by Jim Crowder | Apr 2, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
Preparing for both traditional and reverse mortgages is about to look a lot more like surfing the web, rather than a paper chase. The Federal Housing Agency (FHA) just announced that by 2016, origination appraisals will move online with the creation of the Electronic...
by Jim Crowder | Apr 1, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
Spring has sprung and summer is finally approaching. The kids will soon be out of school and vacation destinations will come to life. Inevitably, conversations while on vacation seem to end up discussing ‘buying a place’ in the area. It can be a great idea...
by Jim Crowder | Mar 31, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
It all seems so simple on the surface. You buy property to rent, build up equity and even ownership based on the rent paid and presto, you own an income generating property. But the reality is just a little more complicated. It can still be done, no doubt, but you...
by Jim Crowder | Mar 30, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
In the 1960s, there were about 500 homeowners associations. Today that number is over 300,000. Chances are you or someone you know live in a community with an HOA. On the good side, HOA rules prevent neighbors from parking their ‘projects’ on the front...
by Jim Crowder | Mar 27, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
Home inspectors have a job to do; how big that job is might depend on you. If you are preparing your home for sale, you might want to put in some time and effort before the inspection to improve the results. If the inspector has less to report, the odds are that...
