Not sure whether you are better off renting or buying where you live? This interactive map from Trulia.com might help guide your decision. A Rent:Buy ratio is calculated using the median list prices compared to the median rent prices on two-bedrom apartments, condos...
This Huffington Post article/gallery breaks down the 13 most affordable housing markets in the country, according to a Coldwell Banker annual Home Listings Report. The report draws conclusions based on surveys of 4 bedroom, 2 bath homes. The difference between...
The new "Area Highlighter" feature on the Real Estate Search iPhone app makes it that much more fun to search for real estate by location. By free-style drawing with your fingers on a map, you can highlight the specific area where you'd like to check out real estate....
I had no idea Staten Island suffered from such negative stereotyping. So poorly has it been portrayed in television and movies the Staten Island Board of Realtors (SIBOR) has launched a new blog called "The Truth About Staten Island." Obviously there's a Realtor slant...
If you haven't seen it already, take a few minutes to read up on this funny-but-really-kind-of-sad nightmare story posted on The Consumerist about a short sale of a house gone real, real bad. The short sale short tale goes like this: Guy buys a short sale house (a...
How would you like to live in a house that rotates? An architectural beauty sited on four acres in Wilton, Connecticut, this "Round House" was designed by architect Richard T. Foster to "merge the open interior living space with the property's stunning environment."...
In her new book "Right-Sizing Your Home," author Gale Stevens puts our homeowning notion of "bigger is better" under the microscope, challenging readers to answer honestly when asked how much of their home they actually use. Central to Stevens' book is what she calls...
Want to feel like a star on Flip This House but don't necessarily care for sinking tens of thousands of real dollars (not to mention countless hours) into a potential money pit? Then you need to try your hand at House Flip, a free interactive game available at...
As anticipated, the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers has been extended. Set to expire November 30 of this year, first-time homebuyers now have until May 1, 2010 to sign a sales contract on a new home. Income eligibility limits have also been increased from...
By all accounts, the $8,000 tax credit has been a big motivator for first time home buyers. The National Association of Realtors estimates 350,000 sales would not have happened without it.So naturally the group is pushing Congress hard for its renewal and expansion....
