Homes for Sale

How to Use Google Maps When Looking for a New Home

If you are considering purchasing a new home or investment property outside of your area, Google Maps should be your new best friend. Never before has it been easier to take the address of your desired property and obtain information in regards to surrounding businesses as well as potentially seeing a satellite view of the home from the street.

How Home Staging Helps Sell a Home

Trying to sell a home, or thinking about it in the near future? If so, you have somewhat of a challenge ahead of you, as today’s housing market is definitely a buyer’s market.

Why Real Estate Should Be in Your Portfolio

Real estate investments have typically been absent in conversations about other types of common investments, such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. This is because the two types of investing did not have much in common with each other – nor did the investors in each

Owners of Foreclosure Homes for Sale Contributing to Economy

Foreclosure homes for sale in various areas of the U.S. do not automatically get sold and their owners are not immediately turned out of their homes. On average, American homeowners are said to stay in their distressed houses for 18 months before they get evicted or their homes get sold as foreclosures. Within those months, majority of them do not bother paying their

Rising Foreclosure Homes for Sale Prompted Judges to Take Steps

The rise in the number of foreclosure homes for sale overwhelmed a lot of courts in the U.S. Last year, the housing industry's attention was diverted to the controversial robo-signing practices allegedly used by banks to speed up the foreclosure process. The issue prompted a number of judges to take certain steps to guard against faulty paperwork in foreclosure actions.

Home Foreclosures for Sale to Face Competition from New Homes in Spring

Despite the high number of home foreclosures for sale that are currently in the market right now, homebuilders in the U.S. were able to up their construction activities during the month of March 2011. Housing construction increased in the country, with analysts claiming that the increase in activity was a response to the anticipated growth in home buying activities in spring.

U.S. Houses for Sale Market Posted Positive Numbers in March

A higher number of houses for sale got picked up by buyers during March 2011. Residential construction activities also improved for the month, but real estate analysts have stated that the increase in both sales and construction activities were not enough to compensate for the losses in sales and homebuilding recorded during February 2011.

Alleged Faulty Processing of Homes Foreclosures for Sale Still an Issue

Several banks and mortgage service companies were criticized last year for alleged faulty processing of homes foreclosures for sale. The controversy prompted an investigation led by the attorneys general of almost all U.S. states, with reports hinting that the AGs are trying to formulate sanctions against lenders for documentation procedure errors.

Homes in Foreclosure for Sale Were Hot Commodities in February

Nationwide, February 2011 was not a good time for home sellers as sales plummeted in almost all regions and in all categories, except among homes priced below $200,000; a big percentage of which are comprised by homes in foreclosure for sale. Analysts claimed that this trend made it even harder for mansions and luxury dwellings priced at least $750,000 to regain their share of the market.

Number of Home Foreclosures for Sale Declined in the U.S.

The number of home foreclosures for sale and filings related to foreclosures that were issued in the whole U.S. in February 2011 was the lowest total in three years. According to housing market experts, the decrease has a lot to do with lenders taking their time to file foreclosure actions against properties as questions over foreclosure processing remain fresh in the public's mind.