Indianapolis Real Estate Blog

HUD has announced several changes in the way HUD Homes will be sold. Here are some of the changes: Commission available to a buyers broker will be up to 3% instead of the previous 5%, but some lower-priced properties will have a commission of up to $1250 for the buyers broker. Days to close has d...

We all know that to be eligible for FHA financing adds value to any piece of real estate.  After all, a significant number of buyers only consider homes that are FHA-eligible.  Take away a large chunk of buyers (demand) and there will be a downward pressure on values. There are some factors to co...

About a week ago, the Secretary of HUD, Shaun Donovan mentioned in an interview on CNN that the administration is considering another tax credit.  But then he said that it might be too early to say whether a tax credit will be revived or not. So what are buyers thinking about now?  The real estat...

So it was a pretty good post, you tell yourself.  You wrote it and put your heart into it.  It will be interesting to see all the provocative comments and the attaboys (or attagirls.)  You even read it two or three times, tweaked it a little and saw that it was, if not a masterpiece (or female eq...

Most of the articles we see about advantage and disadvantages of an FHA loan concern the low down payment, or higher qualifying ratios, or lower FICO scores.  And there is discussion about the costs of mortgage insurance premiums.  But rarely do we see very much written about some of the advantag...

20 consecutive weeks of football is about to begin. There are 17 weeks of regular season games.  Then there is the wild card weekend, divisional playoffs and then the conference championships on January 23. That adds up to 20 weeks. So if you're a football fan, what would be willing to do to to e...

Comments are one of the great parts about Active Rain.  It is a way we can help each other out.  If there is a burning question, there will probably be an answer in the comments - or at least a good attempt.  The important thing is that comments should add value to the conversation. (Miss Manners...

I sold a foreclosed home a few months ago, and my - have the buyers ever worked on it.  They put in very nice kitchen cabinets, new carpet and paint, storage areas in the garage and mud room and even turned some wasted space under the stairway into a closet. And then there is the landscaping - wo...

Most people are aware of availability of tax credits for things like geothermal systems.  And of course many are aware of energy star rated appliances.  There are incentives by federal, state and local governments that might go unnoticed.  Fortunately there is a website that has compiled incentiv...

I have read several AR posts and comments about the challenge to create 30 original blog posts in 30 days.  And yes, there might even be some bonus points available.  But the true value in a challenge like this is the opportunity to constantly be on the lookout for ideas, to blog on a more regula...