What Does House Price-to-Income Ratio Mean?

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate Many lenders are asked what a house price-to-income ratio is, and on many occasions borrowers find the explanation a little confusing. So, in order to alleviate any frustration I shall define what a house...

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Real Estate Experts Nationwide Urge to Buy Now Before the Spring Rush

By Jeff Adolph Residential Home Buying Broderick Perkins, a real estate examiner for examiner.com and deadlinenews.com founder, a news service that focuses on real estate, suggests that now is the time to consider buying rather than waiting for that seasonal...

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In Search of Greener Home Equity Pastures?

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate Home equity growth according to many real estate experts is the driving force behind many Americans moving to areas that are exhibiting greater real estate stability. These trends in moving are seeing regions that...

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5 American Cities Listed as Global Real Estate Hotspots

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate Despite the United States hitting an economic brick-wall and real estate taking what many refer to as a battering, five American cities have been listed in Forbes Magazine as the 'World's Best Place to...

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Are You Thinking About Buying Your First Home?

By Jeff Adolph First-Home Buying Tips First home buying can be an exhilarating experience, however it can also be a little daunting, especially if you are unfamiliar with contracts, real estate terminology and the negotiation process, or how to go...

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Should I Sell Before Buying, or Buy Before Selling? -- Part 1

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate Yesterday, I discussed the advantages and disadvantages of selling your existing home before buying a new home. Today, I want to look at the advantages and disadvantages of buying a new home before selling...

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Should I Sell Before Buying, or Buy Before Selling? -- Part 1

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate Many people, including Realtors would suggest that you sell your existing home before you buy a new one, while others may suggest finding a new home before selling your existing. At the end of...

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Real Estate Markets that are Holding their Value

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate HomeSmartReports.com, an analytical research company that looks at, and considers, market risks and home values, recently released a list of the top 100 metropolitan areas nationwide where real estate prices and values are remaining...

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Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows

By Jeff Adolph Ask a Realtor Those wanting to buy or refinance may get the deal of the century at their local bank if they do so soon. Late last year the National Association of Realtors (NAR) predicted that if...

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How Open Houses Encourage Buyers to Buy

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate Open houses are a must when selling a home because they allow a prospective buyer to sample the wares, prior to buying. Let's face it, no-one really likes letting people wander through their home...

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Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows: Those wanting to buy or refinance may get the deal of the century at their local bank if they do so soon.

By Jeff Adolph Ask a Realtor Late last year the National Association of Realtors (NAR) predicted that if rates hit 4.5 percent because of proposed emergency government programs to pump cash into banks, it could inspire as many as half...

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Spec Homes Defined

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate Many home buyers who are considering the purchase of a new home encounter the word 'spec' or 'speculation', yet they are often confused as to what exactly this refers to. Therefore in order to...

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Slowdown in Residential Building Predicted in 2009

By Jeff Adolph Residential Construction According to McGraw-Hill, a consulting firm situated in New York, the American building industry should brace itself for a decline of up to 24% during 2009. This prediction is based on residential and commercial projects,...

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Builders Urging for Building Incentives

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate Builders nationwide are fearful that the tightening of bank lending criteria will have an adverse effect on their industry. Many home builders who build 'spec homes', which are built before a buyer has committed...

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How to Pick Housing Hot-spots

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate Realtors nationwide all have their specific ways and techniques that allow them to judge which area or neighborhood is about to become what is referred to as a 'hot-spot'. Hot-spots in realty are those...

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Diversity in Midtown, Atlanta

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia -- many American neighborhoods offer continuity in housing, with homes of similar styles and sizes residing on blocks of similar dimensions. However, Midtown in Atlanta is a little different to those...

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SF Special Feature -- Mid-Market Development Stalls

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate Market Street in San Fransisco's Castro district is quickly turning into an LGBT hot-spot for investment, however the region's development has been momentarily stalled as the economic crisis brings construction hopes to a halt...

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Solving America's Real Estate Riddle

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate 2008 was one of the most trying years that realty has ever witnessed, what with the drop in home prices and sales, the rise of foreclosures and a credit crisis that was of immense...

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LGBT are Buying in San Fransisco

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate Two new projects that have opened in the last year along the San Fransisco mid-Market region are encouraging LGBT to invest in the area. The Hayes (pictured left), is located at 55 Page Street,...

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FHA Mortgages May Be the Way to Go in 2009

By Jeff Adolph Ask a Realtor The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has seen a surge in demand for its loan products as the cost of other non-FHA loans have increased and their availability has diminished dramatically. So an FHA loan...

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Knoxville Update -- January 2009

By Jeff Adolph Residential Real Estate Knoxville, Tennessee is unique in that residential development in this region -- unlike some areas of America -- is currently experiencing growth. According to Knoxnews.com, developers believe that the 'allure of living in downtown...

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