Real Estate Market

Do offers for a "free credit check" come in your mail? Credit check companies are diligent to remind us about the importance of a credit score, especially when buying a home. Poor scores usually result in a higher interest rate or denial of credit. That's why it's important to check your credit score before making […]

It's exciting to read a report that goes one step further than confirming the upward trend in home sales that we've been seeing. According to S&P/Case-Shiller, rebounding home prices signal the housing market may have finally turned around. Steady monthly increases are keeping us on track for a sustained recovery. We're seeing this positive national […]

It is an exciting time in real estate. Multiple offers are coming in on non-distressed homes in local neighborhoods, especially those listed in low to moderate price points, and home prices are steadily inching their way up. We're seeing national forecasts play out in our local market. Limited inventory is boosting home prices, as the National […]

Millions of families who are underwater on their mortgage, delinquent on their payments and heading for foreclosure, short sale or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure settlement, are one step closer to keeping their life preserver for another year. The Senate Finance Committe has approved a bill extending the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act through 2013. This law […]