No newly constructed house is perfect. Perhaps a bathtub is scratched during construction, or a floor tile gets broken. That’s why builders employ customer service teams to go back after customers mov... more
Nothing is more devastating to homebuyers than to search for months and finally find the place they want, only to be rejected by their chosen lender. But it happens. Roughly 1 in 10 loan applicants ar... more
When it comes to buying a house, the elephant in the room is not the price. It’s not the mortgage rates. It’s not even the property tax. It’s the insurance.... more
High mortgage rates, soaring house prices and rising construction costs have driven many flippers -- investors who purchase run-down houses, fix them up and resell them practically overnight -- out of... more
I have stayed away from covering the recent lawsuits challenging the way realty agents set their fees because the situation has been too much of a moving target. But the reporting on the recent $418 m... more
Homebuyers are easily turned off for any number of reasons. Maybe the place looks like the home of a candidate for hoarder of the year. Or perhaps the windows are so dirty you can’t see outside.... more
As federal and state authorities continue to clamp down on foreign investments in American businesses and real estate that could pose a risk to national security, some foreign entities are making inro... more
Thousands of homebuilders from all over will flock to Las Vegas next week for their annual convention: the International Builders’ Show. At IBS, design and construction professionals will preview hund... more
I’ve decided to put my 50-plus years of writing about the housing business to work by offering my faithful readers a free online seminar on how to get rich in real estate without hardly trying.... more