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Buying, Coronavirus, Finance, Foreclosures

Why Homeownership is Still a Great Investment

Surprisingly, homeownership’s reputation as a safe investment took only a minor hit before rebounding in the 2012 Great Recession. Now, we’re entering an economic crisis that may be worse. But, here’s why homeownership is still a great investment.

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The Best Markets If You’re Looking to Buy a Foreclosure

Whether you’re in the market for a family home or an investment property, you will find that foreclosure filings and prices differ significantly from one market to another.

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Buying, First Time Home Buyer's Guide, Foreclosures

Five Ways to Find a Bargain on a Home in 2020

Single family homes in America are more expensive today than they have ever been. However, inventories are slowly improving, and prices are growing at a much slower pace and, in many markets, sales have been relatively soft even at today’s low mortgage rates.

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8 Steps to Prevent a Foreclosure On Your Home

Dealing with foreclosure isn’t easy, but it’s possible to work your way through the process, and to stop it. Learn how to deal with home foreclosures now.

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Should You Buy a Foreclosed Home? Dismantling Foreclosure Myths

Find out the misconceptions when it comes to foreclosed homes and you can decide whether purchasing a foreclosure it the right choice for you.

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These are the Hot Markets to Shop for Foreclosed Homes in 2019

If you’re looking to get a great deal on a foreclosed home in 2019, here are five markets you’ll want to include in your search, from Homes.com.

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Best Markets to Buy a Foreclosure Today

Just six years ago, more than a third of all the houses sold in America were “distressed sales,” homes lost…

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Finding Bargain Foreclosed Properties in Your Area

Foreclosed properties can be excellent investments or affordable housing options. Learn how to find bargain priced foreclosed properties in your area.

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5 Things You Need to Know About Foreclosures

If you’re considering buying a foreclosed property, be sure to consider these 5 key pieces of real estate information before you do.

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Cook’s Corner: Why Refinance? Why are Foreclosures so Cheap? How do Home Equity Loans Work?

Why should I refinance my home? Here are a few of the reasons people refinance: To lock in a lower…

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On The Case: Open-Ended Mortgages and Foreclosure vs. Forbearance

What is an Open-ended Mortgage? An open-ended mortgage basically means that you can request an increase in a loan amount…

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Have You Been Through A Foreclosure? How To Become A “Boomerang Buyer”

A foreclosure is a disappointing experience but doesn’t have to mean the end of your days as a homeowner. In fact,…

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Finance, Foreclosures

How to Save Your Home From Foreclosure: What You Need to Know

You can save your home from foreclosure. Here’s what you need to know and what you will need to do to save it.

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Signs of Good and Bad Foreclosures

Buying a foreclosed home could be the real estate deal of your dreams… or a money-draining nightmare. While it is recommended that you should always have a professional home inspection done prior to purchasing a foreclosure, here are a few things for you to consider during your foreclosure search… [read more]

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3 Ways To Buy Foreclosure Properties

Many novice investors think that just because a property is a foreclosure that it’s a good deal. Not true. In fact, many people lose a lot of money buying foreclosures. So, how can one maximize their profits and minimize his or her risk buying foreclosures? In this post, I’ll show you three unique ways to buy foreclosures, as well as the pros and cons of each… [read more]

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Why Foreclosures? Part 1 of the Homes.com Foreclosure Series

It’s hard to read a real estate blog or section without seeing something about foreclosures today. Foreclosures have been one of the main reasons why the real estate market has been so bad for so long. Because of this, many people think that foreclosure real estate is a new phenomenon… [read more]

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Foreclosure DIY: Give us LIGHT

This month in our Foreclosure DIY series, we want to hit on lighting inside your foreclosure purchase. Freshening up the lighting in your home can really make a difference. Sometimes the existing lighting in a foreclosure doesn’t completely match the rest of the home’s décor… [read more]

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Foreclosure DIY: Attack the Tile

The idea of buying a foreclosure is great, but you’ve got to be ready to get your hands dirty in order to fix anything that’s not up to your standards. As a continuation of our do-it-yourself foreclosure tips from last month, we’re going to tackle the tile!

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Foreclosure DIY: How to Remove Wallpaper

With the abundance of foreclosures on the market, you may be considering this somewhat alternative approach to home buying. For some guidelines, read our Tips for Buying Foreclosures article. While the idea of buying a foreclosure is great, make sure you’re ready to get your hands dirty with anything that’s not up to your standards… [read more]

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Foreclosure Friday: Home Renovation

I want to share with you my journey of home ownership which includes purchasing a foreclosure… [read more]

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Foreclosure Friday: Get Those Keys

We were absolutely ecstatic about getting the house! We called all of our friends and family and I, being the true woman in this situation, immediately started planning the home décor! But that wasn’t the only thing on my ‘to-do’ list… [read more]

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Foreclosure Friday: Financing

Many foreclosures have and are continuing to hit the current housing market. As a home buyer you already have enough on your plate with the home search process, let alone how to purchase a foreclosure… [read more]

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