Step One – Educate Your Self The decision to short sale your Central Valley home should not be taken lightly. Your decision may impact your financial future. It is important that you take the time to educate yourself. Pat Holkesvig is an experienced short sale real estate specialist. She highly recommends you discuss the tax […]
Monthly Archives:: June 2012
Who Owns My Mortgage and Why Do I Need To Know?
Don’t be afraid to ask the customer service representative for your mortgage servicer who owns your mortgage. The owner, who is often referred to as the investor, might be different from the servicing company or bank that collects and processes your payments. Lenders often sell off the servicing rights, too. So it is very common […]
Malls Struggle From Demise of Borders
The collapse of Borders Group is not just bad news for bookworms, it is also an unwelcome development for investors in suburban shopping centers that used to be anchored by the bookstore. Kris Hudson has details on The News Hub. Photo: Kris Hudson/The Wall Street Journal. …read more
Arts and Crafts-style Home in Westchester
A Manhattan couple by way of Italy built and designed this 6,267-square-foot American Arts and Crafts-style home in New York’s Westchester County. It is listed for $3.8 million. …read more
Study: Mortgage Deduction Gives Profits to Lenders
More than $10 billion a year in U.S. taxpayer subsidies meant to assist house buyers may instead be adding to the profits of lenders. Jack Hough reports on Markets Hub. Photo: Reuters. …read more
Foreign Buyers Binge on U.S. Homes
To many Americans, plowing money into real estate has never looked like such a risky venture. But to many foreigners, U.S. housing has never looked like a smarter investment. Nick Timiraos has details on The News Hub. Photo: Bloomberg. …read more
Vote for WSJ's House of the Week
Stefanos Chen on Lunch Break shows us the latest homes vying to be WSJ’s House of the Week, including a high-altitude house in Lake Tahoe, a Spanish-style home in Oklahoma, an English manor in Atlanta and a Bedford, N.Y. home built from the remnants of an old dairy barn. Photo: Steve Turner. …read more
Big Homes Are Back in Business
Homes are getting big again. As the economy slowly improves and some consumers’ anxieties ease, buyers are upsizing again-though there is far less demand than before for huge houses loaded with upgrades. Robbie Whalen has details on Lunch Break. Photo: Chris Hardesty for The Wall Street Journal. …read more
Huge London Home for $58 Million
A London home has listed for £37.5 million, or about $58 million. The 10,130-square-foot, seven-bedroom home is located in London’s St. John’s Wood neighborhood. Lauren Schuker has details on The News Hub. Photo: Bruce Thomas. …read more
Bijan's Beverly Hills Estate for $12 Million
The estate of Bijan Pakzad, the Iranian fashion designer who died last year, is putting his Beverly Hills, Calif., home on the market for $12 million. Lauren Schuker has details on The News Hub. Photo: Marc Angeles/Unlimited Styles Studio. …read more
Versace Miami Beach Mansion for $125 Million
A Miami Beach, Fla., estate owned by Versace goes on the market for $125 million. Lauren Schuker has details on The News Hub. Photo: Reuters. …read more
Building a Low-Emissions Estate
A Minneapolis couple, the wife in treatment for ovarian cancer, decided to replace the husband’s mold-riddled, 1950s-era home with a new toxin-free space. Candace Jackson has details on Lunch Break. Photo: David Bowman for The Wall Street Journal. …read more