The value of having professional photos taken for your house listings has been thoroughly documented. A well-composed photo using professional quality equipment can make a huge difference in how potential buyers perceive your listing, as the Wall Street Journal reported two years ago.
So, what makes some homeowners happier than others? Conventional wisdom tells us the best house to buy is the biggest property that fits within our budget.
Purchasing a home is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make. It’s right up there with choosing a career, getting married, and having children. It could be a decision that brings you decades of happiness – or, if you end up regretting the decision, decades of disappointment.
Using a conservative analysis we estimated that Facebook’s coming out party will increase property value in trendy Bay Area neighborhoods and cities by $1 to 2 billion.
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Many people lost their homes when the real estate bubble burst several years back. Some may think it was because the majority made bad decisions due to the fact that they didn’t know better — they just weren’t financial experts. Except this guy was a financial expert. Carl Richards is a financial adviser, speaker, writer,…
It may be hard to believe, but real estate news these days isn’t all bad. Take, for example, the news that mortgage refinancing may soon get a lot easier for those whose homes are underwater. In an article written yesterday, SFGate (the online home of the San Francisco Chronicle) reported that the President and other…
