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Silicon Valley housing fire sale low on fuel
The bargain basement housing stock is running short in Silicon Valley and this spring could be the last time — until the next boom-bust — to cash in on remaining deep discounts. February’s listings of available homes on the market [...]
Burns Consulting: Lagging indicators may have cost home buyers bottom-market deals
If you've been waiting for the housing market to hit bottom, you may have waited too long. John Burns Consulting reported this week, buyers seeking the greatest bottom market
SOLD! Buford, WY ‘Smallest Town in America’ Population 1
WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS - Premier brand in real estate auctions, Williams & Williams will auction the town of Buford, Wyoming, offering potential buyers a rare opportunity to
Silicon Valley home buyers: ‘Bigger ain’t necessarily better, baby’
JULIE WYSS - From young, qualified first-time home buyers to 50-and-olders, moving, up, over or down, a new breed of buyer is descending upon the Silicon Valley Housing
Sellers embrace Year of the 2012 Dragon, price homes to sell
The Year 2012 is preordained to be a historic year -- for better or for worse -- and there's already something strange in the neighborhood. A recent survey says
Curb appeal for rental properties
When it comes to common-knowledge approaches to curb appeal, first impressions are lasting impressions, and property managers can build on that axiom to boost love-at-first-sight interest in rental
SF Bay Area housing sales highest in five years
DQ NEWS - Bay Area home sales rose last month to the highest level for the month of January in five years, boosted by lower prices, ultra-low mortgage
Silicon Valley’s ‘Facebook Factor’
STEFAN WALKER - More talk about Facebook than football at a recent Super Bowl party indicates the upcoming Facebook IPO has the potential for far-reaching impact on Silicon
Appraising solar power’s true value
Hot on the heels of guidelines to help appraisers analyze the value of energy-efficient home features, the Appraisal Institute (AI) announced its support for a new tool to
Real estate investors offer big pay off, if you can keep up
JULIE WYSS - Today's Silicon Valley real estate investor isn't necessarily a high roller, but more often a working stiff with a small-business, who is tapping existing non-real
Short sale, foreclosure, other debt forgiveness beyond 2012 could cost you tens of thousands of dollars
It may not be the end of the world, but in 2012, when the Mortgage Debt Relief Act (MDRA) of 2007 expires, it will end one of the
Government-mandated down payments would block creditworthy home buyers
CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDING - As federal regulators consider setting down-payment standards on new mortgages, a new study shows such rules could push 60 percent of creditworthy borrowers
NAR: Four years of homes sales 14% less than reported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS - The National Association of Realtors (NAR) takes its role as a leading source for housing information very seriously, and toward that end, NAR
Underwater homeowners renting out to move up, over or down
• Silicon Valley's Julie Larsen Wyss, a broker associate with Intero Real Estate Services, recently met a couple who wanted to buy one of her listings, but had
Mortgage co-signing pros, cons
If you are unable to meet mortgage lenders' tight underwriting guidelines, teaming up with a co-signer can be a solution. Co-signer vs. co-borrowers According to the Federal Housing Administration
American Dream more sustainable with smaller carbon footprint
The latest study extolling the intrinsic value found in green homes puts energy efficiency at the top of the list of features buyers most desire. The Yahoo! Home Horizon
Should you take your home off the market during the holidays?
The end-of-year holiday season 2011-2012 can be an opportune time to sell your home -- or not. No, you won't get Black Friday-level traffic. Cyber Monday doesn't generate browsing
Infographic: ‘Green’ homes, energy-saving upgrades factored into true, appraised home value
Installing a full-fledged solar panel system will get you a higher price when you sell your home, but if you can't afford to shell out tens of thousands
Landing a home loan with a credit-challenged partner
Buying a home with another person - spouse, partner, friend or investor - also means landing a home loan for two. But what if one partner has stellar
Voters seek candidates who champion housing
Candidates running for office in 2012 had better put their housing game on the table. From tiny towns to the national electorate, voters have been clear about who
