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The value of your real estate investment is at risk.

Homosassa, FL - September 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — As real estate values keep losing ground, many are still asking why. The answer may not be what everyone wants to hear. The questions will remain as predictions of a recovery are still not reflecting any positives for the average consumer.

Avoiding the $475,000 Mistake – Entering the Credit

August 28, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Finally! The delays are over and your foreclosure is going to sale. The trustee asks for bidding instructions. The grand total owing on your loan (a first trust deed) is $575,000. The value of the property is $500,000. Would you open the bidding at $575,000? It could be a big mistake. Surprisingly, many otherwise sophisticated lenders and servicers, including large banks, are completely unaware of this problem.

Reverse Mortgage: Buying with no Payments

August 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Rita Geraldson woke up every morning, for years, wishing she could move - closer to her daughter and grandchildren.
her problem: Moving to the home she wanted meant starting mortgage payments again – something she just wasn’t willing to do

Global Demographics 2009: Shaping Real Estate’s Future Examines Impact of Population Growth, Urbanization, Aging On Land Use

WASHINGTON, DC - June 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The long-term land use implications posed by population growth, urbanization, aging, and migration are examined in Global Demographics 2009: Shaping Real Estate’s Future, a new publication from the Urban Land Institute.

Where U.S. Home Sales Are Rising

Something funny’s happening in Las Vegas. Home sale prices from last year are down 28%, but home sales are up 15%.

America’s Increasingly Unaffordable Cities

If you live in Seattle, it might be time to ask for a cost of living increase. The city has the highest inflation rate in the country.

Best Cities To Buy A Home

The city’s $152,500 median home sale price is up 6.6% from 2005. It boasts a low vacancy rate and an oil-rich economy. Throw in a bubbling entrepreneurial tech scene, and you’ve got four factors that put Houston on the top of our list of best places to buy a home.

Top U.S. Housing Markets For Investment

Rahul Reddy, a dentist from Perth, Australia, has been investing in commercial properties in Western Australia for the last two years. Now, with the Australian dollar growing in strength and the American housing market strained, he’s got his eye on residential and commercial properties in Florida and California, areas he believes will recover over the long term

Best Cities For Young Professionals

July 10, 2008 - A year-long shakeout on Wall Street has put once-proud companies in the red and trimmed thousands of high-salaried jobs from payrolls.

Best And Worst Cities For Unemployment Pay

The federal government’s indictment of those involved in the country’s subprime meltdown and credit crunch is of little comfort to those who have lost their jobs as a result of the ensuing financial downturn.