Selling

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

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

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

Real estate women go after the big bucks. Real estate men carry a larger load. In the greatest debate since rent-vs-buy, real estate listing and market data web site

A house of horrors is the real lead character in the new FX suspense drama "American Horror Story," which, in early episodes, finds its owners trying to illegally

Q: Robert, I am in the middle of a short sale and was told that there is a government program that offers you $30,000 for short sale assistance.

Q: Hi Robert, I am looking to rent a home in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, CA. On Zillow and Trulia, where I search for homes,

If you want to sell your home on your own, you've got to muster what amounts to a boots-on-the-ground level of experience akin to that practiced by real

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS - The California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) recently launched a new consumer advertising campaign that employs testimonials from consumers in order to promote the

Federal agencies are scrambling to come up with ways to get rid of 250,000 properties in various stages of distress and are leaning heavily toward making many of

The short sale system in California isn't just broken, it's getting worse. Unfortunately, that means home owners who were looking for the short sale alternative to foreclosure could be

If you aren't willing to price your home to compete with distressed properties and package it to look like a good flip, you may be better off being

Homeowners facing foreclosure could enjoy greater access to short sales and less confusion about the foreclosure alternative, thanks to new federal regulatory relief for real estate brokers and

California lenders who agree to a short sale must accept the agreed upon short sale payment as payment in full for the outstanding balance of all loans, including

A short sale can be a bargain buy, but first you'll have to navigate a minefield of UEDs (unimprovised explosive devices) that can kill the deal. A National Association

One of the few things you can do in today's market to shore up or protect the value of your home is to give it a makeover. That's especially

Here's one more nasty little statistic that will make underwater homeowners wheeze for air. Banks are selling more homes than builders. In fact they are selling more than three

Real estate investors who legally cash in on rising home values by buying and quickly reselling, or "flipping" properties shouldn't be confused with an offshoot band of "floppers"

Banning private transfer fees on home sales could dam up the sale of some 11 to 12 million properties, according to a major homeowner association group and a