Global & Luxury Summit 2015

International investment in the US real estate market is no longer a trend; it is a fact of life. Led by investors from Asia and Canada, luxury real estate in the US is experiencing tremendous growth and development. Now is the time to learn how to connect with international investors to take Read more...

Home Staging

Are you looking for affordable ways to spruce up your home to sell fast? The right home staging can make your home 'pop' with potential buyers and bring top offers. Here are some small things that will make a big difference when staging your home. FIRST IMPRESSIONS - Curb Appeal • Light the Read more...

Home Shopping The Smart Way

Home Shopping The Smart Way When shopping for a home, there are quite a few things that can snatch your attention. When you look at a home, it's very easy to fall immediately in love with it. New homes are clean, decorated perfectly, and many are what you pictured in your dreams. If you don't Read more...

Selling by Yourself

Is it a Good Idea to Sell Your Home Yourself?Are you thinking about selling your home? Have you been thinking of selling it by yourself instead of hiring a real estate agent? There are several advantages of selling your home yourself, but there are disadvantages as well. To make it easier for Read more...

The best place to invest

If you were to read any personal development book, then you would realize that many of the gurus in the world today and of the past would tell you that the best place to invest is in yourself.Now, you may be putting $40,000 in securities or in stocks and you may think that it would increase by Read more...

Home Staging

Are you looking for affordable ways to spruce up your home to sell fast? The right home staging can make your home 'pop' with potential buyers and bring top offers. Here are some small things that will make a big difference when staging your home. FIRST IMPRESSIONS - Curb Appeal • Light the Read more...

Top Ten Terms for Loans

Top Ten Terms for Loans Everyone knows that you should never sign on the dotted line without reading the contract. This same term applies to loans. Signing a loan without knowing the terms and what everything means can be detrimental to your finances, credit and future investments. Before you Read more...

Subprime Mortgage Crisis and It's Ripple Effect

Experts are of the opinion that the mortgage crisis is perhaps the biggest financial shock the country has been subjected to following the Great Depression of the 1930s and early 1940s. The subprime mortgage crisis in USA which erupted due to the bursting of the housing bubble did not leave the Read more...

30 Year Home Loans

It used to be the first choice of most borrowers, because since the total payments are spread over a longer period of time with the interest rate set for the entire time of the mortgage. 30 year home loan rates are an industry standard but is it the right choice for you? The 30 year home loan is Read more...

Tips For Buying Your First Home

Tips For Buying Your First Home For a first time home buyer, the process can get quite overwhelming, giving you the feeling that the financial decisions are rapidly spinning out of control. When it comes to real estate, most people don't have a lot of experience or know a lot about it. In all Read more...

Real Estate License

Getting a real estate licenseReal estate brokering is known as a very lucrative business and a lot of people are working as real estate agents throughout the nation. Not only are they making good money, they are also contributing to the society in a way i.e. by helping the sellers in selling Read more...

Home Affordability

Home Affordability For many young couples, the idea of owning their own house just like their parents is an attractive idea, but it's not very realistic. A recent poll conducted by the Associated Press and America On Line Real Estate showed that 80 percent of respondents believe that it is hard Read more...

Going Green Is Not So Difficult After All

People, who are worried about the declining status of the earth, are constantly on the lookout for ways with which they can reduce the carbon footprint and the effect that they have on the environment. The main cause for the carbon footprint is the increasing dependence that one has on Read more...

Renting Apartments Vs Owning a Home

For some people home ownership is not a realistic option. You may have credit issues that prevent you from securing a loan, or you may not have enough money saved up for a down payment. Perhaps you are just starting out and are not ready to own a home yet. Whatever the reason, apartments provide Read more...

Characteristics of Green Real Estate

The face of the real estate industry has changed over the fast few years. These changes are primarily due to the changing preferences of home buyers. Today, it is very common to see advertisements from real estate agents and brokers highlighting that homes on their lists are classified as Read more...

Luxury Properties for High Net Worth Individuals

High net worth individuals are investing in properties of a varied nature. There are those that serve them for their living purposes, while there are others to earn them major yields. These could be resorts and holiday homes to hotels and the like, where holiday makers throng during vacations. Read more...

10 Real Estate Numbers That Will Surprise You

If you watch the news or read the paper, you probably hear all kinds of things about the real estate market. But what's really going on -- and how does it affect you?While there is a near-endless array of statistics that are designed to measure the health of the nation's real estate market, Read more...

Is Now A Good Time to Buy or Sell Residential Real Estate?

The other day, I was at the post office standing in line and I was talking to a gentleman who lived in Seattle. He is a snowbird, and he comes to our city, Palm desert California to reside in the winter months where the average ambient temperature is 70-degrees F for about 7 to 8 months per Read more...

Real Estate Law: Not For You?

Real estate law Real estate law: Not for you?Real estate is indeed one of the safest investments and a lot of people use real estate as an investment avenue. Real estate law is not the forte of real estate attorneys and real estate agents only. Every real estate investor should understand at Read more...

Subprime Mortgage Lending - What Are Its Effects?

Subprime lending is really nothing new. It was originally designed to enable people with less-than-sterling FICO scores to purchase homes, cars, and other items for which they couldn't get conventional loans. Also known as "second chance" lending, its purpose was to provide responsible Read more...

3 Of The Top 9 Reasons That The Real Estate Bubble Is Bursting

If you own real estate or are thinking of buying real estate then you better pay attention, because this could be the most important message you receive this year regarding real estate and your financial future.The last five years have seen explosive growth in the real estate market and as a Read more...

Knowing The Real Estate Cycles

Can You Profit?Knowing the real estate cycles can you help make profits. If you start with buying low, buying in the low part of the market, basically you are in a position where construction has been declining in your area. Because a lot of inventory is on the market, vacancy rates are high.The Read more...

Plan Ahead for New Home Construction

Location, Location, LocationNew home construction is an exciting adventure that many people dream about for years. There are a myriad of details to be considered before you get started. One choice you will have to make is the actual location. You will need to think through several questions like Read more...

3 Of The Top 9 Reasons That The Real Estate Bubble Is Bursting

If you own real estate or are thinking of buying real estate then you better pay attention, because this could be the most important message you receive this year regarding real estate and your financial future.The last five years have seen explosive growth in the real estate market and as a Read more...

Hoping For More Revenues in Qatar Region

Qatar is a country enclosed in the gulf region is a fishing sector very long ago. But the condition completely changed after the discovery of oil in the sectors and the stretches of the Qatar extents. Now being a dominant business area with modern in standard of living and the culture has Read more...

6 Tips For the Safe Realtor

In the haste to make a sale, many realtors have forgotten that their safety is more important than any amount of commission. Realtors have been robbed, beaten, raped and murdered while showing homes. The isolated nature of an empty house makes it easy for people to be assaulted without the Read more...