Buying
4 Ways to Compete With All-Cash Buyers
Cash is increasingly king when it comes to buying a home. Here are some tips on how non-cash buyers can compete to win the keys to their castle. More »
Yahoo Finance - Mon, Sep 23, 2013 8:27 AM EDT5 Home Features You Should Skip
The path to homeownership is fraught with challenges. Here are some home features that may appear to be amenities, but are actually red flags. More »
Yahoo Finance - Fri, Sep 13, 2013 3:04 PM EDTHousing Markets About to Get Squeezed
A plan to lower the cap on federally backed mortgages may hit home buyers particularly hard in several pockets of the country, new data shows. More »
MarketWatch - Fri, Sep 13, 2013 8:02 AM EDT
How Mom and Dad Can Gift a Piece of the House
One way to keep adult children closer to home: gift them a piece of the house. Most of the time, down-payment assistance from parents comes in the form of cash. But gifts of home equity are another option ... More »
The Wall Street Journal - Fri, Sep 6, 2013 5:27 PM EDTHow to Buy a Home With Less Than $8,000 Down
FHA loans offer potential homebuyers the opportunity to purchase a home with only 3.5% down rather than the usual 20%. More »
Yahoo Finance - Fri, Sep 6, 2013 5:12 PM EDTNew Lifeline for Home Buyers
The Obama administration wants to create a mortgage market that is more forgiving to borrowers who lost their homes due to the recession, an effort that could widen the pool of potential homeowners. David ... More »
The Wall Street Journal - Mon, Sep 2, 2013 7:35 PM EDTThe Next Real Estate Boom: Get Ready for Housing, Gen-Y Style
McMansion? Forget it. Unmarried? Doesn’t matter. In many ways, this millennial couple fits the profile of the next generation of homebuyers. More »
Yahoo Finance - Fri, Aug 30, 2013 10:15 AM EDTRepairs Every New Homebuyer Should Make
Starting from the moment they move in, new owners should look ahead to routine maintenance and take care of small home repairs right away. More »
CBS MoneyWatch - Mon, Aug 26, 2013 2:38 PM EDTBuying a 'Flipped’ Home? Be Careful
Home buyers always need to have an eye out for shoddy renovation work and defect coverups before purchasing a home. But when it’s a “flipped” home they’re considering, it’s wise to be even more careful, ... More »
MarketWatch - Mon, Aug 26, 2013 6:00 AM EDTTop 5 First-Time Homebuyer Mistakes
First-time homebuyers can make a lot of mistakes during the process of finding and financing a home. Here are the top five. More »
Yahoo Finance - Fri, Aug 23, 2013 3:15 PM EDTProperty Brothers: Don’t Buy a House Without Checking These 5 Things
Here's the essential checklist of five things every homebuyer should look for to avoid buying a lemon. More »
Yahoo Finance - Mon, Aug 19, 2013 12:53 PM EDTReport: Half of All Homes Are Being Purchased With Cash
Around 20% of all homes sold before the housing crash were “all-cash” sales, but over the past seven years, the all-cash share of sales has more than doubled. More »
The Wall Street Journal - Thu, Aug 15, 2013 3:28 PM EDT