Real Estate Articles

Finance » Real Estate | By Stephen Campbell @ Monday, 8th September 2008 @ 9:46 AM

Some homeowners use pamphlets, DVDS or newspapers to pass across information about their homes to prospective home-buyers or client . You can put up information about your intention to sell your home on the internet-- that is an effective strategy. With the internet, you can reach home-buyers faster since almost everyone is on the Internet these days, so it is obviously the one of the best places to look for quick buyers of your house. In selling your home property, you should try to sep... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Gregory Smyth @ Monday, 8th September 2008 @ 1:00 AM

REITs are a relatively new form of property investment, which enjoyed immense popularity from 2001 onwards. However, the credit crunch affected the REIT market very badly in many countries. Asian REITs lost ground in many cases in the last 24 months, however, Standard and Poors believes that only a deep recession in property values in Asia, and the wider Asian economy, will prevent Asian REITs gaining in popularity once again. Alka Banerjee is the vice president at Standard and Poors, an... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Gregory Smyth @ Monday, 8th September 2008 @ 12:47 AM

The Philippines has been tipped as one of the year's hottest real estate markets, with tourism booming, major developments being undertaken, and high levels of foreign investment, including a recent $6.4 billion form China. Manila Condotel Marketing Networks has put the country squarely at the top of real estate investor's lists for this year. Tourism is one of the most important driving factors in the property boom in the Philippines. In 2007, tourist arrivals in the hilippines... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Allen Wright @ Sunday, 7th September 2008 @ 3:51 PM

You're one of the hundreds of thousands of Americans with a sign in your yard that says "For Sale By Owner". You don't want to pay someone else to do what you can very well accomplish yourself, and in today's housing market, every penny you can squeeze out of your artificially deflated property is important. And contrary to popular belief, having a FSBO sign in your yard isn't a plea for help from the local realtor association. You've probably heard it... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Lanard Perry @ Sunday, 7th September 2008 @ 12:43 AM

Real estate letters are effective lead generators, whether you're farming expired listings, fsbos, renters, step up home buyers, etc. By using them you can establish a consistent low stress routine that can groundswell into an effective lead generating process. It's something that most agents know is a good thing to do, but few do it; and even fewer do it consistently over a long period of time. But that's where you come in, because with prewritten real estate letters i... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Damian Lanfranchi @ Saturday, 6th September 2008 @ 4:55 PM

I'm here in beautiful Florence Italy right now, in a little place just outside of the hill town of Fiesoli. My wife and I are here just to fulfill one of our family dreams doing something I never possible dreamed or imagined we'd be able to do, and I wanted to take some time on my real estate investing website to talk about You. What exactly is it that you want not only as a Real Estate Investor, but personally, for yourself, and your family, for your life? Maybe it's a certain ... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Damian Lanfranchi @ Saturday, 6th September 2008 @ 4:49 PM

You're probably very use to my nuts-n-bolts R.E.I. messages and marketing. All that good stuff about motivated buyers and sellers. If that's what you're looking for, this message will disappoint you. You see, this is something else, something personal. What I'm about to share with you is one of the biggest and most personal decision I've made in my life. It may change what you think of me. (You won't be alone, lots of my family and friend now think... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Art Gib @ Friday, 5th September 2008 @ 4:47 PM

Have you thought about investing in vacation property? Investing in vacation property in popular vacation spots can be a great investment if you make the right type of investment. One of the newest types of vacation real estate investments that is becoming very popular is investing in fractional ownership resorts in popular vacation areas like Scottsdale. Fractional ownership resorts are vacation communities where instead of renting rooms people buy limited time ownership of a vacation h... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Art Gib @ Friday, 5th September 2008 @ 2:30 PM

Illinois is an attractive destination for many people because it is one of the most populous and demographically diverse states in the Midwest. In fact, Illinois has often been referred to as a microcosm for the entire nation. With its strong economy of businesses, industry, manufacturing, agriculture, timber and energy production, a lot of people are drawn by employment opportunities as well. Additional benefits of living in Illinois include the recreational opportunities in more than si... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Karl Hopkins @ Friday, 5th September 2008 @ 7:16 AM

In properties shared between several co-owners, the building's manager insure the common parts of the building (staircases, elevator and the like) and some privative parts of the apartments and their inside fittings. This is referred to as group insurance and provides cover for fire damage, lightning, explosions, water/flooding, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, storms, hail, snow and more. In these contracts, a clause must specify that co-owners are regarded as being third parties betw... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Dave Dinkel @ Thursday, 4th September 2008 @ 10:02 PM

