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June 2, 2010
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Here's Why the Rental Market Is a Disaster Textbooks might say rental rates should have risen lately. Here's why that's wrong. |
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August 31, 2009
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This Could Be the Best Move You Ever Make The plummeting housing market hasn't just thrown millions of homeowners under the wheels of their mortgage debt; it has also thrown into question whether buying a home really ever makes economic sense. |
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August 1, 2013
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Rent or Buy a Home? More Choose Rental The housing market may be picking up, but many clients have decided to avoid homeownership entirely. |
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March 2012
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Is Home Where The Head Is? Home ownership is baked into the American dream. But after the housing bubble burst, some advisors see it as a recipe for disaster if people stretch their means to do it. |
The Motley Fool
November 13, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Housing Policy That Makes a Tiny Bit of Sense Rent your home from the government. News that Fannie Mae is starting a program to lease homes back to homeowners on the brink of foreclosure makes some sense. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Second-Half Preview: The Future of Jobs and Housing Right now, two things in particular are on people's minds: jobs and housing. Here are a few things to ponder when considering where each is headed for the rest of the year. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
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What's Your House Worth Now? Is the price of your house about to plummet? There's no one foolproof indicator of a local housing bubble, so the best approach is to evaluate the situation from many angles. |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2004
Doug Bibby |
Dispelling the Myths of Mid-Market Rentals The often-overlooked "middle market" house rental sector offers significant business opportunities. |
Financial Advisor
March 2010
Caren Chesler |
Real Estate Horror Tales Investors tell how their dreams of making money went from bad to worse when they started renting their properties. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Why Are Homeowners Idiots? There's nothing that confuses economists more than people not acting in their own best interest by continuing to pay a large mortgage on a devalued house. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2008 |
Your Home: Rent or Buy? Pros and cons of how to pay for your home. |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 2, 2012
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Once a Castle, Home is Now a Debtors' Prison Since the recovery of the housing market will undergird any broader recovery, we must address the current situation of these debtors' prisons. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Homeowners 73, Renters 2 There may be more benefits to owning your home than you thought. David Bach, author of The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner, recently weighed in with some more advantages of owning. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2006
Charles Krawitz |
Investment Outlook Grows Brighter For Apartments With rising interest rates, tepid job growth and stagnant wages, residential real estate has come under pressure. The answer for savvy real estate investors may lie in the multifamily market. |
The Motley Fool
December 30, 2005 |
Should You Rent or Buy? It's not always better to buy a home. Renters can prosper, too. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2007
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Moving Into Multifamily Economic indicators look good for apartment performance and will tempt investors throughout the year. Opportunities for strong returns exist in several markets. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2006
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The Negative Amortization Trap Negative amortization loans are the only way some homeowners can buy their homes, but they present a trap for the unwary. Only by managing your finances carefully can you avoid a potentially disastrous result. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2010
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Homeowners Free-Riding on the Bank's Dime Foreclosed on, but still happily at home. |
This Old House
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Tenant, Anyone? Live in the house of your dreams while a renter foots the bills. There are financial and tax advantages to buying a multifamily home to both live in and rent. |
AskMen.com
November 26, 2000
Luis Rodrigues |
Should You Buy Or Rent The Bachelor Pad? It wasn't too long ago that I was looking for a place of my own. I was very serious about it and thoroughly enjoyed going from place to place, in my quest for the perfect condo. The very first question that came to mind was, "Should I buy or rent?" |
BusinessWeek
July 19, 2004
Coy & Miller |
Is A Housing Bubble About To Burst? As rising rates in the U.S. send mortgage payments higher, demand may cool. |
AskMen.com
Ryan Ortega |
Can I Afford: A House? There are three important tests that will help you determine whether you can really afford a house: the housing ratio, debt obligation ratio and down payment percentage. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Kathleen Madigan |
After The Housing Boom What the real estate slowdown means for the economy. |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Dangerously Delaying the Inevitable In order to help the economy recover, the Obama administration relaxes the requirements for government-backed mortgage modifications. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
It's Not So Crazy to Rent In certain situations, renting does have its benefits. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2008
Larry Harwood |
Manufactured Success Today's land-lease communities provide an alternative niche for investment dollars. |
This Old House
Keith Pandolfi |
The Perfect Getaway Now might be the ideal time to buy a vacation home -- as long as you're buying for passion, not profit |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Beware of "Extreme" Mortgages Some aggressive ways to buy a house can burn you later. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Where Bank of America Gets It Right The smartest thing it's done in years. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Housing: Now Actually Cheap Prices are back to normal. Just don't think that's the end of the housing story. |
AskMen.com
Jessica McGovern |
Right Time To Buy A House Incredibly low interest rates, a huge inventory and homeowners desperate for a quick sale seem to make this a once-in-a-generation opportunity, but with an investment this serious, it's a good idea to weigh up the pros and cons. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Home, Wealthy Home Ways you might tap into your home equity during retirement. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
9 Mortgage Don'ts But no matter how much you owe, unless you're a lottery winner, you've probably used a mortgage to buy your home. Here are some tips on what not to do when making one of the biggest purchases of your life. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Is the Housing ATM Reopening? Many seniors will be glad to hear what a number of lending institutions are saying about reverse mortgages. They are getting less expensive. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2005
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Before You Buy Real Estate... Six important financial steps to take before you make an offer. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2010
Morgan Housel |
3 Housing "Truisms" That Make No Sense If you listen to most politicians, you might think there are only two places to live: in a house you own, or in a box under a bridge. As a happy renter, I find this hilarious. |
Financial Advisor
July 2005
Gail Liberman |
Strong Interest Interest-only mortgages are hot, but they pose risks for clients. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2004
Chris Mallon |
Not in Your Best Interest Danger lurks down the road for people with interest-only mortgages. |
The Motley Fool
July 5, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
A Real Estate Catch-22 These days, with home sales still booming and home prices still rising in many parts of the country, it seems like paradise to real estate investors. But think twice before you buy a house to rent out. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Tips for Apartment Hunters With the cooling housing market, more people are renting. Here are some tips to avoiding sky-high rent. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2002
Matt Gove |
Fewer Renters, More Concessions Four months free rent, free health club memberships and waived application fees. These are just some of the lures that owners are using to fill their apartments these days. But occupancy rates are still down sharply and managers may have to keep throwing money at tenants for another year. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Buy a Home, Not a Deduction Tax-deductible mortgage interest may not lower your tax bill as much as you think. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Time to Cash Out? As home prices peak, consider all your housing options. |
BusinessWeek
August 15, 2005
Peter Coy |
Steering Clear Of Bubble Trouble In a relentlessly inscrutable housing market, there are ways to minimize risk. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Where Will Housing Prices Go Next? It's all in the numbers. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Is Renting the Smart Move Now? In a troubled housing market, is staying on the sidelines wise? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2007
Suzanne E. Mulvee |
Stay Tuned Will slower growth and residential woes disrupt commercial real estate's performance? Housing the Young and the Restless... Retail's Dark Shadows... The Bold but Hardly Beautiful Warehouse Market... |
BusinessWeek
June 14, 2004
Peter Coy |
Your Home By The Numbers Some basic tools can help you calculate how good an investment your house is. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Hooray for Falling Home Prices! New home sales unexpectedly increased in February, does this mean we're in the clear? |
