Federal foreclosure-prevention tactics have recently been expanded to encourage delinquent borrowers to avoid foreclosure by streamlining the short sale process.
According to a recent survey conducted by the National Association of Realtors, close to one third of existing home sales were either foreclosures or short sales — meaning sales in which the
Markets go up, markets go down. Sometimes we see it coming, sometimes we don’t. It all depends on what both consumers and businesses are buying, and when.
You find a neat fixer-upper, then learn that banks won’t lend until the repairs are done, but the repairs can’t be completed until the house is purchased.
This year’s tax filing season is behind us, but if you sell your home this year — or any other, for that matter — you’ll find your home will shelter your taxes as well as yo