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Very Helpful Home Buying Checklist and Trends

Buying a home is not only a huge financial decision but it taps the emotional side too. The property that is going to be purchased can be a family heirloom and an investment that many generations can benefit from. For first time buyers, choosing what to get can be daunting and more often than not, can and will affect the buyer to shy away from buying a property. Owning a property has its own pros and cons, and if someone is not aware of what to look for while buying a property, he can acquire a property that is not fit for their need. That's why realandsimple has come up with a simple checklist for anyone to use before buying a property. First on the list is the decision on how... Read more

The Appraisal Institute, the nation's largest professional association of real estate appraisers,advised homeowners across America in March to opt for minor...

Nothing makes a good first impression than a clean and organized house when it comes to selling homes. So before you even think about listing your property, first...

It's a little known fact that Dorothy's Aunty Emm was renting the old farm house that blew away, and that poor landlord never received his insurance...

When a group of prominent Los Angeles trial attorneys started its own firm in January, it shunned the sleek office skyscrapers that typically house blue-chip...

Is rent out of reach? Study shows how 11 US...

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press   NEW YORK (AP) - Renters are on the rise in America's biggest cities, but many tenants are scrambling to keep up with growing rent bills and shrinking vacancies, according to a study released Thursday. From Boston to Miami, New York to Los Angeles, more than half of tenants are paying what experts consider unaffordable rents, says a report by New York University's Furman Center, which studies real estate and urban policy, and bank Capital One, which is a leading affordable-housing lender and financed the research. While various housing experts have noted such trends, the study zooms in on 11 of the nation's most populous cities.... Read more

The housing market is chugging ahead, with even higher home prices and more buyer activity-and in May, we're seeing more than the ordinary seasonal...

By Matt Slepin, Founder, Terra Search Partners Everyone in the apartment industry knows that this is one of the sweetest times in one of the best markets in the...

As prices for multifamily properties in big cities escalate, some investors are setting their sights on smaller markets where prices are lower and yields are...

When looking at potential properties a tenant will look at a number of things to ensure whether the home they are viewing is for them or not. Firstly affordability is...