RISMEDIA, March 27, 2010—RE/MAX agents report that the home buyer tax credit currently can deliver meaningful savings, but only for those who, at a minimum, have a binding contract to purchase a home in place …

RISMEDIA, March 27, 2010—California and Florida may be working through their own financial fallout, but that’s not stopping Americans from wanting to move to or remain in these regions, according to a new survey by …

RISMEDIA, March 26, 2010—Sales of newly built, single-family homes fell 2.2% in February 2010 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 308,000 units, the Commerce Department recently reported. While this figure marked a new record …

RISMEDIA, March 25, 2010—Home sales in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market continued to rebound in February 2010 with the number of attached and detached homes sold 30.5% higher than in February of 2009. …

RISMEDIA, March 24, 2010—Existing-home sales declined slightly in February 2010, with modest gains in the Northeast and Midwest offset by softer sales in the South and West, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Existing-home sales, …

RISMEDIA, March 23, 2010—(MCT)—With home prices expected to keep falling in many parts of the country, experts said finding a fix for the underwater crisis will be difficult. Banks can’t afford to bail out homeowners …

RISMEDIA, March 23, 2010—I must be living in Bizarro World. Last week, the Associated Press began an article as follows, “Banks weren’t the only ones giving big bonuses in the boom years before the …

RISMEDIA, March 23, 2010—(MCT)—Facing criticism over the slow progress of its foreclosure-prevention efforts, the Obama administration has struck deals with two giant banks that would extend mortgage relief to homeowners with second mortgages.
Wells Fargo & …

RISMEDIA, March 23, 2010—(MCT)—Roth conversions of individual retirement accounts have been getting a lot of attention this year as more people became eligible to convert. The prospect of tax-free withdrawals in retirement has been enticing …

RISMEDIA, April 5, 2010—(MCT)—If you’re a prospective home buyer exploring real estate this spring, there’s plenty to learn about, from bank-owned properties to the strict criteria for getting a mortgage these days. And now the …