Oct 5th 2012 11:59AM
Isra Hashmi is one of the lucky ones. And even so, she's watched her mother sink under a $700,000 mortgage for a home in California that she never could afford to begin with on a physician's income. Hashmi's mother eventually had to walk away from the house. She's seen her brother have to abandon his home, too, after... Continue Reading »
Apr 25th 2011 4:00PM
It takes a lot of vision--and more than a little chutzpah--to do what New Jersey homeowners Jeremy and Christina Gulish did. Where other house hunters saw only drab décor and outdated plumbing in their four-bedroom fixer-upper, this recently married couple saw opportunity. "The house was pretty bland," says... Continue Reading »
Mar 31st 2011 11:24AM
The idea that buying a home might be a totally bad investment is a hard statement to digest. Hedge fund manager and Huffington Post contributor James Altucher made big internet waves last week with his declarative and super-viral post stating: "Why I Am Never Going to Own a Home Again." The kind of guy to make a lofty... Continue Reading »
Dec 6th 2010 1:06PM
In today's housing market, the only sure thing seems to be renting a home. Consumers, investors and lenders are all entering or reentering the rental market in droves, making this subsector of the housing market prime for continued growth. According to U.S. Census data, over 2 million people between the ages of 20... Continue Reading »
