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Real estate trends for the Oklahoma City area have trended upwards along with the rest of the nation in recent months. RealtyTrac, Inc., a California provider of real estate data, indicates foreclosures proceedings that have been started have dropped significantly, over 33 percent, from April to May 2013.
Even serious real estate investors fail to consider the many, many different investment strategies that are out there. We all know that finding desperate sellers is the best way of helping others out of a bad situation while making a profit for you. Some people think it is unethical searching out distressed property owners to […]
By now you have most likely heard of Houzz.com, the wildly popular, collaborative online platform for home remodeling and designing, “bringing homeowners and home professionals together in a uniquely visual community.” But have you considered how useful Houzz could be for the REALTOR community?
Even serious real estate investors fail to consider the many, many different investment strategies that are out there. We all know that finding desperate sellers is the best way of helping others out of a bad situation while making a profit for you.
Tax lie investing has become a popular method of investing in real estate but it should not be taken lightly. Although potential returns are huge, so are the risks.
Coastal cities have been attracting real estate investors for several years because these cities performed better during the recession compared to inland cities. The result is that today, coastal properties have skyrocketed in cost due to the huge influx of investors and are no longer ripe for the picking.
Many Americans work tirelessly through life’s obstacles to obtain a piece of the real estate market. The reality is that buying a home is both exhilarating and exhausting, and the process presents a number of challenges that affect people from all walks of life and all socioeconomic classes.
As a real estate investor, you need to be examining all of your options right now. With prices still low and poised to do nothing other than go up, it’s time for you to invest in better properties. But you don’t want to pay the taxes and repay the depreciation value on property that you will sell to bring in capital to buy a better investment property. The answer you need is probably a 1031 Exchange.
The housing market in the Atlanta area this past May has over 5,500 properties that are in default, auction, bank owned status, or some state of foreclosure, according to RealtyTrac, Inc., a California-based online data tracking service. The number of homes for sale on RealtyTrac is 4,181, with foreclosures increasing 2 percent in May over last month’s figures. The numbers indicate, however, a steep decline from the same time last year, of 53 percent versus May 2012.
Memphis real estate remains one of the best kept investment secrets in the country. Well-informed investors are finding the affordable price to enter the market highly attractive compared to more popular and more expensive markets in other regions of the country.
