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Homes For Sale Stay On The Market Longer During the spring and summer, homes for sale were selling fast. So fast that the typical home was on the market less than a month.

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Most People Say They Have Good Neighbors There are a lot of things you can tell about living in a particular a house from a quick visit or two.

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5 Things To Look For In An Investment Property

5 Things To Look For In An Investment Property

Why you’re buying something can affect what you buy. For example, you might buy a different kind of apple for eating than you would for baking. This applies to real estate investments too. If you’re buying a house to rent out, you have to look at it differently than you would one you were purchasing as a primary residence.

Here are a few things to look for when looking at investment properties.

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Demand Slows As Mortgage Rates Rise According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates increased last week across most loan categories, including 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances, loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration, and 15-year fixed-rate loans.

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Optimistic Builders Offer An Encouraging Sign When builders feel confident that there are a lot of buyers looking for new homes, they build more homes.

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Fewer Home Buyers Making Offers Sight Unseen No one wants to make big decisions hastily. It's a great way to make mistakes and end up with regrets.

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Most Homeowners Say They Love Their House Sometimes picking a house to buy can cause anxiety. After all, what if you choose the wrong one and aren't happy living there?

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Prices Cuts Rising But Only In Some Neighborhoods Home prices have been increasing for awhile. But their consistent upward climb is starting to slow, according to new data.

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How To Keep A Good Tenant

How To Keep A Good Tenant

If your real-estate investment strategy involves renting, you’re going to find that some tenants are better than others. So, when you find a good one, you’re going to want to keep them as long as you can. Here are some tips on how to keep your tenants happy.

Be Proactive: Keeping your properties in good shape and well maintained is the best way to keep your tenants. After all, nobody wants to…

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Loans To Buy Homes Up 2% From Last Year According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates were up across all loan categories last week, including 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with both conforming and jumbo balances, loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration, and 15-year fixed-rate loans.

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Economy Has Americans Thinking About Buying Deciding to buy a house is mainly a money decision. You either feel secure enough financially to make a move or you don't.

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Number Of Homes For Sale Sees Biggest Gain Since 2013 Affordability is always a top concern for people thinking about buying a house. Of course, there are other factors that are important when deciding whether or not to move.

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Green Features Add Value To Homes In order for a home to be considered truly green, there are six elements it needs to contain, according to the Appraisal Institute, a professional association of real estate appraisers.

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The Basics: 3 Things Real Estate Investors Should Know

The Basics: 3 Things Real Estate Investors Should Know

Without a return on your money, you aren’t really investing. You’re just spending. In order to make your investments work for you, you have to know where to put your money and what to expect in return.

If you’re just getting started, here are three basics every investor should know.

How To Find Properties: Not every home or building that’s for sale is an investment opportunity. So knowing how…

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Higher Mortgage Rates Shouldn’t Sway Home Buyers If you're someone who's been thinking about buying a house, you've likely kept your eye on mortgage rates and home prices.

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Which Cities Have The Country’s Biggest Houses? When looking for a house to buy, you aren't necessarily always looking for the biggest house. After all, the size of the home you choose will be determined, in part, by things like the size of your family, storage needs, how many bathrooms and bedrooms, etc.

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Contract Signings Slow As Summer Season Ends The number of signed contracts to buy homes fell 1.8 percent in August and are now down 2.3 percent year-over-year.