Many brave buyers hope to find a diamond-in-the-rough area that will quickly turn from iffy to spiffy, teeming with new businesses, new residents, new life — and newly increased property values. Here are seven ways to sniff out the next big thing before property values shoot through the roof.
You’ve heard the old saying – “Location, location, location.”
The real truth is “Location, condition, and price.” And price trumps every other factor.
Location affects the value of a home, but it’s price that sells a home.
Oceanfront, mountainside, or penthouse, the most desirable location in the world won’t sell at the wrong price.
If you’re planning in the spring to buy your first house, you already may be feeling a bit overwhelmed about what can often be a complicated and convoluted process. The good news is that you have plenty of time to learn the myriad steps to buying a home and getting prepared for the endeavor. Many experts say that — even before finding a real estate agent — the first things you should do are to get your finances together and to find a lender who can get you prequalified and advise you on how much house you can buy.
If you’re planning to sell your home, chances are good that you’re seeking a lifestyle level-up: you want to bring your home’s size, shape, features, location, maintenance and financial obligations into better alignment with your life – or your future. Making sure that you execute a home sale that actually does align your home with your life requires a lot of prep work.
When Craigslist got rid of enhanced listings in November, many real estate agents were forced to pull back on one of their main marketing channels.
The online classifieds giant prevented agents and other advertisers from including links in their Craigslist ads, and forced them to revert to plain text and fixed photos.
Now, real estate marketing software firm Imprev Inc. has come up with a workaround for agents who lost the ability to post full display ads on Craigslist when the classifieds giant changed its site specifications.
Whether a reimagined form or an entirely new structure, these great triumphs of contemporary architecture are sure to surprise, seduce, and inspire!
The number of homes purchased with a home loan has been dropping steadily since May, according to RealtyTrac. Instead, cash is king for many reasons. As mortgage rates began creeping up, some home buyers started opting to purchase with all cash. And that trend may continue as new loan requirements become more strict.
However, for those buyers who do need to purchase a home with a loan, expect to see some changes in the loan requirements as the new year rings in. Here are a just a few of the changes that are going into effect in January 2014. Some of these requirements are already in place by lenders.
The top 20 master-planned communities in the country sold 15,338 homes in 2013, which is an 11% increase over 2012. With 9 communities, Texas dominated the list. Florida had 4, Nevada had 3, and California had 2. Colorado and the DC area round out the list.
Only 5 new communities joined the list, and 9 of the top 20 remained the same as last year, which is a reflection of how few new master-planned communities have started recently. Our consultants know this will change, however, as we consulted on dozens of planned new communities in 2013.