Governor Charlie Crist of Florida recently signed into law Statute 501.1377 (HB 643/SB 992) or what has since been called Anti-Fraud Legislation. The second part of this legislation targets certain types of foreclosure-related transactions including the purchase or acquisition of a property that is going into foreclosure or is already in foreclosure. This part of the statute covers what are called Equity Purchasers and defines them as anyone who acquires a legal, equitable or ben... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Dave Dinkel @ Thursday, 4th September 2008 @ 10:02 PM

By way of background information regarding Florida's Foreclosure-rescue Fraud Legislation, investors are a much maligned group of small business entrepreneurs who take financial risks to purchase properties when almost no one else will, and face the financial loss of carrying properties that may or may not be sold for a profit. Despite the complaints of realtors when an investor makes a low-ball offer, very often there are no other offers for many properties. Realtors do n... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Dave Dinkel @ Thursday, 4th September 2008 @ 4:54 PM

Historically when a homeowner goes into foreclosure and the only resolution is the lender getting back a deed, this likely results in a deficiency between the amounts owed from the final judgment when the property is eventually sold. This "deficient" amount can be handled by the lender in two different ways. The lender can get a "deficiency judgment" from the court against the homeowner and try and collect this deficiency amount using common collection methods. These met... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Dave Dinkel @ Thursday, 4th September 2008 @ 2:41 PM

The process of buying properties that have been through the foreclosure process can occur in a couple of ways. First, the home can be sold at the foreclosure auction with the buyer being someone other than the original lender. Secondly, if there are no bidders at the auction, the lender will get the home back as the high bidder for $100 over the amount of the final judgment in the court action. If an individual purchases the property at auction he will be buying a property that may have... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Dave Dinkel @ Thursday, 4th September 2008 @ 1:47 PM

A problem that is frequently happening to homeowners is their home has more mortgage than market value. With the severe decline in real estate markets across the country, the hardest hit areas have hundreds of thousands of "upside down" mortgages. Simply, this is where the amount owed on the property is more than the value at which the property can be sold, even if the homeowner is willing to make the payments and wait for possibly years. The adage is familiar to every... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Dave Dinkel @ Thursday, 4th September 2008 @ 1:28 PM

A lease option can stop a foreclosure by the reinstatement of the late payments to the lender. Usually the lease option takes two additional "parts" to make it work. First, the homeowner will deed or transfer the property to someone else, usually an investor who understands the technical aspects of putting this type of transaction together. In return for transferring title to the investor, the homeowner signs a lease and an option to re-purchase the same property for o... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Art Gib @ Thursday, 4th September 2008 @ 11:59 AM

Breckenridge, CO real estate contains some of the most beautiful land to live on. Whether you have vacationed here and spent the weekend on their world famous slopes or you have just passed through for business, Breckenridge will leave you with warm memories of quaint shops and milky white peaks of snow. Set in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Breckenridge, Colorado offers mountain views and valleys that capture the eye as well as peoples' spirits -- that is why so many people choo... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Art Gib @ Thursday, 4th September 2008 @ 10:50 AM

Crisp mountain skylines, plunging valleys and tall pines make up the landscape for one of the most beautiful cities in the United States; Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Grand Tetons tower over Jackson Hole making for a spectacular yet breathtaking view. Yellowstone National Park is practically a stones through away and the famed Snake River runs through the valley of Jackson Hole, Wyoming giving the area a famed yet prestigious reputation for attracting not only tourists but hundreds of new resident... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Karl Hopkins @ Thursday, 4th September 2008 @ 10:14 AM

Since July 2006 landlords in England and Wales who own larger houses in multiple occupation - basically three storey properties let out to groups of unrelated people - have had to apply for licences from their local councils. If they do not do so they could find themselves fined up to 20,000 pounds and unable to collect their rents. In Scotland landlords already have to licence HMOs. And from April all Scottish landlords will require a licence, no matter what type of rental properties the... more...

Finance » Real Estate | By Prudence Wong @ Wednesday, 3rd September 2008 @ 9:27 PM

Many people go for real estate business, as it is one of the most lucrative investment opportunities. The main advantage in the real estate business is that it can earn you quick and good revenues within a short period. The only thing you should take care is the practicing of the business in a faultless way. You may know many people who make excellent returns from the real estate business. If you watch them carefully, you can find that they devote much time and efforts to understand the ... more...