Secrets to simultaneous real estate closings
It’s a normal situation: close on both a home sale and a purchase the same day. But it’s fraught with peril.
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High Appraisals Signal Change What's going on with appraisals? In some parts of the country, mortgage lenders -- and appraisers themselves -- say they're increasingly coming in with valuations higher than the contract
Group hopes to dispel myths about homeownership A Central Texas city is being used as a test market to increase home ownership rates among minorities.via
Open-House Blog: Buyers Gain Advantage In the Housing Market This week's survey of real-estate news from across the Web takes a look at cooling demand on the coasts, why sellers no longer have the upper hand in Las Vegas,
Drawing Attention Away From a Tiny Back Yard Mary O'Connor hasn't had much trouble getting prospective buyers to hop out and check out her four-bedroom, 2 1/2 -bath home in Leesburg. read more...
Housing Still Slumping: Home Sales, Prices Decline Sales of existing homes fell in March while the median home price declined, compared with the price a year ago, as a severe slump in housing showed no signs
Stocks fall on housing, jobs concerns "A combination of credit fears and weak economic data conspired to send stocks broadly lower" Wall Street stock indexes declined on Wednesday after weak employment data and a record