The typical single-family home can weigh anywhere from 80,000 to 160,000 pounds. Foundations provide a solid base for a home’s…
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Is Your Millennial Real Estate Game Lacking?
Is your millennial Real Estate game lacking? See key to turning millennials into homeowners . Maybe it’s time to adjust…
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Love It Or List It: Expand or sell this dated family home?
Many older homes are transformed by a decent renovation, but not all. How do you know which ones are worth…
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As Rates Rise, Loan Demand Softens
Mortgage applications dropped across the board last week as interest rates surged to their highest levels since July, according to…
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Amazon Teeters Into Selling Homes… Kind Of
Between its own stock and the offerings by third parties that use its storefront, Amazon has earned the reputation of…
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Owners, Appraisers More Eye-to-Eye on Prices
For the fourth consecutive month, the gap between homeowner and appraiser opinions on property values narrowed. Still, homeowners tend to…
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Taking A Tax Loss On Your Principal Residence
Question. When my wife died several years ago, I sold the large house we were living in and bought a…
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Ask the HOA Expert: Proper Funding Levels
Question: Our HOA recently had a reserve study update which the board is evaluating to ensure that we are adequately…
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This is how banks and lenders decide how much you can borrow
When you apply for a home loan, banks and lenders assess you on a host of different criteria to determine…
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Is buying property with friends and family a good idea?
On face value, the notion of pooling your financial resources with family or friends in order to buy a property…
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Why Buyers Won't Buy Your Home
There’s no list of reasons — no top ten or even top three reasons — why buyers won’t buy a…
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BRE: What's In A Name? Apparently, A Lot
In 2013, what was then the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) became the California Bureau of Real Estate (BRE).…
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