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- 12/1/2008 - Real Estate News
Religious family complicates life for tenants
Q: I live in a large apartment complex, and have as neighbors a family that takes their religion, and its mandate that they spread their faith, very seriously. I'm constantly greeted with blessings and inquiries as to my spiritual condition, and writte... - 12/1/2008 - Real Estate News
Are HELOCs doomed?
Q: Do you think banks will cut off all equity lines of credit? We have an established equity line set with a major bank. The bank also holds our mortgage. With the economic uncertainty and most of my income coming in the form of a commission, we may h... - 12/1/2008 - Real Estate News
Tax lien surprise disrupts escrow
Q: We got preapproved for a loan and started house hunting in June of this year. In August, we made an offer on a bank-owned home (REO), and the bank accepted. Three days before we were supposed to close, the mortgage broker told us that the loan was i... - 11/26/2008 - Real Estate News
Better roof longevity: composition or concrete?
Q: My husband and I are having a new home built in the California foothills. I resisted suggestions to go with vinyl windows to save on cost. The latest struggle is the roof. The architect designed the house with a concrete tile roof to go with the En... - 11/26/2008 - Real Estate News
Is predatory lending a thing of the past?
Predators have come to the party wearing a variety of hats, yet their intent clearly is common. Webster's gives the definition of "predatory" as "relating to, or practicing plunder, pillage or rapine … showing a disposition to injure o... - 11/26/2008 - Real Estate News
Dear Lender, take my house keys
A new survey from First American CoreLogic, a real estate data company, has concluded that nearly a quarter of all homes with mortgages are worth less than what is owed on the loans. According to the data, which was first reported in the New York Times... - 11/25/2008 - Real Estate News
Couple's dream home vandalized before closing
DEAR BARRY: Construction of our new home was recently completed, but four days before the closing, vandals broke into the house. They stopped up all of the drains and turned on the faucets. The builder found the mess in the morning. He immediately repl... - 11/25/2008 - Real Estate News
HOA: Replace windows or face wrath
Q: My condo community requires us, the homeowner, to be responsible for the replacement of our windows. I have done this, going through the proper channels, even going to the extent of having someone from the management office come over while the inst... - 11/24/2008 - Real Estate News
Trading houses creates host of problems
DEAR BENNY: My daughter and her husband are thinking about trading houses with a friend. They own a townhouse and their friend owns a larger home. I don't know all the particulars, but I believe they are thinking about keeping their own mortgages and ... - 11/24/2008 - Real Estate News
Online home listings don't tell whole story
The Internet has changed the way we buy and sell houses. Most listings of homes for sale can be found on the Internet. Realtor.com, the world's largest real estate database of homes for sale, carries information on more than 3 million listings. Accordi...