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Proposed Bill to Speed Up Short Sale Process and Prevent Foreclosure

To avoid losing homes to foreclosure due to long response times for short sale transactions, three senators introduced legislation to speed up the short sale process.   Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Arkansas), Scott Brown (R-Massachusetts), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) proposed the bill addressing the issue of short sales timelines on February 17. A short sale is [...]

Fastest pace for O.C. home market since 2005

The Orange County Register posted a report yesterday, by Steve Thomas of ReportsOnHousing.com.  His report shows that the 2012 home shopping season so far has both rising buyer activity and owners willing to list their properties. All information is from Steve Thomas’ article on OCRegister.com: “Fastest pace for O.C. home market since 2005.” Steve Thomas [...]

12 Simple Home Repair Jobs to Lift You Out of Winter’s Funk

Accomplishments — even little ones — go a long way toward a sunny outlook. Fortunately, there are plenty of easy, quick home repair chores you can do when you’re mired in the thick of winter. For max efficiency, make a to-do list ahead of time and shop for all the tools and supplies in one [...]

8 new-home trends for 2012

A recent article by MSN Real Estate focused on a survey by the National Association of Business Economics, covering new-home building trends in 2012.  Read further to get the gist of the article, and head on over to MSN’s website for more details. The housing industry has taken a beating these past few years, but [...]