Home Equity Meltdown
Toss home equity loans into the mortgage meltdown. Homeowners who squandered home equity or used it to buy homes they couldn't otherwise afford are the latest mortgage market victims.

What's in a Name? Why It's Important to Name a Beneficiary for Your IRA
Many people probably don't think too much about how important it is to name a beneficiary for their IRAs. However, as a family recently found out, ignoring this important detail when setting up your IRA can be costly from a tax perspective

Real Estate Marketing Strategies: 7 Tips to Becoming a Money Magnet
Did you know that most people block prosperity because of hidden, outdated beliefs about money? This article gives you 7 tips to identify these beliefs and become a money magnet.

Where Are We Headed in 2008?
The past year has been tough for many home owners and lots of lenders. Are happy days ahead in 2008?

When Selling Your Home, Using Scents Makes Sense!
Even though now doesn't seem to be the ideal time to sell your home, you can take heart in knowing that small actions may make a difference in getting your home sold

Washington Report: Capital Gains Takes on Change
Hardly anybody noticed it, but Congress tucked away a valuable bit of holiday cheer for real estate when it passed its final tax bill of the year. It was the first substantive change in years to the generous capital gains rules governing sales of principal homes

Americans Split on Subprime Bailout
Most consumers say subprime borrowers are to blame for their woes and they also believe any federal relief would most benefit lenders or Wall Street, not borrowers.

Is Uncle Sam Gunning For Granny's Gold?
Reverse mortgages fees have risen more than 300 percent since 2000. Are such fees justified?

Investor Report: Short Sale Opportunities
Investors prospecting for "short sales" and other pre-foreclosure opportunities -- along with the realty professionals who connect them with lenders and distressed home sellers -- got a big helping hand last week from Congress and the White House.

Foreclosure Fallout Landing On Neighboring Homes
A new study says 44.5 million homes neighboring foreclosed homes will see property values drop by an average $5,000, but that's just a conservative estimate.

Bubbles Seen as Good for Economy
Hang in there, business columnist Daniel Gross tells the Urban Land Institute's annual fall meeting in Las Vegas. The recovery may not be in sight, he says, but it will come and the net result could be good for everyone

Landlord Denied Patty Cooper's Request to Have Minihorse in Her ...
And some, including her landlord, are questioning whether a farm animal, even one as small as Earl, should be allowed to live in the complex. ...

Woman Posing As Landlord Arrested Again
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A real estate fraud suspect was arrested for the second time in a one-month span Tuesday. Lynne Sisto, 33, has been linked to several cases of fraud in connection with real estate transactions.  Police said Sisto contacts potential victims who are looking for a home to rent or rent to own.  She represents herself as a person owning property she doesn't own and then obtains rent money and deposits from perspective renters, according to police.

Judge says landlord violated lead disclosure law
A York County landlord violated the federal lead disclosure law by failing to divulge the presence and location of lead hazards when he sold or rented some ...

Landlord accused of biased rent specials
By Josh Jarman A housing-rights group is accusing a Columbus landlord of discrimination for apparently soliciting members of a nearby church with rent specials.  According to a complaint filed this week with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, Northwest Property Management advertised "Xenos Specials" and had cut rates for members of the Xenos Christian Fellowship, which owns a worship center near Northwest's apartment building at 1991 N. Fourth St.  "The main issue is, landlords need to understand they can't bring religion into their marketing or other operations," said Vincent Curry, executive director of the Fair Housing Advocates Association, the Akron group that made the complaint.