New homes have been found to burn much faster than older homes due to a change in building materials the last decade. The increased use of prefabricated, lightweight construction materials in new-homes today has caused homes to burn and collapse faster than homes that use traditional solid-wood frame construction, firefighters and fire safety groups say. Yet, California and Maryland remain the only two states that require sprinklers to be installed in new homes. On the other hand, several state governments […]

For the past two years, foreclosure activity has been increasing on higher-end homes at a faster pace than lower-end homes, says Daren Blomquist with RealtyTrac, a company that tracks foreclosure housing data. Foreclosure activity on homes priced at $1 million or higher have soared 489 percent between 2007 and 2011. On the other hand, foreclosure activity on properties worth less than that have jumped by 105 percent. Plenty of celebrities have been making headlines in recent years facing foreclosure woes […]

I am a “Gay Friendly” Realtor with over thirteen years of real estate experience. I started my career in northern California, then worked in Indiana for many years, then on to Savannah. I feel that my experience through areas makes me very versatile and gives me an edge. I work the Savannah area including the islands, historic downtown and the surrounding communities including Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties. My slogan is “I aim to please” and I will do whatever […]

While college-educated workers usually pull down higher incomes than those who do not obtain a post-secondary degree, a new report indicates that many new college graduates will be unable to obtain a mortgage because their student loans will push their debt-to-income ratio too high. Student loan debt soared to $1 trillion this year. The report from Young Invincibles, “Denied? The Impact of Student Debt on the Ability to Buy a Home,” found that today’s college graduates are actually worse off […]

What does it take for a city to make the “best places to live” list? Money Magazine factored in job opportunities, great schools, housing, low crime rates, and quality health care among its criteria for this year’s list of best small places to live in the U.S. The top 10 places making its 2012 list are (along with the average housing list prices from July 2012): 1. Carmel, Ind. Average list price: $304,340 2. McKinney, Texas Average list price: $245,917 […]

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Welcome to Palm Springs! If you ask me, there is no better place to live. My girlfriend and I have loved being here together more than 12 years. You will always feel welcome and free. You can live your life open and really nobody cares. It’s so easy! I’m a former LPGA teaching professional and have been selling Real Estate for 10 years. I love it. My partner Vickki is also a RE agent and a semi-retired general contractor. However, […]

A new J.D. Power and Associates study suggests that customer satisfaction with real estate companies is falling among home buyers and sellers. In fact, the study—in its fifth year—suggests that home buyer satisfaction with real estate companies, in particular, is at its lowest level recorded. Seller satisfaction is also down this year, according to the 2012 Home Buyer/Seller Satisfaction Study of more than 2,700 home buyers and sellers. The study measures customer satisfaction with the largest real estate companies, factoring […]

For home buyers who are looking for a chance to buy low, they may not want to drag their feet too much longer. “Home prices have probably bottomed in most markets,” David Crowe, chief economist at the National Association of Home Builders, said in an NBC News-hosted Web chat with online visitors last week. “Mortgage rates are not likely to go down much further and will eventually rise as the economy recovers. Home builders are hungry and while you will […]

Several local governments across the country are considering using the power of eminent domain to seize underwater mortgages — a controversial move that has been drawing widespread criticism in recent weeks. While the governments are considering various ways how to use eminent domain, the basic approach seems to be that the local government would seek court approval to pay a “fair market” value to a lender or investor holding the home owner’s underwater mortgage water treatment. If the local government […]