Are You to Blame for Skyrocketing Home Prices

Are You to Blame for Skyrocketing Home Prices

I say “fault” because a recent report by Bloomberg Business Week found that house prices these days are “on fire.” They have made the largest...

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Found: Vacation Home Paradise

Found: Vacation Home Paradise

Why are we bothering to bring up Kissimmee here in a real estate investment column? Good reasons. It was ranked the third best place for vacation properties...

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Financial Strength of Homebuilders Draws Interest from Investors

Financial Strength of Homebuilders Draws...

The economy is very reliant on the housing market. When the housing market starts to slide, the economy follows shortly thereafter. However, when the...

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Housing Bubble or Recovery?

Jack Boylan June 13, 2013 0 Comments

Housing Bubble or Recovery?

The first housing bubble just burst in spectacular fashion a mere 5 years ago. So, what is going on now? Is this just a normal, relatively slow, recovery of the housing market that reflects a somewhat abnormal and slow economic recovery? ... Read More

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David Wilkening - PrimeRates Author

99% Chance to Beat the One Percent Rule

David Wilkening May 27, 2013

Sorry, non-math majors. That’s most of us, of course (and myself as well). But real estate at times is like baseball. Numbers count (consider just two: batting averages for hitters and earned run average numbers for pitchers), so it is important to think about the one...

Real Estate Beacon

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Options for Jumbo Mortgages Increase

Rebecca McClay May 25, 2013

As home prices continue to increase, so does the demand for jumbo mortgages, or mortgages that are are above $416,000, or $625,000 in some high-cost metropolitan areas. And, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article, these home buyers are finding more options for...

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