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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"

Instead of real estate agent, you may need a technological Terminator these days. If your real estate agent can't hack it in the virtual world, chances are he or

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

A real estate industry coalition is cheering Congress for picking up the banner in the fight to end private transfer fees, fees that give builders and developers a

At last count, nationwide, new home sales were down more than 12 percent and resale home sales down even more -- 27 percent. In part, it's the economy. The

One of the best ways to find a real estate agent is through a referral from a family member, friend, co-worker, professional or other person you trust --

At a time when real estate companies should be at the top of their game, sellers are less happy with them than in the past, due to the

As of July 1, 25 percent of listings on the market experienced at least one price reduction, as sellers went after buyers with a vengeance. That's a 9 percent

California's home prices are literally skyrocketing again, soaring in some of the Golden States' largest metro areas by 30 percent to more than 50 percent in little more

With the housing market a cornerstone of the economy, the economy is standing on shaky ground and record low mortgage rates aren't helping shore things up. From April to