Real estate professionals in the trenches of America’s current real estate doldrums say that Congress’ extension of the homebuyer’s tax credit to include current homeowners probably wasn’t enough to motivate them. Last fall, there was an extension of the popular first-time homebuyer’s tax credit, and Congress expanded it to include current homeowners. Those who wanted [...]

Some welcome news appeared recently that could indicate that the nation’s struggling housing market is beginning to recover. The National Association of Realtors reported that February home sales rose an unexpected 8.2 percent during a period when many real estate analysts predicted home sales to remain flat. Many cited the impending expiration of the homebuyer’s [...]

The National Association of Realtors Local Market Report indicates that home sales in Kentucky and construction growth are much higher in 2010 than the previous year. The report claims that growth for the fourth quarter of 2009 increased 37 percent above the same quarter in 2008 and outpaced the national average. The report also shows [...]

A sad fact of life is that some people will take advantage of others who are going through a difficult period in their lives. The nation’s housing and unemployment problems have created a situation where scam artists are resurrecting an old scam and defrauding people who are already suffering financial duress. The trick involves a [...]

A recent article that appeared in the Washington Examiner discusses a topic that many people want to know: what is the difference between Realtors®, real estate agents and real estate brokers? With the federal tax credit drawing more and more first-time home buyers to the real estate market, many people have no idea about what [...]