Buying your first house – what you learned
I should have taken a closer look at the leaky plumbing in the basement. I should have been real with myself and told the previous owners of my home they should take the piano out of the basement when they moved. Thanks, but no thanks. I bought my first ...
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Albany Times Union (blog)
5 things I wish I'd known when buying my first home
SALT LAKE CITY - Hindsight is 20/20. When I think about the mistakes my husband and I made when purchasing a home in 2007, a few months before the real estate market really started to take a dive, I cringe. The details are actually quite embarrassing.
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ksl.com
Realtor: Now Is Time To Buy First Home
Housing experts suggest now may be the time to take the leap into the housing market. Neighbor Works Realtor Linda Bennett said buying a first home may be tough for some, because they will be competing with investors. "What we are finding is the ...
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msnbc.com
Survey Shows Majority Want to Buy Homes
Destin, FL – February 22, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — A large majority of respondents to a new Housing Predictor survey said they want to buy their first home or purchase another home, indicating that pent-up demand is growing in the U.S ...
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RealEstateRama
Lost home to foreclosure but ready to buy again? Prepare to wait in lender 'penalty box'
It's a reality that the former owners of the more than 4 million homes lost to foreclosure in the ... who were foreclosed upon when the market first started to skid are now looking to buy and getting loans. "They're probably going to pay a ...
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Chicago Tribune
Rising home sales point to better year for housing market
WASHINGTON -- The housing market is flashing signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season. Sales of previously occupied homes are at their highest level since May 2010. More first-time buyers are making purchases. And the supply of homes ...
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San Jose Mercury News
Martha's Dandee Creme owners buy back land from Great Escape
In 2009, the Lafontaines took over the business from the amusement park company, with a seven-year option to buy the land ... Lafontaine to return Martha's - first the business and eventually the property - back to his family. "The Lafontaines have ...
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Post-Star
Want to buy on the Peninsula or nearby? Better have all cash.
there appears to be a lot of money down on the Peninsula and it’s being used to buy homes. Redfin agent Brad Le also blogged about some recent transactions he’s seen in Palo Alto and Menlo Park, calling it “madness.” In the first two ...
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San Francisco Gate
Current column: Set game plan for buying a house
Buying your first home is one of life's big moments. It is something you will always remember, like your first car, graduation and the Green Bay Packers winning the Super Bowl. Having said that, it will also be one of the biggest financial ...
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Green Bay Press-Gazette
Home sales jump more than 4 percent in January
Home sales rose in January to the highest pace in nearly two years, flashing signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season ... the 6 million that economists equate with a healthy market. First-time buyers, who are critical to a recovery, are increased ...
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