Archive for February, 2008

Condo vs. Condotel

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

One of the fastest growing segments in real estate has been in vacation and resort type properties. There are many reasons given for the growing interest, but condotels are very different from a condominium and it’s important that buyers know what these differences are. Nothing New While it’s quite possible ...

Are Sunnier Days Just Around The Corner For Real Estate?

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Daily Real Estate News | February 15, 2008 Housing Stocks Become Hot Item Investors who bought housing stocks at the beginning of the year after two and a half years of steep declines are being rewarded for their prescience. As the Federal Reserve started cutting interest rates, the stocks of ...

10 ways to improve your credit score

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Ten Ways to Improve Your FICO Score Provided by the credit scoring experts at myFICO.com   When you apply for credit, your credit score helps lenders decide how likely it is that they will get paid back on time. The most widely used credit bureau scores are developed by Fair, Isaac and Company. ...

Economic Stimulus Package Act of 2008

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

The Economic Stimulus Package Act of 2008 This is a new act designed to boost the U.S. economy by providing tax rebates to individuals and tax incentives for businesses and was just passed on February 13, 2008. Check with your CPA or tax person regarding details on this new Act. Recovery ...

NAR commercial

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

did you all see the NAR commercial informing everyone that the average property will double it value in ten years of ownership? I hope it will help first time home buyers to take the step into home ownership

Needs Versus Wants

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Congratulations! You’ve decided to purchase a home. We all want to buy that dream home, but unless you have all the money in the world, then you are probably on a budget. So before you start your home search it’s important to know the difference between needs ...

Improving my Credit

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Log in to myFICO Dear myFICO,This year is all about improving my credit. I got my FICO scores last week and they are all in the mid-600s. My FICO score report says my length of credit history isn't great and neither is my payment history. So now ...

Secrets for Timing The Real Estate Market – pt. 3

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Market Conditions - The Good and the Bad If this is your third visit looking for the next lesson, congratulations! It shows that you are eager to learn; an essential ingredient of all successful real estate investors. If you are new here, go back and read the previous lessons. ...