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- 11/19/2008 - Real Estate News
Key proposals to revive real estate
My mailbox has been filled with letters from readers who wonder if the real estate market will reset itself now that the presidential election is over. "Can we expect the next four years to bring us a better real estate market? Will my house go ba... - 11/18/2008 - Real Estate News
Experts disagree on roof life
DEAR BARRY: I am presently buying my first home and am bothered by a difference of opinion between my home inspector and the seller's roofing contractor. My home inspector has 20 years of experience. He found the shingles to be worn and brittle, with ... - 11/18/2008 - Real Estate News
Neglecting second mortgage incites 'F' word
Q: During the course of our marriage, my husband and I purchased a home and later took out a second mortgage on the house. In the divorce agreement, I was awarded the house and have subsequently been making the regular monthly payments on the primary ... - 11/17/2008 - Real Estate News
The good and bad about Mortgage Marvel
My first impression of Mortgage Marvel (MM) was that it was a multi-lender shopping site, which would make it the fourth new one I have reviewed in 2008; the others are Loan.com, Mortgage Grader and Zillow Mortgage. My second impression was that MM was... - 11/17/2008 - Real Estate News
Should I work with more than one agent?
Finding a good agent or agents to help you buy or sell a home can vastly improve the quality of your experience. Ideally, you want someone who is professional, trustworthy and diligent. It's impossible to predict at the outset exactly how a purchase or... - 11/17/2008 - Real Estate News
No guarantee when housing meltdown will end
DEAR BENNY: My son and his wife own a house. Just before the housing market downturn, they moved 1,000 miles away to pursue a much more lucrative-paying career for him. Since then they haven't been able to rent the house, and if they sold it they would... - 11/14/2008 - Real Estate News
As home ages, some defects unavoidable
Over time, many homes develop little nonstructural problem areas that need to be dealt with, and it seems like the older the house, the more of those little problems that occur. Here's some advice on fixing a few of the more common door and trim situat... - 11/14/2008 - Real Estate News
Adding wife to title a wise move
Q: When my husband and I purchased our Georgia home in 2002, I wasn't working. The loan and title are in his name only. Is there any way to put my name on the title in case anything should ever happen to him? Is this something that could cause a prob... - 11/13/2008 - Real Estate News
Sex offenders have rental rights too
Q: One of my neighbors informed me that one of my newest tenants is a registered sex offender (I'm not sure how she found this out). He stated on his rental application that he had a three-year-old felony conviction, but he did not report details. Figu... - 11/13/2008 - Real Estate News
No occupancy, no insurance
Q: My widowed mother is quite ill and is in a nursing home. My brother would like to move into her now-unoccupied home in New Jersey. It is expected that once my mother's estate is distributed, my brother will have an inheritance more than sufficient ...