Real Estate, US Real Estate

NAR Calls for Home Ownership Tax Benefits to Be Preserved

By Allison Halliday | August 1, 2011
The NAR is warning that any changes to mortgage interest deductions could threaten recent signs of stability within the housing market, eroding prices and values, and hurting economic growth. The Chief Economist of the National Association of Realtors®, Lawrence Yun, spoke at a recent forum entitled ‘Rethinking the Mortgage Interest Deduction,’ which was hosted by […]
Real Estate, US Real Estate

Oklahoma Housing Holding Steady

By Allison Halliday | July 28, 2011
Housing in Oklahoma City remains a solid investment, and prices here are holding steady, especially when compared to much of the rest of the US. A comparison with the first half of 2011 against that of 2010 shows that the average price of a home decreased by less than half a percent, with 7.7% fewer […]
Real Estate, US Real Estate

Obama Administration Tries To Help Unemployed Homeowners

By Allison Halliday | July 11, 2011
The Obama administration has just announced a new program which is aimed at keeping unemployed homeowners in their own homes.   This new initiative will extend the current allowance of a few months forbearance on mortgages to twelve months. It’s thought that this new scheme could benefit thousands of homeowners, although not everyone will be […]
Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, Residential, US Real Estate

Property Investors Taking Control of Real Estate Markets

By Mike Wheatley | May 27, 2011
Traditional home buyers are set to be outnumbered three to one by property investors in the next couple of years, claims Move Inc., following a new survey. Property investors are more than ready to compete with people buying family homes as prices hit record lows and thousands of great deals become available. What’s more, with […]
Real Estate, Residential, US Real Estate

New Yorkers Have Steepest Property Tax Bills

By Mike Wheatley | May 26, 2011
Of the top ten counties in the US that pay the highest property tax rates, all ten of them come from either New York or New Jersey. New Hampshire and Connecticut also have several counties listed high up in the rankings. Meanwhile, at the opposite end of the spectrum, the states of Alaska and Louisiana […]
Real Estate, Real Estate Investing

Full Recovery a Long Way Off Say Most Americans

By Mike Wheatley | May 19, 2011
A full recovery in the US housing market won’t happen for at least another three years, or maybe even longer, say 54% of Americans surveyed by Trulia and Realty Trac last year.   The survey, which was designed to evaluate American’s attitudes to real estate, home ownership and the foreclosure crisis, was a great deal […]
US Real Estate

Florida House Approves Ballot to Lower Property Taxes

By Tavis J. Hampton | May 3, 2011
The Florida state house has approved a ballot that will give Florida voters the option to lower taxes on commercial properties.  If the Florida residents vote in favor of the constitutional amendment, the new legislation would reduce annual growth in assessed value from 10 percent to five percent or less. Additionally, first time home buyers […]

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