Daily Archives: September 15, 2009

Top 5 Real Estate Websites

The following websites for the industry ‘Business and Finance – Real Estate’, ranked by Visits for the week ending 09/12/2009. 1. Realtor.com 2. Yahoo! Real Estate       3. Zillow          4. ZipRealty 5. Rent.com Runner Up:  Trulia.com All data taken from Hitwise.com.

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Foreclosure Questions Buyers Need to Ask

How can you tell a bad foreclosure? Buyers be wary of unpaid liens that can range from mortgage debt, taxes, construction loans, home equity lines of credit, and possibly a second or third mortgage. Any of these obligations could possibly … Continue reading

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Urge Congress to Extend Tax Credit

Now is the time to start urging Congress to extend the successful homebuyer tax credit into next year. “Since its inception earlier this year, the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit has brought 1.2 million new buyers into the market 350,000 of … Continue reading

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Why should I buy now?

Any purchase or investment of a commodity, whether it be real estate, gold, or stocks, follows a consistent cycle with several stages (see chart: “The Stages of a Market Cycle”) that always begin with optimism.  This is the period in … Continue reading

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