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Unmarrieds buying homes together
The way we form households is changing. That begs the question, what comes first: Marriage or buying a house? It's a fact of life that many younger people in their 20s will first co-habitat before they're married. A study from the Centers for Disease Control shows that 48% of American ...
Bubble markets seeing rising home values
Home values are up in a number of bubble markets and we’re back to a situation where all real estate is local. According to the latest Case-Shiller home price indices, Phoenix home values are up 23% from a year ago. Yet even with that great gain, the market is still ...
Home buying and selling mistakes
We're coming up one of the housing market’s peak buying and selling times. With that in mind, what are the biggest mistakes made by both sellers and buyers? For sellers, I find the number one mistake they make is in selecting an agent. If you're interviewing agents, don’t list with ...
Ongoing battle of secondhand smoke
Some homeowners associations are now banning smoking... inside people's own homes! Here's Clark's take on the never-ending battle of secondhand smoke.
Real estate recovery highlighted by return of the Porta Potty!
It's one of the most oddball metrics I've ever seen of the housing recovery: The portable toilet business is booming once again thanks to new construction making a comeback. Call it the Porta Potty index! So many Porta Potties had been in storage when the housing market collapsed. Central Florida ...
Real estate investing in a post-bubble market
When most others are afraid to act...economics show that's when you should seize the opportunity. Clark discusses the "get rich slow" tack of real estate investing.
Secondhand smoke battle: Indoor smoking bans?
Smokers' rights are disappearing fast. Now some want to ban smoking inside one's very own home. Check out this story: The Orange County Register reports that a jury trial in California led to a Homeowners' Association being found negligent in a cigarette smoking dispute between neighbors in a condominium. The ...
House flipping makes a comeback
One of the most egregious practices that fueled the housing meltdown -- flipping houses -- is roaring back in a number of cities around the country. You remember flipping, right? It entails buying a home that is so sad no one else is interested in it, typically from the bank, ...
Pre-fab construction comes to commercial real estate
Pre-fabricated construction is finding a small but growing niche in commercial real estate. Using CAD (computer-aided design), it's now possible to build the components of an office building, a retail store, or even a hospital in a factory and then assemble the parts on site. Doing so yields much lower ...
Real estate investing in a post-bubble world
When people are most afraid to move, economics shows that's when you should. Think about housing. If you go back seven years ago, hotel ballrooms and arenas were filled with Dare To Be Rich seminars on "can't lose" real estate investment strategies with no money down. Today, you could do ...
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