Posts with tag homebuying strategies

Spring is near, which means the official home-buying season is upon us. But buying a house this spring might be more complicated than most. Joseph Lazzaro of our sister site, DailyFinance.com, explains why you might want to postpone your buying decsion for a couple months. If you're in the market for a home this season,... Continue Reading »

Could the "animal spirits" be coming back to the real estate market, or are we just getting blinded by the all-cash deals? It appears that one way to gauge the "bottom" of the real estate market to is tally up how many buyers are paying hard, cold cash for their transactions. And lately, those buyers are coming out of the... Continue Reading »

Divorce is rarely a happy occasion, but David Kaufer and his wife, Renee (pictured left) -- who are happily married -- have had more than one occasion to celebrate another couple's split. They are owners of a "divorce" home. Indeed, the Kaufers purchased their last three homes from divorcing couples. "We have not... Continue Reading »

Leave it to American ingenuity. As more and more homeowners find themselves underwater -- that is, in possession of mortgages for greater amounts than their current homes are actually worth -- some are trying to improve their situations by selling their current homes at a loss and buying ones double the size for not much... Continue Reading »