If you plan to allocate some of your investment dollars to real estate, you’ll find several options in the marketplace. Below are details on a few of the more common real estate investment types. Individual direct ownership This category of real estate ownership covers buying properties on your own (maybe with a spouse) and handling everything related to operation ”such as maintenance, leasing and management of the property” yourself or hiring a property manager to do the job. Benefits: You […]

With fewer home owners refinancing their mortgages because of rising interest rates, banks may soon relax their lending standards to ramp up business, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Credit availability has risen 3 percent since May — when mortgage rates began to rise — according to an MBA survey. Refinances have fallen 59 percent from a year ago, but applications for home purchases have risen 5 percent. In recent years, tight underwriting standards have been blamed on shutting out […]

Let me put my 25 years of marketing experience to work for you during these challenging times. From staging advice to best ways to market your home…I can help. For buyers, I bring my own relocation experiences to the process…I understand what it’s like. I also work throughout Greater Cincinnati, so I know most neighborhoods really well. I volunteer a lot of my time to Cincinnati non-profits. Not only does that strengthen our community, but it helps me understand the […]

In his speech last week that focused primarily on housing, President Barack Obama addressed the need for affordable rental housing in America. The need for affordable rental housing in rural communities is critical, with a shocking number of rural families living in rental housing that’s either too expensive or in substandard condition.

America’s best small town to live in is Sharon, Mass., a quaint New England city that was insulated from the worst of the recession by the healthy job markets in nearby Boston and Providence, R.I., according to Money Magazine. The publication’s annual list of best places to live ranked small cities with populations under 50,000 based on the quality of their schools, economies, housing markets, and green spaces, among other factors. Here’s the top 10 list Money Magazine’s 2013 “Best […]

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Given the recent swift increase in 10-year US Treasury yields, mortgage rates jumped nearly 100 basis points from their April 2013 lows of about 3.5% to around 4.5% in July. This was due mostly to a recent statement by the Federal Reserve that they might consider tapering their bond purchases in the near future due to the economy “starting to show signs of improvement.” This rise in borrowing costs seems to have made investors nervous and caused bond prices to […]

Having millions of dollars in assets and a high credit score doesn’t necessarily guarantee you approval for a home loan, particularly if your income is still too low. Even the wealthy are reportedly having trouble qualifying for mortgages in this tight lending environment, U.S. News reports. You can learn here about mortgage lending options. “People with a lot of resources are usually OK getting first mortgages, but they are finding they can’t refinance or get funding for a second home,” […]

• My partner, Curtis, and I come to Seattle via San Francisco, Paris and New York City. We are now happily settled in Seattle and are enjoying its many different neighborhoods and fabulous outdoor activities. • We have two sons, ages 7 and 9. • We love living in Seattle’s North Capitol Hill neighborhood and spending time at the beach on nearby Vashon Island.

Homebuyer demand took a step down in July, with the month posting fewer home tours and less home offers, Redfin’s Real-Time Demand Pulse report found.