Tips on deductibles, claims, cash value vs. replacement cost

Use timers, photocells to create safe, inviting home

Less is more in today’s architecture

Article found on http://www.realtytimes.com/
by M. Anthony Carr
If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard a bazillion (which, according to www.AntiMoon.com is an actual English word, but not necessarily a real number) times: “I want to leave in some negotiation room in my price.”
We have statistical evidence (at least in the local MLS here in the Washington, […]

I found this article on www.realtytimes.com… very interesting!!
McLEAN, VA — Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.42 percent with an average 0.5 point for the week ending September 27, 2007, up from last week when it averaged 6.34 percent. Last […]

Rent it right

Burglary uncovers management company’s incompetence

Some investors think status will score them best property bargains

By Timothy Aeppel
From The Wall Street Journal Online
Hanging next to city planner Bill D’Avignon’s desk is a giant map of this city, divided into neighborhoods. One is Oak Hill, a gritty enclave just south of downtown. The neighborhood, once densely populated, has lost 60% of its population in recent decades and is dotted with abandoned […]

By Jeff Bater
From The Wall Street Journal Online
Demand for previously owned homes tumbled in August to the lowest level in five years as mortgage market troubles hurt sales.
Separately, U.S. consumer confidence fell to a nearly two-year low in September, weighed down by a softening labor market and worries over volatility in financial markets and a […]