Today's Real Estate News and AdviceUpdated: September 4, 2003Women Browse For New Housing More Than Men Home buyers looking for newly built homes using the Internet typically are women aged 26 to 35, earning $50,000 to $100,000 a year, and looking for a home priced between $100,000 and $250,000. FULL STORY-> HOA Wellness Survey The health of a homeowner association is important to measure from time to time. Fortunately, even poor health is curable but identifying the problem precedes the cure. Here are a series of self-diagnosis questions to help you out. FULL STORY-> The "Problem" With "Problem" Most home inspectors would summarize their job description as "discovering the problems in a home, and telling the buyer about them." Bill Ball discusses the "problems" with using the word "problem" in this sense. FULL STORY-> Initiative Targets Korean Americans Southern California's large Korean population is the target of what is billed as the first-ever home-buying initiative offering information in Korean as well as English and pairing would-be purchasers with counselors and real estate agents who speak their language. FULL STORY-> Irondequoit, New York Offers Many Amenities, Say Local Realtors Irondequoit, New York is a well-established, closely-knit community, say local Realtors, with plenty to offer residents. FULL STORY-> California Yields Most High-Cost-Of-Living Markets People moving to the Golden State are tripping on the balmy weather, geological diversity and kooky progressive politics, not the cost of living -- a big turn off. Broderick Perkins reports. FULL STORY-> Can Home Sales And Interest Rates Keep Rising Together? Recent news reports say home prices and interest rates have both been rising. How is this possible? Peter G. Miller looks at the data gap. FULL STORY-> Prepare Soil Now For Spring's Garden Now that fall is just around the corner, it's a great time to think about getting your garden soil in prime shape for next year's fruits and blooms. Michele Dawson explains. FULL STORY-> Competition Act Triggers Legal Battle Over Commission Rates CREA, TREB and their respective directors are being sued by Realtysellers in the amount of $25 million for alleged anti-competitive conduct. PJ Wade explains why this is an example of the Competition Bureau protecting your rights and your bottom line. FULL STORY-> Colorado Springs Reports Rocky Housing Market Colorado Springs, Colorado Realtors report a continuing decline in the housing market with high-end sellers having to reduce prices to sell. FULL STORY-> Historical Wilmington, North Carolina Reports Strong Sales Winds Wilmington, North Carolina, not to be confused with Wilmington, Delaware is located on a peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and Cape Fear River, giving this small historical port town one of the most ideal locations on the East Coast. FULL STORY-> Top Dollar-For-Dollar Returns On Residential Real Estate In Northeast And California D.C., three New England states and California all produced top U.S. appreciation gains on home investments from 1998-2003, says a federal agency study. Highly leveraged home purchases yielded huge returns as home values soared by 60-plus percent. FULL STORY-> Get A Jump On Fall Maintenance Projects With Labor Day here and summer winding down, it's time to begin thinking about those fall maintenance projects. Michele Dawson offers a checklist to help you get started. FULL STORY-> Architectural Controls: Where's The Beef? We have just been advised by our community association's architectural control committee that our fence is too high. We were told that if we do not lower the fence within 30 days, we will be fined $25 per day until the matter is resolved. What options do we have? FULL STORY-> 30-Year Fixed-Rate Reaches Highest Point Since August 2002 In Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.32 percent, with an average 0.7 point, for the week ending August 29, 2003, up slightly from 6.28 percent last week. FULL STORY-> Littleton, Colorado: Mountain Views With Flat Sales Denver area sales are flat, and Littleton, Colorado is no exception, but local Realtors hope stirring mountain views and an improving economy will bring buyers back. FULL STORY-> More Real Estate News and Advice... Website powered by iHouse2000  
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