Check out this month's issue of Alice P's Market Update! This month's e-zine features articles about home inspections, tips for improving the air quality in your home, a great guide for buying fish, and an updated outlook on current home sales statistics. Click here to read it! … [Read more...]
8 Quick Fixes to Increase Home Value
Use this list from Realtor Magazine for some quick, easy updates that can help you have your home looking its best in no time! Here's their list: Buff up curb appeal Enrich with color Upgrade the kitchen and bathroom Add old-world patina Screen hardwood floors Clean out and organize closets Update window treatments Hire a home inspector With just a few quick, easy home … [Read more...]
February issue of Alice P’s Market Update is online!
Check out this month's issue of Alice P's Market Update that is now online by clicking here. This month's issue includes a feature article from our stager, Kathy Lanning; some great resources and tips for earning rebates and tax credit for purchasing energy-efficient appliances, and a brief look at how interest rates really affect your monthly mortgage payments and 30 years worth of savings. … [Read more...]
Surge in short sale requests unlikely to impact housing market
Reprinted from Real Trends Although short sales are likely to increase in 2010, the jump in these transactions is unlikely to have any real impact on the housing market, according to a new study by Housing Predictor. While more at-risk homeowners are turning to short sales as an alternative to foreclosure, Housing Predictor says the small number of short sales that are actually … [Read more...]
FHA to provide early relief to struggling homeowners
Reprinted from Real Trends In an announcement Friday, HUD said homeowners with mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) who are experiencing financial hardship are now eligible for loss mitigation assistance before they fall behind on their mortgage payments. Previously, these homeowners were not eligible for such assistance until after they had missed payments. … [Read more...]