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Richmond VA Real Estate Investing: The Time May be Right

May 21, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Richmond VA Real Estate Investing: The Time May be Right Listen to all the bad news reports. It’s the worst time since the Great Depression to buy real estate, right? Not so, according to some individual investors, who think the market slump has made selected areas more desirable than they’ve been in years. […]

Housing Inventory Up Again in April

May 20, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Housing Inventory Up Again in April The number of homes for sale was on the rise again in April. Nationally, inventories expanded 3.5% last month overall and were up 6% over the same period last year. Even some markets that used to be considered bulletproof have seen inventories grow and these bloated inventories […]

Cutting Debt: Tips from the Pros

May 19, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Cutting Debt: Tips from the Pros Was one of your resolutions this year to pay off some debt? Finding it harder and harder to pay down debt today? Money Stacy Johnson has a few tips for secrets to paying down that debt. (Video runs 1:32) What about you? Any ideas you have […]

What is Happening to Mortgage Brokers?

May 18, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

What is Happening to Mortgage Brokers? What a difference a burst bubble can make. Only two years ago, mortgage brokers originated more than two-thirds of new loans, according to Wholesale Access, a mortgage research firm. Now their share of the mortgage pie has dropped to 45%. That’s a shocking loss of market share […]

Vacant Homes for Sale Hit a New Record High

May 17, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Vacant Homes for Sale Hit a New Record High The percentage of vacant homes for sale in the United States set a new record high in the first quarter of this year. The Census Bureau report released recently shows that 2.9% of U.S. homes — excluding rental properties — were vacant and up […]

Housing Market Woes: Is Washington Doing Enough?

May 16, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Housing Market Woes: Is Washington Doing Enough? With the news continuing to be bleak (at best) around the housing market, the question is, are interest rate cuts and tax rebates enough, or should Washington be doing more to actively intervene in the struggling housing market? The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee […]