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- Home Buying Stress - How to Cope With Home Buying Stress…Created: 2009-11-02 @ 20:27:20 EST
How to avoid stress when buying a home. Tips for a stress-free home buying experience… - Multiple Purchase Offers - Making Multiple Purchase Offers on Homes…Created: 2009-10-29 @ 22:02:42 EDT Updated: 2009-10-29 @ 22:05:22 EDT
Should a buyer make multiple purchase offers on more than one home in a seller's market? Reasons why making multiple purchase offers could land buyers in hot water… - Mortgage Refinancing Tax Deductions - Mortgage Refinancing Can Restr…Created: 2009-10-21 @ 17:16:56 EDT Updated: 2009-10-21 @ 17:29:24 EDT
How mortgage refinancing can limit or reduce a homeowner's tax deductions. An explanation of the tax rules regarding interest deductions for mortgage refinancing… - Green Home Improvements - How to Make Green Home Improvements to You…Created: 2009-10-15 @ 13:33:54 EDT
Affordable and easy green home improvement projects. How green home improvements can help to save the planet and save you money… - Short Sale Offer - How to Make a Short Sale Offer…Created: 2009-10-12 @ 13:03:51 EDT
How to make a short sale offer. Ways to write that short sale offer that will encourage the seller to accept it and the bank to issue short sale approval. 10 short sale offer tips… - Approved Short Sale - What is an Approved Short Sale - What Approved…Created: 2009-10-12 @ 13:01:50 EDT
Definition and explanation of approved short sale. What an approved short sale actually means when you see it listed that way… - Loan Modification or Short Sale - Should I Do a Loan Modification or…Created: 2009-10-08 @ 20:43:07 EDT Updated: 2009-10-08 @ 21:00:25 EDT
Loan modification or short sale? Which is easier to do: a loan modification or a short sale? Why it's not a good idea to start a short sale and then switch to a loan modification… - Short Sale Addendum - What is a Short Sale AddendumCreated: 2009-10-01 @ 15:39:59 EDT Updated: 2009-10-01 @ 16:49:27 EDT
Explanation of a short sale addendum. How a short sale addendum can protect and hurt a short sale buyer. Why sellers and buyers may want to sign a short sale addendum… - Active Short Sale Contingent - What Does Active Short Sale Contingen…Created: 2009-09-24 @ 21:06:41 EDT Updated: 2009-09-24 @ 21:18:21 EDT
Definition of active short sale contingent as it pertains to homes for sale that are short sales. Why status terms for active short contingent home listings vary around the country… - Wire Transfer Vs. Cashier's Check - Pros and Cons of Wire Transfers …Created: 2009-09-17 @ 18:32:14 EDT Updated: 2009-09-17 @ 20:44:26 EDT
How to put money into escrow. Types of funds required to close on a sale of a home. The problems associated with cashier's checks and wire transfers. Why certified funds are required to close… - Tell Agent Highest Price - Is It Wise to Tell Your Buyer's Agent the…Created: 2009-09-09 @ 21:03:46 EDT Updated: 2009-09-09 @ 21:17:42 EDT
How much should you tell your buyer's agent? Information you may want to keep a secret from your buyer's agent, especially when it concerns the highest price you will pay for a home… - For Sale Signs in the Yard - The Importance of For Sale Signs in the…Created: 2009-09-02 @ 21:42:27 EDT Updated: 2009-09-02 @ 21:59:02 EDT
How important is a For Sale Sign in your yard? How more than one For Sale Sign can cause confusion. The quality of yard For Sale Signs… - Morrison and Hawthorne Bridges in Portland Oregon - Bridges of Portl…Created: 2009-09-01 @ 21:33:13 EDT
Morrison and Hawthorne bridges over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon… - 2332 NW Hoyt Street - Homes in Portland, Oregon - Nob Hill neighborh…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 20:08:10 EDT
2332 NW Hoyt Street, Homes in Portland, Oregon, Nob Hill neighborhood… - 2276 NW Johnson Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighbo…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 19:15:00 EDT
2276 NW Johnson Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborhood… - Homes in Portland, Oregon - Homes in Nob Hill neighborhood of Portla…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 19:04:43 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 20:23:17 EDT
Photo gallery of homes in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Come take a photo journey along NW Hoyt Street, NW Irving Street and NW Johnson Street to view fabulous homes ranging from b… - Homes in Portland, Oregon - Homes in Nob Hill neighborhood of Portla…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 18:49:23 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 20:22:49 EDT
Photo gallery of homes in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Come take a photo journey along NW Hoyt Street, NW Irving Street and NW Johnson Street to view fabulous homes ranging from b… - 2224 NW Johnson Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighbo…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 18:34:00 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 20:21:46 EDT
2224 NW Johnson Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborhood… - 2217 NW Johnson Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighbo…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 18:23:43 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 20:21:00 EDT
