Apr 1st 2011 7:00AM
If you're trying to sell your home, you know it's a buyer's market out there. According to BusinessWeek, there is an 8.6-month supply of homes on the market. That's on top of a shadow inventory of 1.8 million homes that are delinquent or under foreclosure proceedings, equating to an additional nine-month supply. With so... Continue Reading »
Jan 3rd 2011 5:22PM
The housing market faces high hopes -- and plenty of handwringing -- in 2011. Tara-Nicholle Nelson of our sister site, WalletPop.com, bravely sorts through the year's possible trends to pluck some likely outcomes for home sellers. Past is prologue, they say. And that's certainly true when looking forward to what the... Continue Reading »
Dec 17th 2010 9:46AM
U.S. home sales are sagging -- but not with Australians, mate. "For the cost of a new car in Australia, you could own a home in the U.S.A," says Australian real estate agent Vincent Selleck (pictured left), who is on a campaign to recruit buyers from his country to invest in American homes that they can open up as... Continue Reading »
Sep 9th 2010 1:48PM
You don't need granite countertops and state-of-the-art appliances to sell your house. A few home-staging concepts put into practice can help your home sale get off the ground. Instead of lowering the price on a townhome that wouldn't sell, Northern Virginia realtor Pat Hupp turned to basic home-staging concepts to deal... Continue Reading »
Aug 27th 2010 1:28PM
Leading home builder Toll Brothers showed a small profit in the third quarter of 2010 for the first time since 2007, thanks to tax breaks and smaller writedowns. Toll Brothers' strong cash position will allow it to take advantage of distressed property sales and be ready for quick growth as the market stabilizes. The... Continue Reading »
