Green Up Your Kitchen In this short video tip, our Money Talks editor Stacy Johnson takes a look at saving some money and the environment by greening up our kitchens. This video runs 1:19. If you have any other ideas for "going green"… sound off here and let everyone else know. Just […]
Green Up Your Laundry
Green Up Your Laundry With the escalating cost of oil these days, and everyone feeling the direct pinch at the gas pump, more and more folks are looking for ways to save energy at home as well. Our Money Talks editor Stacy Johnson takes a look at one way we can all save hundreds […]
Foreclosures: Lenders Slashing Prices
Foreclosures: Lenders Slashing Prices Lenders stung by the housing bust are slashing prices dramatically to rid themselves of an unprecedented number of foreclosed properties, sparking bidding wars in some places that harken back to the market’s go-go years and may signal the bottom is near. The trend is more dramatic in some parts […]
Short Sales: What Are They?
Short Sales: What Are They? We’ve had people asking us lately, "What is all this talk about Short Sales?… what are they exactly?" Very briefly, a short sale home is a home where the seller is having to sell because of a looming foreclosure. They have a higher loan on the home than […]
Homeowner’s Insurance: Ways to Save Money
Homeowner’s Insurance: Ways to Save Money Insurance may be necessary, but it doesn’t have to be expensive. Our money reporter Stacy Johnson is constantly giving us ways to save money. Today he explores how to do it when it comes to your homeowner’s insurance. (Video runs 1:18) If you have a comment or […]
Driving Habits: When Does Change Kick In?
Driving Habits: When Does Change Kick In? Everyone is talking about the soaring price of gasoline these days. Trust us when we say, no one has been harder hit than us real estate agents who make our living driving prospective buyers around looking at homes. But in light of what seems like almost daily […]
Real Estate: It’s a Buyer’s Market
Real Estate: It’s a Buyer’s Market It’s a wonderful time to be a home buyer. An opportunity like this comes around every eight to thirteen years. Whether you are a first time home buyer, an investor; or if you have been part of the real estate market for the last several years and were […]
Mortgage Prepay Programs: Don’t Get Suckered In
Mortgage Prepay Programs: Don’t Get Suckered In The world is full of people trying to convince us to pay for things we shouldn’t. For example, programs that promise to help you pay off your mortgage ahead of schedule. Worth the money? Not according to money reporter Stacy Johnson. In this short (1:33) video, Stacy […]
Election 08: Which Candidate is Best for Real Estate?
Election 08: Which Candidate is Best for Real Estate? Now that it APPEARS we have our two Presidential candidates, the question might be, "Which candidate is best for real estate?" It’s not clear what role the next president will have in shaping the government’s response to the foreclosure crisis, because it’s unclear what […]
Homes Sales Dip, Prices Down Sharply
Homes Sales Dip, Prices Down Sharply The National Association of Realtors reported that sales by homeowners dipped in April to an annual pace of 4.89 million, down 1% from the revised March reading of 4.94 million. The existing home sales rate – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – is 17.5% below the […]
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