Some are going so far as to offer tens of thousands of dollars in cash incentives as well as free home upgrades.
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Middle-class home buyers are struggling to find enough affordable homes on the market as rising prices, higher interest rates, and flat incomes limit their choices.
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With the market for foreclosure flips saturated, some investors are turning to flipping million-dollar properties and betting on larger returns.
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Nearly nine out of 10 recent home buyers say that heating and cooling costs were “somewhat important” or “very important” in choosing a home to purchase, according to NAR.
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A New Jersey home owner painted his vacant, boarded-up home a bright purple and accented it with large, plastic pink ribbons. But the home’s bold design has neighbors upset.
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Rather than wait until the end of the year to create a business plan, real estate agents should turn their attention toward a more productive 2014 starting Nov. 1.
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