03 Jul 09 Too Many Existing Homes Keeping the Housing Market Down?

One of the biggest issues in determining whether the housing market is ready to recover concerns the high number of homes that have been foreclosed upon, and how much they lost as far as their value. In some areas of the country, there are literally thousands of homes that are up for resale, and those houses are competing with…

    

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01 Jul 09 Artists As New Homeowners

With recent economic events causing much heartache in small cities across the nation, some have attempted to revitalize their communities by offering relocation programs designed specifically for artists – sculptures, painters, musicians, etc…

    

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30 Jun 09 33 Metropolitan Home Start Stars

The title as top dog goes to the metro area of Vallejo, Calif., where housing starts are up 440% from a year earlier, comparing the three-month periods ending April 2009 and April 2008. Following that area is Longview, Texas, up 263%; Lawrence, KS, 253%; Ann Arbor, MI, 153%; Kokomo, IN, 117%; and Clarksville, Tennessee-Kentucky, at 99%…

    

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26 Jun 09 Atlanta Public Housing is Gone

Cities are indicative of this type of thing, where they are experiencing a renaissance with upscale housing being built that former residents don’t come close to having enough income to live in, so they get pushed further into the outskirts…

    

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23 Jun 09 Fitting In With The Old Neighborhood

If you saw an ad that said golf course community with winding streets and oversized home sites, lots of mature trees, only 2 miles from. Your first question would be why hasn’t this community sold out already! The answer is it has, in fact it sold out years ago…

    

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17 Jun 09 Some Housing Markets Are Showing Improvement

Markets where activity has been on a downward course and prices have been dropping are showing new signs of life, and those markets are happy to share their figures, hoping good new will be contagious…

    

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05 Jun 09 $1,800 Tax Credit for Georgia Home Buyers

On May 11th, Governor Sonny Perdue of Georgia signed a bill that gave its residents a tax credit up to $1,800 for new home buyers…There were over 10,000 foreclosures listed in the Atlanta area alone as of February, and Atlanta at that time was considered the 3rd emptiest metropolitan area in the nation at that time, as ranked by Forbes.

    

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29 May 09 It’s A Perfect Time For A San Diego Refinance

Looking to refinance or apply for a new home loan in the San Diego area? If so, read this article first.. as we’ve compiled several useful resources designed to aid consumers when shopping for a mortgage loan…

    

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27 May 09 How Much House Can I Afford?

How much house can I afford..? Before setting out to buy a new home, there are several key steps to take before knowing how much you can afford to spend on a house…

    

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26 May 09 Tiger Woods’ House

Tiger Woods’ House, or should we say Tiger Woods’ “Houses”… Where does Tiger Woods Live? The Woods family calls their $65 million estate in the Hamptons home, but the family owns a $39 million beachfront property in Jupiter Island, FL, a $16 million yacht, and is reportedly having a 16,500 sq. ft. home built in Dubai…

    

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