National Economic Outlook (February 2011)
February 16th, 2011 by Ingo Winzer Although the economy has officially been out of recession for quite some time, those aspects of economic behavior most important to the real estate markets, namely,...
Why Real Estate Investors Love Inflation!
07.03.2011
Blog, General Investing, Home Brew, Houses, Investment Properties, Mortgage, US Real Estate
February 10th, 2011 by Marco Santarelli Investors love real estate because it acts as a hedge against inflation. This occurs for several reasons: One, on an historical basis, housing prices rise just as...
Trulia report shows buying cheaper than renting in most major metro areas
28.01.2011
Arizona, Blog, Economics, Florida, Foreclosures, General Investing, Houses, Investment Properties, US Real Estate
by CHRISTINE RICCIARDI Monday, January 24th, 2011, 11:02 am It is cheaper to buy a two-bedroom home than rent one in 72% of major metropolitan areas around the U.S., according to the...
Rent vs. Buy: More Affordable to Buy in 72% of America’s 50 Largest Cities By Trulia
Trulia released the findings of its Q1 2011 Rent vs. Buy Index today. When we compared the median list price for a two-bedroom apartment, condo or townhouse with one year’s worth...
Does Buying In A Live Auction Make Sense
20.01.2011
Auction, Blog, Foreclosures, General Investing, Houses, Investment Properties, Silicon Valley
At an auction held earlier today in Mountian View CA the following properties were auctioned: 453 N Rengstorff Ave #4, Mountain View CA 94043 38500 Paseo Padre Parkway #308, Fremont CA 94536 3300 Wolcott Common #212 Fremont, CA  94538 The...
ZipRealty’s Second Quarter Home Hunter Report
View ZipRealty’s Second Quarter Home Hunter report. Overall, ZipRealty tracked data from 5,400 cities within 33 markets to identify themost searched cities by ZipRealty.com users. View the report to find...
U.S. home foreclosures reach record high in second quarter
Bank repossessions increased 38% in the second quarter from the same period a year earlier for a record total of 269,952, according to data to be released Thursday by RealtyTrac. Short...
Does eBay Sell Real Estate?
Selling Real Estate on eBay is nothing new, or is it? I've surf up and down the internet pages and could not find any indication of how much real estate eBay is selling, if...
Fannie Mae Homepath Mortgages for Real Estate Investors
[Note from SimplyDoIt: I could not find any info about this program on homepath.com] With low down payments, no appraisal fee and no mortgage insurance, why not? By James Kimmons, About.com Guide At...
Hot Russian Spy worked as…a Real Estate Agent? Go figure…
To Russia with love...