News about properties and real estate
In 2005, everyone I knew was buying real estate. With no experience and no money, they bought properties they couldn’t afford and were convinced they were going to make a fortune.Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that way, and most of them now have a foreclosure or short sale in their past.Does that make real estate …
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After spending seven years renting in Cornwall, CT with her family, an editor at The Paris Review jumped at the chance to own this house when it came on the market. “You could feel what an extraordinary time the family who lived there before had in the home,” says the current owner. “Every drawer was …
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Real estate has been a volatile market over the last decade, leaving many people wary of investing in residential and commercial properties. As a result, would-be investors are looking at the market differently and using new strategies to achieve success. Technology has been a major factor in that shift, empowering investors to research their options …
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Distressed sales — foreclosures and short sales of homes sold for less than the amount owed — accounted for 17.3 percent of bay area sales in May. That was more than twice the national rate and the third highest rate among the 25 largest metro areas, CoreLogic reported Tuesday. Only the Baltimore and Chicago regions …
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This is an increasingly common question in our financial planning practice. We find that most of the families we deal with (including some of our own) think that rent money is “thrown away.” This belief is often quite wrong. When you add up the cost of owning a property, you will find that it is …
At trillions of dollars, it’s no secret that the real estate market has been one of primary resources for the world’s wealthy to to pad their accounts. But contrary to popular opinion, real estate is still a desirable asset class for entrepreneurs with smaller bank accounts. Individuals who budget wisely and do their research can …
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