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How to Buy and Sell a Home at the Same Time

Is it possible to buy a home and sell your home at the same time anymore? And what should you tackle first? Should you get an offer on your home before you try to find a new place to buy? Or should you find the home you want before putting yours on the market? And will a bank even allow you to buy without selling... Continue Reading »

When Mark and his wife married in 2007, their one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment was just what the newlyweds needed. But when home prices took a dip in their hip Brooklyn enclave, they knew it was time to make a move. "It was great at the time," Mark says, "but we knew that it was small and we definitely wanted more... Continue Reading »

Real Estate Expert to Spring Home Buyers: Jump in Now

With the spring home buying season upon us, waiting for the market to bottom will cost you. So says Michael Corbett, host of the syndicated TV show Extra's Mansions and Millionaires franchise and author of the recently published Before You Buy! The Homebuyer's Handbook for Today's Market. AOL Real Estate chatted with... Continue Reading »

Old Haunts, New Buyers: How to Handle 'Stigmatized' Properties

The New York Times reported today on an odd permutation of the buyer's dilemma: like the price, love the house, hate the fact that an elderly couple was brutally stabbed on the premises by their troubled son, who later jumped in front of an oncoming train. What's a homebuyer to do? There's a name for this not-so-unique... Continue Reading »

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