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You Can Keep Your Good Credit During This Recession - If You Know The Score RISMEDIA, August 21, 2010--People are having to make tough financial choices today, but many don't have to wreck their credit scores if they know how the system works, according
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Realtor.com has an I-Phone app that allows a buyer to search their local MLS for homes on the market. A buyer can get instant information on over 4 million homes on the market, whether walking or driving through a neighborhood. Additionally, the Realtor.com
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have developed a rating system for areas of the country that categorize the way home values are trending. One year ago, Frederick County was categorized a 3, with declining values. Since that time, the classification has moved
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Even though the First-time homebuyer Tax Credit is expiring April 30th to be under contract, and June 30th to close, the credit extends one more year for military personel and certain government workers: Members of the military and certain other federal
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Happy New Year to you! I want to take this opportunity to thank you for reading this blog. I recently heard some statistics that say there are currently 9 billion webpages and 200 million blogs! I don't take it lightly that someone is choosing to
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The Senate passed the extention/expansion of the First-time Home buyers $8000 tax credit earlier this week, and the House passed it yesterday. Many expect the president to sign it into law today because it also includes an extention of unemployment benifits.
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Resale value should be a consideration, a consideration very high on your list as a buyer. Ask some of those owners who bought when the market was hot, but are now sitting on the market for over a year, with their house which is next to the highway, under
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Real Estate experts say that as many as 7 million more foreclosures may hit the market nationally in the next year . This number is derived from the homes already in foreclosure and the homes where homeowners are in delinquency. How will this affect the
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With so many foreclosures on the market, we're seeing more mold than we've seen in our entire time selling real estate. Houses sit empty, and we've had a wetter than usual summer. Mold is a health hazard to be sure, but if properly dealt with,
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Many potential buyers are asking if the $8000 First-time home buyer's tax credit will be extended or expanded to include all buyers. I wrote an earlier post on the subject . The issue has broad bi-partisan support in Congress, most legislators and
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With today's internet technology, anyone can google (or bing) and find anything. A buyer can even find the house of their dreams. To be truthful, it can be argued that you don't need an agent to find a home for you. (Although I might argue that
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I hear it many times, “We’ll get a better deal if we work with the Frederick listing agent because he/she can give up a portion of their commission.” Since I hear it so often, I’d like to address it in this post. The answer to
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The first-time homebuyer's $8000 tax credit is getting cred. Home sales are up in almost all markets accross the country, with the majority of sales being first-time homebuyers. But many economic experts think its not enough. Many believe that the
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What takes place during the closing of a Frederick home purchase? Here are some definitions that will help you understand the process. Closing or Settlement - The house is sold when the buyer and seller have reached a “meeting of the minds”
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When the Frederick Real Estate market was HOT between the years of 2003 and 2006, sometimes Frederick buyers bought what they thought would be no problem to sell. Now that we’re in a down market, however, some of those homes are not easy to sell.
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