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Looking to buy? Make it easier by planning ahead.
WITH HOME BUYING, PLANNING AHEAD WILL MAKE THE MULTIPLE-STEP PROCESS EASIER Brian Taylor illustration for The Washington Post – Planning ahead and getting your finances in order will make the home-buiying process less challenging. By Michele Lerner, Published: January 16 | Updated: Friday, January 17, 7:30 AM E-mail the writer If you’re planning in the spring to buy your first house, you already may... Read More
AMERICAN’S SMILING AT HOUSING MARKET AGAIN
BY: JANN SWANSON Increasingly Optimistic Attitudes on Housing Market Apr 24 2014, 11:11AM A new Gallup survey seems to indicate that Americans are falling in love with real estate again. The poll, conducted among over a thousand respondents this month, shows that 56 percent of Americans think the average price of a home in their local area... Read More
WARREN BUFFETT LIKES FARMLAND OVER GOLD
Warren Buffett was featured on CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning and addressed the investment merits between farmland and gold: Now, for $7 trillion (roughly all the gold in the world), there are roughly a billion of farm— acres of farmland in the United States. They’re valued at about $2 1/2 trillion. It’s about half the... Read More
TIPS FOR PREPARING YOUR HOME FOR A VIRTUAL TOUR
With more buyers shopping for homes on the Web, photos and virtual tours are a must. There are many things you can do make your home shine on camera. 1. Understand the camera’s perspective. The camera’s eye is very different from the human eye. It magnifies clutter and poor furniture arrangement. To make a home... Read More