The housing industry is gaining ground in many areas. Low prices and rock bottom interest rates have been helping to fuel the recovery effort, but high unemployment and difficulty obtaining financing are keeping a lot of people from taking the leap into homeownership. Since locating financing continues to be an obstacle for many would be [...]
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The El Paso, Texas Housing Boom
As a part of the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission’s decision to expand Fort Bliss, there has been a housing explosion in El Paso, Texas.
While much of the nation is struggling with an upside down real estate market and high unemployment levels, the El Paso area was not hit as hard as many other areas during the housing market boom and bust.
Colorado High End Home Sales Increasing
There is fantastic news for anyone earning a living with a Colorado real estate license marketing high-end properties. For the first time in years, the high-end sales numbers are up; and that is giving Colorado real estate licensees something to cheer about. Brokers all across the state of Colorado are reporting sharp increases in sales [...]
Why you Should get Your New York Real Estate License
With the job market still uncertain, many individuals in New York are looking for a career that will help them find a sense of security in uncertain economic times. There is good news on the horizon for anyone that has or has considered getting a New York real Estate license. Experts predict the real estate [...]
How to Calm a Stressed out Buyer
If you earn a living with a real estate license then you know that there are some very tense sellers out there. Many sellers in today’s economy are so stressed out it can make the job difficult for their real estate agent. Real estate courses do not address how to deal with sellers that are [...]
Tips for Getting a House Price Down-Negotiation Basics
One of the crucial skills necessary to be successful with your real estate license is negotiation. The art of negotiation is one that improves as you gain experience and skill in your industry, but there are some negotiation basics that can help get anyone get a house price down. Motivated sellers are important when negotiating. [...]
5 Reasons to get Your Real Estate License Before the End of 2010
The job market seems grim everywhere you go these days. There are industries, however, that are offering a great deal of opportunity even in these tough economic times. The real estate industry is one such example. With the housing market just beginning its recovery, there are many reasons to look into a career in real [...]
Get Thousands Back at Closing Without Tax Incentives
When the government announced the federal tax incentives for home buyers the real estate market exploded with buyers trying to take advantage of the rebate on their tax return. Now that the federal tax incentive for home buyers has expired people are searching for ways to make the cost of home ownership more affordable. Record [...]
International Buyers Showing Increasing Interest in US Real Estate
According to the National Association of Realtors, it is more than US buyers interested in taking advantage of the current buyers market. A recently released report shows that between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010 66 billion dollars worth of residential real estate was sold to foreign buyers. This represents seven percent of the [...]
Colorado is a Hot Spot for Real Estate
The Colorado Springs housing market just keeps getting better. June 2010 showed an increase in sales in El Paso County of 2.8% over the previous month, and a 4.6% increase over June of 2009. The median and average sales price of homes are both at the highest level we have seen since September 2008 with [...]
Extended Closing Deadline for Tax Credit
The 180,000 homeowners that missed the June 30, 2010 closing deadline to receive their federal tax credit are breathing a sigh of relief. Congress has announced an extension of the deadline through September 30, 2010 to allow these homeowners the opportunity to receive the federal tax incentive for first time homeowners and existing homeowners who [...]
Foreign Buyers Investing in New York Real Estate
The American economy has taken some hits in recent years and so have other nations globally. The value of the Euro has dropped to a four year low, but that does not seem to have affected the foreign investors’ interest in American real estate; especially the interest in the upscale Manhattan real estate market. Properties [...]
Keeping Your Colorado Real Estate License Current
Once you have completed the real estate courses to earn your Colorado real estate license, you will want to make sure that you keep it active. The state of Colorado requires that your real estate license be renewed every three years on the anniversary of your date of initial licensure. In order to renew your [...]
Home Prices Stabilizing
There is evidence of the stabilizing real estate market everywhere you turn. Home prices rose in 60% of the cities in the in the United States in the first quarter of 2010. Median sales price for existing homes was up in 91 of 152 metropolitan area cities reviewed; with double digit price increases seen more [...]
Keeping Your New York Real Estate License Current
As a successful New York real estate licensee, you are blissfully aware of the steadily rebounding housing market. Industry experts are predicting that spring 2010 will see a return to the sales boom that New York real estate agents had been used to seeing prior to the housing crisis. Having maintained a successful real estate [...]
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$10000 California First Time Home Buyer and New Home Tax Credit Extended
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Unite Against the Sarasota MLS Board
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Short Sale Heaven Coming April 5th 2010
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The Lones Group – Real Estate Social Media Marketing Firm – Sues Agent For Being A Zebra
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California Senate Bill 94 (SB94): Passes; Not even Attorneys can do it!
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