2217 NW Johnson Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborhood… - 2227 NW Johnson Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighbo…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 17:47:52 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 20:20:16 EDT
2227 NW Johnson Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborhood… - 2205 NW Johnson Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighbo…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 17:39:06 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 19:36:09 EDT
2205 NW Johnson Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborhood… - 2232 NW Irving Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighbor…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 17:29:38 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 20:18:52 EDT
2232 NW Irving Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborhood… - 2245 NW Irving Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighbor…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 17:14:13 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 19:35:01 EDT
2245 NW Irving Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborhood… - Homes in Portland, Oregon - Homes in Nob Hill neighborhood of Portla…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 17:07:00 EDT
Photo gallery of homes in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Come take a photo journey along NW Hoyt Street, NW Irving Street and NW Johnson Street to view fabulous homes ranging from b… - 2270 NW Irving Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighbor…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 16:57:19 EDT
2270 NW Irving Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborhood… - 2335 NW Irving Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighbor…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 16:36:50 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 20:18:12 EDT
2335 NW Irving Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborhood… - Homes in Portland, Oregon - Homes in Nob Hill neighborhood of Portla…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 16:25:20 EDT
Photo gallery of homes in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Come take a photo journey along NW Hoyt Street, NW Irving Street and NW Johnson Street to view fabulous homes ranging from b… - 2357 NW Irving Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighbor…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 16:06:11 EDT
2357 NW Irving Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborhood… - 2365 NW Irving Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighbor…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 15:58:49 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 19:31:02 EDT
2365 NW Irving Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborhood… - Homes in Portland, Oregon - Homes in Nob Hill neighborhood of Portla…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 15:33:31 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 19:29:41 EDT
Photo gallery of homes in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Come take a photo journey along NW Hoyt Street, NW Irving Street and NW Johnson Street to view fabulous homes ranging from b… - 2386 NW Hoyt Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborho…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 20:46:59 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 20:13:46 EDT
2386 NW Hoyt Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborhood… - 2359 NW Hoyt Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborho…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 20:35:08 EDT
2359 NW Hoyt Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Portland Nob Hill Homes… - 2356 NW Hoyt Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Portland Nob Hill H…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 20:28:41 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 20:09:53 EDT
2356 NW Hoyt Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Portland Nob Hill Homes… - Homes in Portland, Oregon - Homes in Nob Hill neighborhood of Portla…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 20:19:50 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 20:10:53 EDT
Photo gallery of homes in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Come take a photo journey along NW Hoyt Street, NW Irving Street and NW Johnson Street to view fabulous homes ranging from b… - 2338 NW Hoyt Street - Homes in Portland, Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborh…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 20:12:13 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 20:08:46 EDT
2338 NW Hoyt Street - Homes in Portland, Oregon, Nob Hill Neighborhood… - 2326 NW Hoyt Street - Homes in Portland Oregon - Nob Hill Neighborho…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 19:51:45 EDT Updated: 2009-08-22 @ 20:29:16 EDT
2326 NW Hoyt Street, Homes in Portland, Oregon, Nob Hill Neighborhood… - Homes in Portland, Oregon - Homes in Nob Hill neighborhood of Portla…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 19:44:19 EDT Updated: 2009-08-22 @ 21:22:02 EDT
