Archive for January, 2012
Check your home insurance policy to make sure it reflects your situation – Indianapolis Star
Have you looked at your home’s insurance coverage recently? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. According to a recent nationwide poll of Angie’s List members, many homeowners don’t check their policy regularly enough. Nearly one-third of …
Foreclosures Made up 20 Pct. of Home Sales in 3Q – ABC News
Foreclosures made up a smaller slice of all U.S. homes sold in last year’s third quarter, as banks delayed placing properties for sale and home sales slowed. Despite the decline, foreclosures still represented 20 percent of all homes sold in the …
Chris Paul buys Avril Lavigne’s Bel-Air mansion for $8.495 million
L.A. Clipper Chris Paul may be quick down the court, but he moves pretty fast when it comes to buying multimillion-dollar real estate too.
Real Estate Weekly: Foreclosures smaller share of home sales
Sales of foreclosures accounted for 20% of all home sales in the third quarter of last year, according to a report from RealtyTrac, released this week.
Winemakers say new law allowing direct sales is a win-win situation – NJ.com
For Hopewell Valley Vineyards owner Sergio Neri, who markets his wines in restaurants in Lawrence, Princeton, Flemington and beyond, that change is a huge boon for his business. “At least 30 to 35 percent of the sales we did last year came …
Hidden costs, ways to save on homeowners insurance – WMBF
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) Pull out your homeowner’s insurance policy and start making those appointments to review your options with your insurance agents. Because the housing market has been so up and down over the past couple of years, homeowners are …
What’s behind the rising cost of home appraisals?
The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is working on a real-estate issue that gets to the core of the agency’s purpose: Bringing…
Painting by Hitler goes to auction in Slovakia
A painting by Adolf Hitler, done before he became Nazi Germany's dictator, has been put up for sale by a Slovak auctioning house, its head told AFP.
Foreclosures made up 20 pct. of home sales in 3Q
Foreclosures made up 20 pct. of home sales in 3Q Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 09:24 p.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Foreclosures made up a smaller slice of all U.S. homes sold in last year's third quarter, [...]
Home Foreclosures Fell 40% Last Year, But That’s No Reason To Celebrate – The Business Insider
The number of new foreclosures in 2011 dropped nearly 40 percent, according to year-end numbers just released by Lender Processing Services; there is, however, little cause for celebration. The fall is largely due to moratoria and process reviews stemming …