxes that got rained on contain wet books and clothes, fanning ...

There's no question in this contest buyer's win.  Buyers snap foreclosed properties left and right. That's just the reality here on the ground on foreclosed properties: if they're decent, clean, and well priced it would sell first over their competition, that is the other type ...

As commercial vacancies increase, cities are feeling the pain of lower tax revenues. read more...

While reading up on Ameriquest, the top subprime mortgage originator in America before going belly-up in 2007, I was struck by this bit from a 2005 LA Times article by Mike Hudson and E. Scott Reckard: Many of the ex-employees likened Ameriquest's culture to the rough-and-tumble world of "Boiler Roo...

Over the past few months, I have seen or heard of some offers made on homes that are unbelievable. It is not uncommon to hear that a Home Buyer wants to offer $150,000 for a house that is listed at $200,000. The media is driving these low ball offers. Real Estate throughout the country is different....

How does behavior effect your Score? Well, it’s official. The last lender I had who accepted a credit score below 620 just raised their minimum credit score requirement to—you guessed it—620. While this may not be the absolute last bank in the nation to do this, it is only a matter of time bef...