You don't have to be a first-time home buyer to receive gift funds from the Nehemiah Program. But you do need to intend to occupy the home. Yup, that's right, if ... Read More

You've got to admire guys like Sam Zell, whose entrepreneurial humble beginnings helped him to eventually amass a fortune in real estate. He's a Chicagoan, after all. Born in 1941 to ... Read More

From the time I first began counseling and representing real estate buyers in the late 1970s, I have always used an exclusive buyer broker contract with my clients. Granted, I was ... Read More

Sometimes, trying to avoid the worst day to buy a home is simply impossible. Home buyers don't set out, as an ordinary rule, to buy a home on the worst day. ... Read More

Washington Mutual got its start in Seattle in 1889 and is still based in Seattle. Even though Washington Mutual is headquartered in the Northwest, it has branched out to 36 states ... Read More

Holding a successful open house is a fun and easy way to sell your home, providing you follow a few simple rules. Now, there are some parts of the country where ... Read More

Even though I always tell my buyers to talk to neighbors before buying a home, few of them manage to find time to do it. Just last week I showed a ... Read More

If you had asked Orange County real estate agents in the 1970s to name the first thing that popped into their heads about Century 21, the answer would have been ... Read More

Although the National Association of Realtors (NAR) does a good job at trying to educate the public about REALTORS®, most people, if asked, could not tell you the differences between ... Read More

Consumers who are concerned about protecting the environment are typically also partial to the eco-friendly practices of green moving. Me? I don't have to worry about moving because my husband says ... Read More

There are many home inspection associations a home inspector can join, but the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) has been around the longest. Almost every home buyer who is represented ... Read More

Have you ever stopped to consider the type of listing agreement your agent is asking you to sign? Odds are no. In fact, odds are nobody has explained the various ... Read More

The bulk of my emails from readers lately center around the same question: Will a short sale ruin credit? Many home owners seem under the impression that doing a short ... Read More