by Beth McGuire | Jun 3, 2009 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
RISMEDIA, June 4, 2009-Although national consumer confidence has risen in recent months, the recession is still significantly affecting homeowners. RealtyTrac reported in April 2009 that national home foreclosures were up 32% over just one year ago. More, according to...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 2, 2009 | For Your Clients, News |
RISMEDIA, June 3, 2009-(MCT)-The popularity of reality-based TV shows focusing on the experiences of first-time home buyers paints a rosy picture, but the recent national news of mortgage foreclosures has darkened that picture a bit. Not to worry, said Carole...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 2, 2009 | For Your Clients |
RISMEDIA, June 3, 2009-(MCT)-When the July Fourth celebrations die down this year, don’t put away the franks and fireworks too quickly. Three days later, strike a blow for independence of a different sort: National Fist Bump Day. The idea is the brainchild of...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 2, 2009 | For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
RISMEDIA, June 2, 2009-Record low mortgage interest rates boosted pending home sales for the third consecutive month, with some benefit now from the first-time buyer tax credit, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 1, 2009 | For Your Clients |
RISMEDIA, June 2, 2009-(MCT)-Not so long ago, Americans retired debt-free. Then, somewhere along the way, that changed. Now more and more Americans are retiring with debt, with mortgages, with home-equity lines of credit, with credit-card debt, with auto loans and...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 1, 2009 | For Your Clients, News |
RISMEDIA, June 2, 2009-(MCT)-When Mike Barry had his 2,250-square-foot Danville, Calif., home torn down to the dirt, the waste fit into just one large metal trash bin. And, he says, he walked away with a nearly $100,000 tax write off. Instead of employing bulldozers...