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5 Tips for Successfully Selling Your Home in a Short Sale

January 13, 2012

Selling your home in a short sale is one way to avoid foreclosure. If you’re considering a short sale, then you’re working out an arrangement with your lender to sell the home for less than the amount you owe on the mortgage. Since you’re unlikely an expert at conducting a short sale, there are some tips you should follow to ensure its success.

Dangers of Over-Pricing Your Home

October 14, 2011

You’ve decided to put your house on the market. You’ve given it a lot of thought, weighed the pros and cons. You’ve talked with your family and together you’ve determined that now is the time.

Before the “For Sale” sign is placed in your front yard, you have some more decisions to make. Possibly the most important is the list price of your house. How much are you hoping to get for your home? What’s fair and reasonable in this market? And what are the risks of pricing your home too high?

5 Signs of a Bad Real Estate Agent

July 26, 2011

When you’re looking to buy or sell a home, the right real estate agent can make a huge difference. Good real estate agents are well connected, understand the local market and can help you negotiate the best housing deal possible. A bad agent, on the other hand, can cost you time and money – not to mention become a source of unneeded frustration. Find out five phrases commonly used by bad real estate agents so you’re aware of the cues that it’s time to find a new agent.

Is Investing in a Home in 2011 a Smart Idea?

January 18, 2011

For a few years now, many of us have been trying to decide if it’s the right time yet to invest in a home. On the one hand, we want to wait until the economy is in a little bit better shape and our own employment is a little bit more secure. On the other hand, we want to take advantage of getting the best price on a home and we know that we must be near the housing market price bottom. So, what do you think, is 2011 the year that we should invest in property?

The Best Way to Reach the Right Audience When Selling Your Home

March 15, 2010

By: Richard Pridemore The Internet has truly changed the way we sell our homes. Consider this: In the old days, buyers had to rely on a lawn sign to know when a house was up for sale. They would typically drive around neighborhoods looking for attractive houses. When they found one, they would call the [...]

Ways to Improve Your Home Selling Potential on the Cheap

February 12, 2010

By: Doug Gartley When selling your home there are several things you can do to increase its value and also ensure the selling process goes as smoothly as possible. These things should be done before putting the home on the market because you only get one chance to make that oh-so-important first impression. Studies have [...]

Quizzle Introduces: The Quicken Loans $500 Home Buyer Bonus

June 19, 2009

You’re thinking….did I read that right? $500? Must be a catch, huh? Not this time. We’ve all heard the news – it’s a great time to buy a home, right? But now, Quizzle’s mortgage partner, Quicken Loans, wants to give you another reason to buy a home this summer with their $500 Home Buyer Bonus. [...]

Quizzle Welcomes its 100,000th Quizzler!

December 19, 2008

The Quizzle team celebrated its 100,000th Quizzler at a team party last night. It was a wild 2008! Quizzle grew from 1,000 Quizzlers at the end of February ‘08 (back when Quizzle launched) to hit 100,000 earlier this week! Quizzle Nestle 100-Grand candy bars were flowing freely this week. Today, I’d like to take a [...]

Buying Your First Home: One Renter’s Experience

October 20, 2008

By: Puja McKernan Believe it or not, there are plenty of reasons people favor renting over buying. I loved renting for the simple fact that it was worry-free–no yard work, no expensive maintenance, no property taxes, no water bill, no commitment! Yet it seemed everyone had a reason why it’s better to buy–investing your money [...]

How to Navigate a Buyer’s Market as a Homeowner

August 13, 2008

There seems to be a crossroads that many homeowners reach after being in a home a few years: should you refinance your current home or buy a new one? Especially in a market like we are in now, real estate is really “on sale.” Some people struggle with staying in their current one or taking [...]

No Down Payment? No Problem! Find out How Down Payment Assistance Works

July 11, 2008

The term “down payment assistance” sometimes conjures up negative thoughts – but when it comes down to it, who wouldn’t benefit from an influx of extra money when buying a new home? Sounds like a win-win. The most important thing to know is that basically any qualified home-buyer can utilize down payment assistance – contrary [...]