Why Buyers Should Consider Foreclosures or Short Sales + MORE

For years, many buyers routinely steered clear of foreclosures and short sales. In their minds, such properties were “damaged goods” — real estate remainders that were likely to be dumps and money pits. Why risk such a big investment on a property sold in distress?
We’re now in a housing market unlike any we’ve seen in years…

Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes

Just when we thought we’d seen the heights of luxury, we get wind of this news: Saudi Arabia’s Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal has purportedly sold his “flying palace,” valued at approximately $500 million, to a fellow unnamed billionaire. It’s not so much the transaction that got our attention, however…

Sacramento’s real estate market has been having an interesting year as inventory has dramatically dropped and prices have soared. To help buyers and sellers understand the city’s market trends and other real estate information, Movoto rounded up the top seven real estate blogs in Sacramento. Each blog has something unique to offer, so we broke down the features that they offer readers:
Cook Realty

Scott Williams from Cook Realty does a fantastic job covering everything from real estate trends to local events in the Sacramento area…

If you’re anything like me then you’re probably scrambling to get all of your paperwork together last minute so you can file your tax return on time.  Owners of real estate, like owners of any other for profit business, are able to reap major tax benefits if they know what they are doing at tax season…

If you are in a home that is still underwater, you may qualify for a H.A.R.P. mortgage from the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The program that was supposed to expire at the end of the year has now been extended for 2 more years through 2015.
More than 2.2 million borrowers have used the program so far…