When will the housing market recover? Whether you’re a homeowner, real estate agent, real estate company, bank, politician, or just someone who’d like to buy a home sometime soon, that question is one that just about everyone’s asked at one point or another over the last few years. Truthfully, we here at Movoto aren’t sure…
Here’s something you probably already knew: The real estate market stinks like a dead skunk in the middle of the road. Shocking, I know, but it’s very true. Just try hopping in your car and taking a drive through any given residential neighborhood. You’re essentially guaranteed to see a number of “For Sale” signs that,…
Recently, Movoto told you about a man who turned a dumpster into a luxury home. Now, meet a Frenchman who decided to transform an old garage into his own personal bit of novelty real estate. The garage in question (called the Maison garage, if the title of the accompanying video is to be believed) is…
This morning, Inman News featured an article by Mary Umberger called “Overcoming Real Estate Stigmas”. The title, which sounds like it’s introducing another rant against post-housing bubble real estate negativity, is misleading. Actually, the article is more about whether/how an agent, owner, or buyer can get past a home’s past – particularly when that past…
The deadline for the 2010 Homebuyer’s tax credit seems like a distant memory now, but how will the future real estate market fare? Now that the frenzy has died down, agents and homebuyers alike are curious as to what a credit-less future means for them. Each market varies from city to city, but here is…
Buying your first home ranks very high on the “life accomplishments” list, right up there with buying your first car and getting your first job. But what about buying your second or third home? Is now the right time to buy? Should you consider making the upgrade to a bigger, nicer home? Upgrading to a…
Do discounted real estate agents get you lower-quality services? As a buyer, your buyer’s agent fee is paid for by the seller, but what about those real estate companies that offer the buyer a rebate commission for the home you purchase? What this essentially means is that these discounted real estate agencies are giving you…
Real estate—even in this economy—continues to be an extremely lucrative way to invest capital, if you have sound advice from a knowledgeable source. If you’ve never invested in real estate before, the first and most important step is to speak with a realtor to help you parse out exactly what you want to accomplish in…
After much impatient foot-tapping as the extension was reviewed by Congress and the House, future homebuyers should be thrilled with the news that President Barack Obama signed the bill proposed by Senate to extend the homebuyers’ tax credit today. The 2009 tax credit was set to expire November 30th; the looming due date was the…
On the tail-end of the anticipated extension of the Federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers—and the expansion of the credit to repeat homebuyers—the real estate markets of Portland and Eugene, Oregon have maintained a consistent percentage of distressed properties in their respective markets. The prospective extension may potentially add incentive to purchase a home in…