Photo gallery of homes in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Come take a photo journey along NW Hoyt Street, NW Irving Street and NW Johnson Street to view fabulous homes ranging from b… - Short Sale Canceled Debt - Canceled Debt Taxes on Short SalesCreated: 2009-08-18 @ 18:12:18 EDT Updated: 2009-08-18 @ 18:28:24 EDT
How some short sale sellers can end up paying taxes on canceled debt. Plain-language advice for owners doing a short sale on how to sidestep pitfalls and taxation from canceled debt or forgiv… - Agents - Real Estate AgentsCreated: 2009-08-08 @ 21:30:07 EDT Updated: 2009-08-09 @ 11:21:04 EDT
Fluffery used by agents and how to size up potential agents you may want to hire as your real estate agent. The marketing material agents use can tell you a lot about that agent… - Second Mortgage - What is a Second Mortgage - How To Get a Second Mo…Created: 2009-08-01 @ 01:10:53 EDT Updated: 2009-08-01 @ 01:13:34 EDT
Explanation of a second mortgage and why home owners might take out a second mortgage. How to qualify for a second mortgage… - Short Sale vs. Foreclosure - Benefits and Drawbacks Between a Short …Created: 2009-07-25 @ 19:23:07 EDT Updated: 2009-07-25 @ 19:29:37 EDT
Should you do a short sale or a foreclosure? Is a short sale or foreclosure better for your credit rating? How do you qualify for a short sale? Are there any advantages at all to doing a foreclosur… - Home Buyer Tax Credit - What is the Home Buyer Tax Credit - How the …Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 15:44:47 EST
Explanation of the 2009 $8,000 home buyer tax credit. How to qualify for the home buyer tax credit… - Qualifying for Short Sales - How to Qualify for a Short Sale…Updated: 2009-11-04 @ 09:39:34 EST
Thinking of a short sale? Not every home owner qualifies for a short sale. Here is how to figure out if you meet the requirements for qualifying for a short sale… - Appraisals - Appraisals Home Valuation Code of Conduct - Appraisals …Updated: 2009-11-03 @ 20:31:33 EST
How appraisals are handled on homes when the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) went into effect on May 1, 2009. Why conventional and FHA appraisers handle the appraisal process differently beca… - Rejected Offers - Reasons Behind Rejected Offers - How to Avoid Offe…Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 20:00:47 EST
Why was your offer rejected? What did your agent do wrong? What did you do wrong? How can you get your next offer accepted? How to deal with offer rejection. Beyond price, what are seller's objecti… - VA LoanUpdated: 2009-10-21 @ 09:30:45 EDT
Definition of VA loan… - Foreclosure and Short Sale Taxes - Taxes Foreclosure and Short Sale …Updated: 2009-10-17 @ 11:44:34 EDT
Home sellers' tax obligations on foreclosures and short sales. Distressed sale tax consequences. Sellers might owe taxes even when taking a loss and letting homes go into foreclosure or selling on … - Rent Back - Seller Rent Backs - Sellers Retaining Possession At Clos…Updated: 2009-10-16 @ 15:03:14 EDT
Renting back after closing. Protection for home buyers and sellers when the sellers rent back after closing the transaction… - Making Offers on a Home - How Much to Offer for a Home…Updated: 2009-10-16 @ 11:25:58 EDT
How much to offer to buy a home. Making offers on a home, how much is too much and how much is too little to offer. Tips for figuring out a reasonable price to offer a home seller… - Pricing Houses - Pricing Houses to SellUpdated: 2009-10-12 @ 16:37:09 EDT
How much is your house worth? Here is how to determine your house value and figure out which house price is right for your real estate market… - Short Sale Profits - Benefits to Short Sale Sellers - Can Sellers Pr…Updated: 2009-10-12 @ 13:06:01 EDT
Who wins on a short sale? Do sellers benefit from selling homes on short sales? Who profits from short sales? Are short sales better than foreclosures for a seller?… - Tenants in Foreclosure - Tenants' Rights in Foreclosures - Is Your L…Updated: 2009-10-12 @ 08:33:20 EDT
Tenants can find out if a landlord is in foreclosure way ahead of time. Here's how to request a copy of the notice of default if you're a renter and want to know if your landlord is in foreclosure… - Short Sale in Real Estate - How to Handle a Real Estate Short Sale…Updated: 2009-10-11 @ 23:15:39 EDT
The fundamentals behind a short sale in real estate, why lenders may accept a real estate short sale, how to do short sales, and how a short sale financially affects sellers, whether or not the sel… - Deficiency Judgments - Deficiency Judgments After Foreclosures or Sh…Updated: 2009-10-11 @ 23:11:11 EDT
Definition of deficiency judgment. How deficiency judgments are obtained after a foreclosure or a short sale. Collection attempts for a deficiency judgment… - Real Estate Agents versus REALTORS® -- The Differences Between Real…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 09:50:42 EDT
The differences between real estate agents and REALTORS. What sets real estate agents apart from REALTORS… - Security Alarms and Home Selling - Selling Your Home and Security Sy…Updated: 2009-09-29 @ 16:01:17 EDT
