Retirement, Real Estate, and You: What's the Right Move? + MORE

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According to analysis of the 14 major West Coast cities Movoto Real Estate tracks, there are more homes on the market today than a month ago. This increase in inventory is welcome news to future home buyers. That said, the average list price per square foot has also increased, a likely indication that there is continued room for growth in the number of homes on the market as demand continues to outpace supply…

Nearly every day I talk to agents that are looking for the answer to the same question. What’s the best lead generation site? Zillow? Trulia? Realtor.com? At the surface this sounds like a simple question, but even though I work with hundreds of agents that get leads from over 50 sources, the answer is still unclear…

Filed under: News, Buying, InvestingBy Les Christie

Flush with cash, Chinese homebuyers are flooding into the U.S. housing market, and paying top dollar.

“The Chinese came out really huge in the past year,” said Jonathan Miller of Miller Samuel, a New York-based appraiser. Chinese buyers accounted for 18 percent of the $68…

People with an eye toward retirement have started looking for alternative ways to fund their golden years.  In some cases, they’re looking to supplement their current retirement plan, in others to bypass traditional plans altogether.
You probably already know that investing in rental properties can be a great way to generate income if done correctly, but many people wonder whether doing so is a viable option for preparing for retirement…

Source: IMDb
It’s fun to imagine stars living in sprawling Hollywood Hills estates, but sometimes a modest condo is more believable for an actress hopping between movie sets.
While formerly owning a stunning mid-century modern home with ex-husband Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson has also owned a 1-bedroom, 2-bath unit in the Hollywood Versailles Tower since 2003…