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Flipping with a twist...
I stumbled upon an interesting article in the NYT, Flipping with a twist the camera ready cottage. Just goes to show you how much money you can make with a willingness to do a little work, a penchant for shopping and the right taste!
If the housing bubble bursts...
There has been a lot of mummors lately about the runup in US housing prices leading to an impending bursting of the bubble. Personally, I think it's a lot of doomsday predictions from people who are overly comparing the real estate market to the stock market, an apples to oranges comparison in my opinion. Nevertheless, today I ran across an interesting article about strategies to protect yourself if and when we ever do see a housing market recession.
US Median Home Prices
The median US home prices is always a figure that intrigues me. Living in Northern California, I am accustomed to climbing home prices each year. But, what about the rest of the country?
Hanley Wood publishes some of the best reports I have seen on the web. Here's an example:
"The median sales price of existing single-family homes in the nation is up 14.5% in the twelve months ending June 2005 to $218,600. After reaching a revised record of $203,800 in May, June’s preliminary number represents a new all-time high for the national median, and is well above the nation’s sixteen-year average of $126,598."Link to article...
The Kelsey Group - The Online Real Estate Boom
"60 percent of buyers now use the Internet as part of the process of looking for a home. By the same token, non-Internet buyers represent a declining share of the overall market."Link to article...
Realty Baron: Just exactly what is an interest-only home loan,...
Get the inside scoop on interest only loans and why yoou should think twice before taking the leap of faith.
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Is it too late to invest in a REIT?
Q: What's your opinion about real estate investment trusts (REITs) as short-term interest rates rise?... USA TODAY's Matt Krantz has one possible answer.
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What's the story with tax liens?
Interesting article from the Wall Street Journal discussing the final frontier of investing: tax liens.
"This year, local governments in 31 states and the District of Columbia will auction off $5 billion to $7 billion of unpaid property tax bills to raise cash, estimates the National Tax Lien Association, which represents lien investors. That is up from $3 billion to $5 billion five years ago."
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Inman Real Estate News - Can Uncle Sam legally steal real estate from divorcee?
An interesting article that talks about the grim side of divorce and what happens to your real estate assets.Link to article...
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