Foreign buyers like U.S. residential real estate
International buyers are snatching up U.S. residential real estate, with people from Canada, Mexico, the U.K. and China doing the most buying, according to a report in the Washington Business...
It Is Not a Buyer's Market
The current market does not favor buyers. I repeat, the current market does not favor buyers. Allow me to explain. For months, if not years, you have been told that the...
Homes Are A Lot Like People…
...TLC, a healthy diet and even a little surgery may be required! As a former nurse, I have come to learn the commonalities that Charlotte real estate shares with patients--they...
Study: Nearly One in Five Mortgage Defaults Are ‘Strategic’
By Nick Timiraos A new report estimates that nearly one in five mortgage defaults through the first half of 2009 were “strategic,” where borrowers who appeared to have the capacity to...
101 Real Estate Investing Resources: A Professional Investor's Rolodex
This week we’ve put together a fairly comprehensive list of resources for you to check out. You can start using many of these immediately as they are free of charge....
Buy and Hold in this market? Well, it appears we're headed for a housing shortage…do it
Buy and Hold (waiting for the coming Housing Shortage) - The oldest, most tried and true method of real estate investing takes advantage of inflation, market appreciation and amortization. Fancy...
Recession Alters Migration Patterns in U.S.
By MARK WHITEHOUSE The recession has had a profound effect on migration patterns in the U.S., reversing the flow of people to former housing-boom states such as Florida and Nevada, the latest...
Fannie Mae Relaxes Rules for Once Troubled Borrowers (Investor Opportunity?)
So Government mortgage giant Fannie Mae has just announced some interesting new mortgage underwriting guidelines in an April 14th bulletin to lenders. And among them is a tasty little tidbit...
How Real Estate Investment Clubs Work
You may have heard there's still money in real estate. It sounds interesting, but all the same, you're a bit confused by the ins and outs of the market. What are REITs?...
How Do We Start Investing If We Have Bad Credit Without Partnering Up?
Many investor have this concern. As an Investor I believe there are always options available for us. Here are some things that can be done: One assumption, some cash (probably several thousands at least) will...