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Leveraging the most from your real estate investment
Many homeowners recently have realized more financial gain from the homes they live in than they have from their stock portfolios. Thanks to several sequential years of rapidly rising home prices, homeowners in many cases have seen their net worth rise even though their stock market portfolio values declined.
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How can I combat rising interest rates?
Recent increases in interest rates have had buyers scrambling. When interest rates rise, so do monthly mortgage payments, which makes buying a home more expensive. It's hard to think about paying more to buy a home when weeks earlier it would have cost a lot less. What can you do to ease the pain of higher rates?
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Cooling real estate market presents challenge for sellers
The housing market has changed. There are fewer multiple offers. Negotiation is back in vogue. Listings, in general, are taking longer to sell. And some listings are not selling at all.
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Should I fix up my home or just sell it?
Making the decision to sell your home is always a tough one. There are financial and emotional decisions to make, and any number of factors that can tip the balance one way or the other. The emotional decisions are ones that only you can answer, but as to the financial side of things, there are some common sense questions that may make the decision a little easier.
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No-cost mortgage may be unwise in today's market
No-cost mortgages are popular with home buyers who are trying to scrape together enough cash to buy a home. Now that the cost of mortgage money is rising, it makes sense to re-evaluate this financing strategy.
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Realty Tax Tips
It's difficult for most of us to get very excited about income taxes. But when it comes to earning up to $250,000 tax-free (up to $500,000 for a qualified married couple), have I got your attention yet?
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Contingent sale offers: how to keep everyone happy
As the home sale market turns from a strong seller's market to a more normal market, we're bound to see an increase in offers that are contingent on the sale of another property.
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Best time to take out mortgage when buying home
Q: I have enough cash to swing an all-cash purchase if I want to, but I don't want all of my money tied up in the house; I want to get some of it back in a mortgage. What is the downside of paying cash and taking out the mortgage later versus taking out the mortgage at the time of purchase?
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Who's entitled to buyer's deposit in failed real estate deal?
Sellers often feel that they should be entitled to keep the buyer's deposit money if the buyer fails to complete the purchase for any reason. But, more often than not, when a home purchase transaction falls apart, the deposit ends up being returned to the buyer.
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Shopping for a good home deal
Everyone wants a good deal. But, good deals are few and far between in the many low-inventory markets around the country.
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Strategies for changing real estate markets
It appears that the home sale market in some areas may be changing from a hot seller's market to a more balanced market. A balanced market is one in which neither the buyer nor the seller has the upper hand.
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