Did you feel like you were living in the mall this holiday season? My final guests of the year, Michael Townsend and Adriana Yoto, along with 6 others, did just that. These 8 artists lived in their 750 square foot apartment, complete with an entertainment system, off and on for 4 years until they were caught by mall security last fall. When [...]

Is the big news this week the subprime rate freeze plan announced by the Bush administration? Or is it another political red herring? At first glance, it sounds really good, but let's look a little further into the [...]

While there is still a lot of bad news to report in the housing sector, there is a lot of good news too that is buried on page 70 or not reported at all. Today for example, there was an article in an area paper about how many State's pension funds have taken a hit from the subprime fallout. Following the loses in the [...]

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, despite the news that Rhode Island's foreclosure rate during the second quarter of this year was the highest in New England, there is still a lot to be thankful for. In order to provide more resources and options to the thousands of people in crisis, [...]

Many of the richest people in the world have earned their wealth through real estate,  it is estimated that 80 percent of the world's wealth is held in real estate and is owned by less than 20 percent of the population Everyone wants to  retire comfortably and most of us have IRAs that typically invest in stocks and bonds. But a  [...]

According to the National Association of Realtors more than 40 percent of all home purchases are first-time buyers. Are you thinking about buying a house but are frightened by the National news headlines? Thanks in part to the media, a lot of people are terribly misinformed about the real estate market. Many of the [...]

Tenants nationwide who did nothing wrong except to rent from a defaulting owner are suffering from the mortgage fallout as well. In most states, foreclosure voids leases and banks move quickly to get tenants out. Banks traditionally press renters to leave quickly so that they can resell the property. Depending upon the state, tenants get [...]

Considering how volatile the Mortgage Business is today, now more than ever, it is important for people to deal with reputable mortgage specialists when arranging financing. Take the much-publicized rate cut by the Fed last week for example. The [...]

The media is certainly paying a lot of attention to the sub-prime mortgage situation, every time you pick up a newspaper or watch the news there is a new story and each one sounds scarier than the next. But since all Real Estate is local, this week Cherie and I sorted through some of the scarier headlines and analyzed just what it means for [...]

Whoever said, "What you don't know, won't hurt you" probably was not thinking about a Real Estate transaction when they said it. Today's buyer wants to know everything possible about the house they are buying. With so much riding on the home inspection, it might be alarming to some that anyone with a flashlight and a truck can call [...]