Source: Homes & Gardens — Forget the hype around HGTV’s House Hunters – in real life, house hunting can be a frustrating and drawn out affair – all those properties that look great on the real estate agent’s website, only to disappoint when you see...
Source: Insider — What does a typical day as a real-estate agent look like? Most of the country’s all-star brokers will say such a thing doesn’t exist, but what’s clear is that many of the pros at the top of their game share a handful of...
Source: Yahoo! Finance — For many years, homebuyers seized upon the option to purchase their first house with a loan backed up by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). This allowed them to put down as little as 3.5% of the total cost upfront, which meant...
Source: The New York Times — It’s a perennial question for would-be home buyers: How can I possibly come up with such a huge down payment? The short answer, usually, is you don’t have to. Most first-time home buyers (and even many repeat buyers) don’t have the...
Source: CBS News — Everyone wants to save on taxes, and one of the best ways is to maximize every possible deduction. The mortgage interest deduction used to be a mainstay for consumers, but the past few years have changed that. Some homeowners may be better...
Source: MPA Mag — It’s only during life’s more painful episodes that people are invariably forced to reconsider their place in the world, and sometimes their career. Inevitably, it involves change, but taking that momentous first step is often the hardest...
