How to Negotiate Your Rent

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Summer is fast approaching, which means it’s time for some American warm-weather traditions: baseball, BBQ and moving. Yes, with warmer weather and college graduation on the horizon, summer is historically the most popular time of year to pack up … [Read more...]

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Most Expensive Home in the U.S. on the Market for $190 Million

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Would you pay $190 million for a home? What if that home had 13,519 square feet and came with 50 acres of land that spread out on two islands? Copper Beech Farm, an estate with views of Long Island Sound, also includes tennis court, pool, … [Read more...]

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How to Submit the Best Offer on Your Dream Home

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Buying a home can be as exhilarating as it is exhausting. After months of searching for your first (or next) home, you might have stumbled upon your dream home. This is a very exciting time, but it’s also a time for careful consideration of how to … [Read more...]

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Single Women Outpace Single Men In Home Purchases

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Keeping pace with a home-buying trend that has emerged over the past generation, statistics show that single women are purchasing homes at twice the rate of single men. According to MSN, which used data provided by the National Association of … [Read more...]

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5 Reasons to Buy a Condo Instead of a House

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When my husband and I were looking to buy a home, we discovered that there weren't any homes that we liked at our price point. Our real estate agent suggested we consider condos, and we ended up buying a townhouse (which is considered a condo as … [Read more...]

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15-Year Mortgage Rate Dips To All Time Low

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Last week interest rates on 15-year mortgages hit a record low of 2.61%. Rates on 5/1 adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) also plummeted to an all-time low of 2.58%. 30-year mortgages are currently hovering around 3.4%, just slightly above their lowest … [Read more...]

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Vacation-home sales are heating up

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This is an article from our partner site HSH.com, written by Marcie Geffner. More second homes were sold as vacation getaways last year, according to a new National Association of Realtors (NAR) survey. A total of 553,000 new and existing … [Read more...]

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Unlawful Foreclosure? Your Settlement Check Could Be on the Way

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One of the biggest scandals to rock the mortgage market following the recent financial crisis was the robo-signing scandal. Several mortgage servicers essentially rubber-stamped foreclosures, including on homeowners who should not have been subjected … [Read more...]

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Infographic: Benefits of a Green House

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Green building increases building value, decreases utility expense, maximizes resources, and minimizes environmental impact. [Free Resource: Check your free credit report and score]       … [Read more...]

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Appealing Your Property Taxes Can Save You Thousands

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Property taxes can be appealed? Yep. And apparently a lot more of us should be looking into it, because it’s estimated that 40 percent of Americans are overpaying. How is this possible? Well, the short version is that the property taxes asked … [Read more...]

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Foreclosure – What Home Buyers Should Know Before Purchasing

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The U.S. expects to see improvements in the housing market in 2013, but experts warn too many homeowners are still underwater. While the market is improving, no one should mistake it for a full recovery considering housing vacancy rates are still at … [Read more...]

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