If you plan to buy or refinance your home this spring, I applaud you for taking advantage of historically low rates.

Sure, getting the financing may not be as quick or as easy as it once was during the housing boom because lenders and banks who lost billions from borrowers …

I think now that elections are for the most part over (except where the last of the provisional ballots are still being counted here in Maricopa County), most folks have some expectation of what comes next.  The mortgage interest deduction is likely to stick around, unless it also gets …

I read an interesting article today put out by RISMedia, heavily loaded with quotes from Lawrence Yun, the Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors (read it for yourself here).  He had some very valid points about current lending standards and the challenges borrowers faced when applying for …

Check out the article in today's LA Times here: http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-harney-20120812,0,7914990.story

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act may be extended if the bi-partisan Senate Finance Committee is successful with getting their bill through the Senate and House. The impact of a …

How to Find a Good “Deal” in Today’s Challenging Real Estate Market

When I ask most potential buyers I meet what they want in a home they tell me they want a “deal”- some go a step further and say they want a “smokin’ deal”.  In a market where …

But one demographic is being largely ignored: homeowners with …