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- 9/3/2008 - Real Estate News
Qualities of a great real estate agent
There are great real estate agents and terrible real estate agents. Within each category are agents whose behavior puts them at the top and bottom of the spectrum. In other words, the best real estate agents are truly stellar. The worst agents? Well, l... - 9/2/2008 - Real Estate News
Caretaker's a lifesaver: How do I sell her my house?
Q: I inherited a home from a family member, and there is no mortgage. The house is in California, and I am in Georgia. The caretaker who was instrumental in taking care of my elderly aunt prior to her death wants the house but would not qualify for the... - 9/2/2008 - Real Estate News
Common disputes between home buyers, sellers
One of the best ways to avoid getting into an ugly dispute involving a home purchase or sale is to be proactive. In order to do this, you need to be aware of the sorts of issues that can lead to disputes. By knowing what could possibly go wrong, you ca... - 9/2/2008 - Real Estate News
Three ways to reduce capital gains tax
DEAR BENNY: I was told by a prominent accountant that there is a loophole in the law that states that you can be exempt from paying capital gains (if you are in a home less than the two-year period) if there are "unforeseen circumstances" in... - 9/2/2008 - Real Estate News
Credit pinch forces buyers to save
Over the last 18 months, the mortgage market has changed more rapidly than in any comparable period since the Great Depression of the 1930s. From the standpoint of borrowers, two changes are of paramount importance. The first is an increase in day-to-d... - 8/29/2008 - Real Estate News
Don't let home inspector out of your sight
Q: In as much as there are a great number of current issues regarding disclosure to the purchaser of real property, when, if ever, is it going to be the responsibility of the purchaser to investigate particular items of relevance to them? --George D. A... - 8/29/2008 - Real Estate News
Urban planning's future: people, not cars
What's an architect doing writing about cars, anyway? I always get indignant e-mails asking me this whenever I criticize some aspect of our autocentric society -- whether it's our parking-obsessed city planning, our mania for fruitless road widening and... - 8/29/2008 - Real Estate News
Can condo board restrict rentals?
Q: If a condominium declaration does not expressly disallow restrictions on the rental of units, can an association pass rules and regulations restricting the right to rent units? The declaration is silent on the matter. We live in Chicago. A: If a con... - 8/28/2008 - Real Estate News
Tenant suffers damages in plumbing remodel
Q: Recently, my apartment building management decided to replace the pipes with new copper piping. Upon completion of the job, my apartment was a mess. There was plaster everywhere and some personal items in my apartment were damaged. What is the responsi... - 8/28/2008 - Real Estate News
Homeowners, is your estate planning in order?
Consumer and bankruptcy attorney John Ventura begins his newest book talking about how we spend most of our waking hours either working to earn money or thinking about what we'll do with it: spend it, save it or invest it. And then there are those folks...