All Entries in the "Housing" Category
Search Foreclosures FREE For 7-Days!
Search Foreclosures FREE For 7-Days! Free access for 7 days, try it out! No strings, no contracts, no hassles and you can cancel at any time. Hurry! Foreclosures sell fast. Visit RealtyTrac.com. With virtually every Bank, Government and Institutional property you’ll find your next home waiting for you RealtyTrac, Inc., the leading online marketplace for [...]
Save money on High-Speed Internet Access
High-speed Internet access is now affordable for nearly everyone. With some broadband (high-speed) Internet Service Providers (ISP) you may actually save money over your current dial up internet rates. If you already have high-speed internet you may find that if you investigate alternative internet service providers you’ll find more competitive broadband pricing plans available like [...]
How to Rent an Apartment for Newbies
This article covers the following four steps to make finding that first apartment a little easier for the new renter: 1. What to do before you rent Determine your ideal monthly rent, research your local rental market. Ask friends and colleagues for their opinions to find out which neighborhoods are safe, interesting, and within your [...]
Remodeling Your Home
Remodeling your home is both an aesthetic, functional, and financial decision all in one. Make sure you review the basics before you embark on such a stressful, but often rewarding, project. The first step to remodeling is balancing your home remodeling budget. You’ll have to decide if you want to purchase your materials from a [...]
Mortgage 101: Fixed Rate v. Adjustable Rate
If you want to buy a home, you may have no option but to take out a home loan. You do, however, have options when it comes to which mortgage you choose. There are two basic types of mortgages: fixed rate and adjustable rate mortgage (ARM). Fixed rate mortgages have set interest rates, which means [...]
The ABC’s of Home Mortgage
Buying a home is the dream of most Americans, and one of the most important investments you may ever make. Due to the cost of owning a home, most home buyers must take out a home loan to so, which is called a mortgage. A mortgage is a means to pay for the home and [...]
Applying for a Loan? Start by Ordering Your Credit Report
If you are considering applying for a loan, ordering a copy of your credit report may well be the best place to start. Why? Because it’s also the first thing a potential creditor will be looking at, and even if you pay your bills on time, you will want to ensure that all the information [...]
What is a Credit Score…Really?
What does your score mean? This rating system is meant to develop a snapshot of the risk you currently represent to a lender. Several parameters in your credit file, including length of credit history, number of open accounts, loans, mortgages, public records, and others are formulated to produce a three-digit score between about 300 and [...]
Search Foreclosures FREE For 7-Days!
RealtyTrac provides all the resources that home seekers, investors and realtors need to locate, evaluate and buy properties at below market value. Founded in 1996, RealtyTrac sets a new standard for online real estate services by offering the largest database of pre-foreclosure and foreclosure properties, with more than 650,000 properties across the country, comprehensive property [...]
Before You Buy a Foreclosure Property, Do Your Homework!
Online tools allow you to evaluate potential purchases from the comfort of your home By Rick Sharga, Vice President of Marketing for RealtyTrac There are two words that give pause to the most motivated real estate buyer or investor, especially during the busy holiday season: property research. Comparable Sales: provides up to 15 recently sold [...]
Understanding Your Way Through the Foreclosures Process
By Rick Sharga, RealtyTrac Vice President of Marketing Foreclosure properties can be a terrific investment, or give home buyers a much more affordable option than traditional properties in this time of escalating prices. But, before you jump in assuming this is “real-estate for dummies” or the next get-rich-quick scheme, think again! You really need to [...]
Five Tips for Buying a Foreclosure Property Below Market Value
Jim Saccacio, RealtyTrac Chief Executive Officer If you feel like the escalating costs of real estate have priced you out of the market, think again. It may be time to investigate the vast opportunities available in the foreclosures market. For people willing to do a bit of homework, the foreclosure market offers some of the [...]
