A home buyer gets ready for settlement day only to discover right before the “Big Day” that they are going to have to bring a lot more cash to close the deal than they originally thought. The surprise can sometimes threaten to derail a deal.
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Several metro areas are seeing home prices rebounding in the last year. According to Realtor.com data of 146 housing markets in April, the following markets have seen the largest increases in median list prices year-over-year:
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The showings have started to slow, interest from potential buyers is waning, and your home seller is getting worried. What should you do?
Time to update your listing photos.
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More buyers are being lured to the idea of purchasing a second home thanks to bargain prices in many areas. But with the rising costs of travel and more cost-conscience buying habits, many of these buyers are bypassing typical vacation hot-spots and resorts and choosing to buy a vacation home closer to their primary residence.
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A real estate agent says she was showing a four-unit apartment house in Pinellas County, Fla., to a customer when the tenant threatened her at gunpoint as they walked out the front door.
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With corporate profits increasing, commercial real estate brokers, developers, architects, and other industry insiders believe their fortunes will take a turn for the better during the latter half of this year, reports the Urban Land Institute.
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