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- 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
Investment returns influence real estate down payment
(This is Part 5 of a seven-part series. See Part 1: Mortgage shopping: what you should know before you begin; Part 2: Pros and cons of fixed, adjustable mortgages; Part 3: Three options available on most mortgages and Part 4: How long should you take to p... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
When is it advisable to sell your home 'as is'?
DEAR BOB: When is it advisable to sell your home "as is?" – Alta F. DEAR ALTA: That's the shortest real estate question -- and one of the best -- I have ever received. I wish the answer could be so brief. Purchase Bob Bruss reports online. An "as is" re... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
Slowing real estate market works to some people's favor
The housing market shows signs of fatigue, but the slowing can be seen in some areas of the country more than others. For instance, in the San Francisco Bay Area, multimillion-dollar listings are taking longer to sell than listings in the less-than-1-mill... - 12/5/2005 - Real Estate News
California's real estate affordability worsens
California's housing affordability crisis continued to worsen in the third quarter of 2005, according to a report released Thursday, prompting the California Building Industry Association to urge state and local officials to remove barriers to new-home ... - 12/2/2005 - Real Estate News
Rolling through the holiday real estate lull
So this year, even though the shackles were off, I really didn't get it. Thursday, obviously, a date to eat; I got that. "What are you doing Friday?" asked my in-laws. "I'm working Friday," I said, fairly self-righteously. "I'm happy just to have Thursda... - 12/2/2005 - Real Estate News
More gains in overnight real estate rates
Long-term mortgage interest rates edged up Thursday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield rose to 4.52 percent. The 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 5.8 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate inched up to 5.37 percent. The 1-year adjustable ... - 12/2/2005 - Real Estate News
Buyer's market puts scare into real estate agents
The buzz at NAR is that even the most heated markets are now slowing. Inventories are increasing at a dramatic rate. Could the next buyer's market be just around the corner? A buyer's market is our industry's worst nightmare. Unlike a seller's market wher... - 12/2/2005 - Real Estate News
Solar Decathlon provides lessons for home builders
(This is the second of a two-part series. See Part 1: Students prove solar-powered utopia does exist.) Is it possible to live well in a house powered entirely by energy from the sun? The answer is yes, as demonstrated by the 18 houses designed and built b... - 12/2/2005 - Real Estate News
Cabinet re-facing offers advantages, drawbacks
If you're thinking about remodeling your kitchen but are daunted by the cost of new cabinets, all is not lost. Cabinet re-facing may offer an alternative worth exploring. Keep in mind, however, re-facing is not for everyone, and there are some definite ad... - 12/2/2005 - Real Estate News
Home sellers reap top dollar during the holidays
If you are an experienced real estate sales agent, you know very well this is the slowest time of the year for home sales. In most communities, the weather isn't the best for home buying. Serious prospective buyers become hard to find as they switch to ho...