The HGTV 2012 Dream Home is ready…for a winner

The 16th annual HGTV Dream Home – An Island in the Prairie The 16th annual HGTV Dream Home is located on the banks of the Provo River near Park City, Utah. Its a modern, rustic ranch home with almost 4,000 square feet of space, including four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms. You can [...]

Really? One man, 235 illegal home flips

Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, Really? Naples man accused of illegally flipping 235 Ohio homes Naples Daily News Pa. man sentenced in mortgage fraud scheme Wilkes Barre Times-Leader FBI: Mortgage fraud a growing problem in Colorado Colorado Springs Gazette Mortgage fraud trial gets preview in documents Post-Tribune [...]

Steps For Foreclosed Home Purchasing

When the economy took a dive for the worse, the foreclosed housing market really shot up. This has led to many opportunities for families to upgrade the size of their home, or simply invest in property. It can lead to saving enough money that you can upgrade the size of your home. The benefits can [...]

A second home need not be just a distant dream

Among the gloom of the housing market one small beacon continues to shine: the second home sector grew again last year, rising marginally on 2009′s strong performance, according to the latest data from estate agents Knight Frank. The rise means there are now 245,750 homes across England that have been brought as holiday homes or [...]

Buyers beware of new-build home headaches

A brand new home is top of many people’s wish list, and now that hard-pressed developers are pushing to sell their new-build properties there are plenty of attractive deals to help first-time buyers (FTBs). But despite the potential to get that foot on the ladder, the potential pitfalls with new-build developments are numerous, and, with [...]