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Let's hope these incentives help begin to move the "Short Sale Process" forward more quickly! Short-Sale Incentives Start April 5th Potential buyers of short-sale homes might consider waiting until April 5th before making a formal offer.That's the date the federal government will begin offering l...

Daily Real Estate News  |  March 26, 2010  |   Share Top 10 Best Cities for Borrowers Some cities are better than others for borrowers. The best cities have the lowest percentage of foreclosures and delinquencies, including a low percentage of bank-owned homes. In most of the cities on this best ...

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Essential Heating System Maintenance Getting your home’s heating system professionally serviced every year will keep it running smoothly and help keep heating costs under control. Read Save Money With an Insulation Upgrade Beefing up inadequate insulation is one of the quickest energy-payback pr...

Buyers Who Wait May Lose a Lot...  Potential home buyers who delay have a lot to lose. First-time home buyer and move-up tax credits worth $8,000 and $6,500, respectively, expire April 30. Buyers who qualify get a dollar-for-dollar reduction in taxes or a cash payment if they don't pay enough tax...

Daily Real Estate News  |  March 3, 2010  |   Share It's Getting Easier to Get a Jumbo Loan The jumbo loan market is starting to thaw, making it easier for move-up buyers to borrow.Rates on jumbo loans of more than $729,750 in highest-priced markets rose during the financial crisis and lending st...

Daily Real Estate News  |   February 23, 2010  |   Share Foreclosure Bargains Getting Harder to Find Home buyers hoping to snag a really good deal on a foreclosed home are finding it increasingly difficult because supply is shrinking.The number of foreclosures that are available for sale nationwi...

Daily Real Estate News  |   February 19, 2010  |   Share 2010: The Year of the First-Time Buyer? According to the Chinese calendar, 2010 is the Year of the Tiger. But in real estate, 2010 may come to be known as the "Year of the First-Time Home Buyer."Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Econom...

If you've been on the fence about when to buy, it appears the time may be now here in the Denver area! Daily Real Estate News  |  January 22, 2010  |   Share 10 Cities Where It's Smarter to Buy For people who want to own a home, the premium to buy-the spread between what they'd spend to rent and ...

Daily Real Estate News  |  January 11, 2008 How to Get a Quick Sale in a Slower Market An analysis of the real estate market in the Baltimore area shows that even in a slow market some houses sell quickly - for the same reasons they do in a booming market.In November, when the average time on the...