The Mortgage Professor: Do You Have a Simple Interest Mortgage?
(MCT)—QUESTION: I recently discovered that the second mortgage I have had for nine years was simple interest, which explains why...
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Illinois Median Home Prices Increase in March
Regional Spotlight—Illinois home sales decreased 11.6 percent over previous-year levels in March while median prices increased 9.7 percent, according to...
Student Debt Holds Back Many Would-Be Home Buyers
(MCT)—Sarah Luna wants to buy a home in up-and-coming northeast Los Angeles before it’s too late. At 31, she has...
More Than Half of States Show Improving Housing Markets
Freddie Mac recently released its Multi-Indicator Market Index(SM) (MiMi(SM)) for February showing the U.S. housing market overall recovering at a...
Hot Seller’s Market Forecasted for Spring: Is Your Business Ready?
As we head toward a warmer season, the real estate market is heating up. Agents and brokers across the country...
Austin-Area Home Sales Volume Hits Seven-Year High for March
Regional Spotlight—According to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released recently by the Austin Board of REALTORS®, Austin-area home sales...
The Thrifty Traveler: Certain Travel Luxuries are Worth the Splurge
(MCT)—It’s a rare traveler who doesn’t strive to save money, but choosing certain expenditures in place of others can sometimes...
ERA Courtyard Real Estate and ERA Levinson REALTORS® Win Award
ERA Real Estate named ERA Courtyard Real Estate and ERA Levinson REALTORS® the 2013 winners of the organization’s prestigious Jim...
Odds Are your Next Seller Is Already in Your Sphere
What are agents who list 20 properties a year doing differently than those who list seven? Unexpectedly, we found in...
How to Sell Listings Faster
It’s always frustrating when your listings stay on market longer than expected and you can’t seem to match the right...
Top 4 ‘Don’t Bother’ Projects to Flag for Your Home Sellers
There’s a big difference in value between making improvements when planning to stay in a home versus prepping it for the market. Read more.
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