Reasons to arm your security alarm when selling a home versus turning the alarm off during home showings. As a home seller, how vulnerable are you if you don't set your security alarm?… - Counter Offers - How to Handle Real Estate Counter Offers - Negotiat…Updated: 2009-09-28 @ 09:50:48 EDT
What are real estate counter offers and how many times do sellers and home buyers bicker back and forth? How are counter offers rejected and accepted? What are normal procedures for counter offers … - Open Houses - How to Hold Open Houses - Selling a Home at an Open Ho…Updated: 2009-09-27 @ 19:59:07 EDT
Selling houses at an open house. Here's how to host a successful open house and sell that house. Not all homes are candidates for holding open and why… - Buying a Home Pets Will Love - Home Buying With Pets - Pet Friendly …Updated: 2009-09-27 @ 19:22:57 EDT
Guidelines to use before buying homes where pets will live. Home shopping with pets in mind. How to buy a home your pets will love. … - Refinance Home Loans - Mortgage Loan Refinance AdviceUpdated: 2009-09-27 @ 18:52:47 EDT
Tips to consider before doing a mortgage loan refinance. How to recoup mortgage loan refinance costs, comparing rolling costs into the loan and scrutinizing amortization periods to accelerate loan … - FHA Loans - FHA Loan Benefits - FHA Loans for Home BuyersUpdated: 2009-09-27 @ 18:42:42 EDT
FHA Loans are rebounding with home buyers. Find out why FHA loans are popular for first-time home buyers and the benefits to obtaining an FHA loan… - Selling a House - How to Prepare Your House for SaleUpdated: 2009-09-27 @ 18:39:23 EDT
Do you know why identical homes don't sell at identical sales prices -- why some houses sell for more money even though their square footage is the same? Learn what you can do to boost your bottom … - Swimming Pools - Buying Swimming Pool Homes - Homes With Swimming Po…Updated: 2009-09-27 @ 18:29:17 EDT
Pros and cons to owning homes with swimming pools. Types of pool construction. Whether swimming pools add or detract from the market value of a home… - Lose Home - How to Lose Your Home - 10 Ways to Lose a Home…Updated: 2009-09-27 @ 18:19:34 EDT
How to lose your home and quickly go into foreclosure. Top home buying and home financing mistakes that can make buyers lose their homes… - Two Offers on a Listing - How Two Home Offers Happen - Multiple Offe…Updated: 2009-09-15 @ 21:11:55 EDT
How two offers on a listing can happen, even after the listing has expired. How to deal with multiple offers. Home buying when another buyer tries to buy the home you want… - For Sale By Owner - How to Do a For Sale By Owner - FSBOUpdated: 2009-09-12 @ 21:01:19 EDT
How to sell a home as a for sale by owner, without an agent, without representation. Proven tips for marketing your home as a for sale by owner… - Home Staging - Staging a House - Art of Home StagingUpdated: 2009-09-12 @ 21:01:18 EDT
Beyond decorating and cleaning, home staging is about illusions. Staging makes your house look bigger, brighter, cleaner, warmer, more loving, and it makes home buyers want to buy it… - Making Purchase Offers - Ready to Make a Purchase OfferUpdated: 2009-09-09 @ 20:56:14 EDT
Making a purchase offer and buying a home are two different things. How to tell if you're ready to make a purchase offer on a home for sale. Tips for home buyers on dealing with the emotional tug a… - Short Sale Reasons - Reasons to Do a Short SaleUpdated: 2009-09-09 @ 17:24:33 EDT
Reasons to choose a short sale instead of a foreclosure. Differences between short sales and foreclosures and why a short sale could be preferable to foreclosure… - Selling a House With Pets at Home - How to Sell a House Where Pets L…Updated: 2009-09-06 @ 21:01:13 EDT
How to sell a house where pets live, especially to potential buyers who do not like pets. From overcoming objections to pets, to eliminating pet odors and stains, dealing with dirty cat boxes and b… - Buying Short Sales - Before You Buy a Short Sale - Home Buying and S…Updated: 2009-09-04 @ 11:26:52 EDT
Buying Short Sales. Before you buy a short sale, read about your rights. Why the seller's lender needs to approve a short sale and what is involved in closing short sale transactions… - Home Selling Without Equity - Paying to Sell a Home - Sellers Bring…Updated: 2009-08-25 @ 19:04:17 EDT
Why home sellers might pay to close. Bringing money to the table to close a real estate deal. How common is it that sellers have to kick in money to sell a home? … - Home Losses - Writing Off Home LossesUpdated: 2009-08-25 @ 17:53:56 EDT
How to write off a home loss on your personal residence by turning it into a rental. IRS guidelines and expert tax advice about deducting home losses from your tax return… - Releasing Contingencies - Release of Home Buyer ContingenciesUpdated: 2009-08-20 @ 09:53:56 EDT
Purchase offer contingencies and how to release contingencies. What happens if contingencies are not released. Types of contingencies, how sellers request releases and consequences of refusal… - Interview a Real Estate Agent - How to Interview a Real Estate AgentUpdated: 2009-08-15 @ 11:45:59 EDT
Questions to ask before you hire a real estate agent to represent you to buy or sell a home…