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Retirees shun condos, apartments for single-family homes
Tom Kelly | September 7, 2015 8:18 amSeventy percent of respondents say they are most interested in a master-planned community. -
Zillow finds 12 percent of Seattle homes ‘underwater’
Tom Kelly | September 3, 2015 9:01 amThe percentage of homes that had been in a negative equity position was reduced by 34.2 percent from last year. -
What to do when no comparable sales surface
Tom Kelly | September 2, 2015 10:09 amOld carpets, an old chest-type freezer, collectables from decades of a pack-rat existence packed the home to an almost overwhelming level. -
Older and single make up greater first-time buyer group
Tom Kelly | August 31, 2015 8:31 amThe average first-time homebuyer is about 33 with a median income near $54,340, -
Poor credit brings higher insurance rates, study reveals
Tom Kelly | August 25, 2015 12:39 pmOwners who have a fair credit score were found to pay 32 percent more for home insurance on average than someone with stellar credit, the… -
Owners who lost homes set for strong return
Tom Kelly | August 24, 2015 9:27 amThe market will see an influx of buyers with past credit problems who are looking for mortgages. -
Buy a vacation rental with a self-directed IRA
Tom Kelly | August 20, 2015 10:14 amSome banks are discovering the real estate IRA niche and granting a "non-recourse loan" to the trustee for specific properties. -
No personal use: Investor eyes high-end vacation rental
Tom Kelly | August 12, 2015 12:07 pm'The buyer probably has his homework and has a good idea of who would pay fifty grand a month for a rental.' -
‘Prices rising just too fast’ – Realtor economist
Tom Kelly | August 11, 2015 11:17 amChallenges center on a skilled labor shortage in the building industry as well as a shortage in the number of lots to build on. -
Big on buying: Millennials shake ‘just renting’ perception
Tom Kelly | August 10, 2015 9:27 amMillennials, those aged between 25 and 34, already make up the largest share of homebuyers at 32 percent, according to the National Association of Realtors.