Archive for January, 2011

when you buy a foreclosure home is the buyer responsible for back property?

taxes that may not have been paid.


For Sale by Owner-Closing Costs?

I have a buyer for my home and need to hire a realtor to do the closing. What should I offer to pay them for their services? I don’t know how much work is involved and what is a fair price to pay?


Foreclosure auction attracts buyers of homes – Sacramento Bee

A total of $10.7 million was spent at auction on foreclosed properties in Sacramento on Sunday, according to auction officials. Buyers purchased 112 of 124 foreclosures available at the auction held at a Sacramento hotel, according to Auction.com. “Getting …


Estate-sale savvy turns into reality show ‘Cash & Cari’

When everything must go: Cari Cucksey turns her talent for estate sales into a reality show. Here she offers a behind the scenes look at the show and tips for selling and buying at an estate sale.


Ways to make your home more senior-accessible

There are plenty of small, relatively inexpensive changes you can make now to make your home easier to live in, not just for you but for everyone, regardless of age, size or ability. Turned off by housing design that focuses on disabilities and the problems that come from aging?


Low rates call buyers back to ARMs


Indian Head, Md., free of sprawl – for better and worse

Beauty and challenges surround Indian Head, located on the peninsula where the Potomac River meets Mattawoman Creek in southern Charles County – a place known in the 19th century as the Indian headlands.


Home front: Uncertainty over foreclosures still persists

Your home’s value this year depends largely on whether the company down the street decides to hire again.


If a person has been living in their home for 8 yrs and it goes into foreclosure, do they have squatters right?

In NC some homes have gone into foreclosure. If a person chooses not to leave their home because they feel the economy has caused them to go into foreclosure do they have squatters rights?


Im 21, can I get a mortgage for a foreclosure home?

Im 21, a bartender and make approx 25,000 to 30,000 a year. Ive had established credit for a few years now. I have an apartment for 7 months now, and all the utilities in my name and never even been close to being late on anything. What are the chances of me getting approved for [...]