Why the Current State of New Developer Housing

I’ve seen many new home developments with vaulted ceilings, mini-vineyards, huge houses on little tiny lots…Why can’t some developer built some homes for us regular people?A normal sized home with plenty of closet space and a decent (not designer) kitchen that is set more than 3 feet from the neighbors house.I realize that they need …

Trying to Hurry Real Estate – Don’t

<blockquote> Hi–I just found your site today. The best I’ve ever seen/read, etc. Thank You!! I do have a question I didn’t see addressed regarding our current situation/dillemma: Our present home, which we’ve lived in for 8 years, is worth around $180,000 (yes, it’s a small town…), and we owe $105,000. My husband has been …

Time for Listing Agents To Earn Their Money

One of the most common things I’m seeing as I roam about the East County looking for bargains: Agents not doing their jobs. Now single family detached homes that are priced appropriately are selling, and for appropriate prices, even at 37 sellers per buyer. Condominiums aren’t moving unless they are brand new with lots of …

Unpaid Liens After The Sale, and Subrogation

I sold my house in (state) in august 2001 I hired a title attorney whose (local company X) acted as a agent for (national company Y). The facts are that there were errors and omissions which led to negligence in the performance at the closing of the property. The property taxes for the year 2000 …

Facts Of Life On Buying and Selling “Without an Agent”

I saw your article on on Searchlight Crusade about exclusive buyers agents and I have a couple follow up questions pertaining to my own situation that I am hoping you could shed some light on. I don’t have any buyers agent (currently). However I have spotted 2 houses in an area that I think I …

100% Financing: Buying A Home With Zero Down Payment

Is there any program that i can qualify for a home with no down payment? Lots of them. We may not be talking number of grains of sand on the beach or drops of water in the ocean, but there are more ways to get get into a property with no down payment than most …

Should I Buy A Home? Part 3: Consequences

Continued from Part 1: Preparation and Part 2: Process This is about the long term consequences of the decision to buy or not to buy a home, and economic benefits analysis into whether you should want to buy. In order to answer the question of whether it’s better to buy or rent and invest the …

Should I Buy A Home? Part 2: Process

Continued from Part 1: Preparation I am considering buying a home, although I have not made up my mind on the subject. This is not due to indecision, but rather due to a lack of necessary information. There are many factors to be considered in my case, and in order for me to make an …

Should I Buy A Home? Part 1: Preparation

I am considering buying a home, although I have not made up my mind on the subject. This is not due to indecision, but rather due to a lack of necessary information. There are many factors to be considered in my case, and in order for me to make an informed decision about buying, I …

Manufactured, Modular, and Site-Built Homes: How Lending Practices Drive the Sales Market

Many people are unaware how profoundly lending policies influence the market for residential property. So I am going to go over the various gradations in available loans for various types of property. Pretty much everyone is familiar with the standard house, built on site, mostly by hand, from basic materials. Called “stick built” to differentiate …