Dos and Don’ts of Being a Renter
A renter should understand their rights as a tenant. Knowing what is and isn’t possible helps avoid any legal situations that could arise during the lease. It also gives the renter the knowledge to know when it's proper to contact their local housing authority. Here...
Most Common Real Estate Misconceptions
Real estate is an ideal industry where people should invest their money. The market has low-interest rates and lucrative returns. However, property investors receive conflicting advice from successful venture capitalist and realtors on the right portfolio to choose...
What Makes a Building Condemned?
You might see a property that has condemned signs hanging on the front of the property. Most times, we just assume that a person simply couldn’t pay for the property of that they just let the property go to waste. Let’s take a deeper look at what truly makes a...
Best Practices for Buying a Foreclosure
Buying a foreclosure can be a tricky thing to manage. You want to make sure that you’re purchasing a house that’s within your means, obviously. You also want to make sure that you’re doing your research and finding out all pertinent information for that foreclosed...
Fair Housing Act Overview
Until the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968, discriminatory housing practices ran rampant and prevented many earnest buyers seeking their first homes from realizing a dream. Though the signing of the Fair Housing Act came on the heels of the assassination of Dr....
Real Estate Trends for 2018
As always, the real estate market is about trends. Is it a buyer’s market? A seller's market? More times than not, prospective buyers focus on the current trends of the real estate market when deciding where to purchase their home. This post will focus on the current...
Top Real Estate Markets of 2018
When a prospective homebuyer is looking for a home, they are most likely looking for a place that has everything they’re looking for in a home as well as a city that offers opportunity for a return on their initial investment. With the housing market still in a...
Did You Know That Driverless Cars Will Affect Real Estate?
Many car companies are announcing the arrival of the driverless car coming to their showroom. Philip E. Ross, the senior editor at IEEE Spectrum, reports that Jen-Hsun Huang, the CEO of Nvidia and Audi have plans to release driverless cars to market by 2020. With the...
The Latest News in NYC Celebrity Real Estate: Lady Gaga, Bruce Willis, & Harry Houdini
Some celebrities chose to ring in the new year by putting their New York City properties on the market. Here's a peek into a few of the more private abodes that are now available for rent or purchase — that is, for anyone who's able to afford them. Lady Gaga's...
What Will Real Estate Look Like If Amazon Chose New York City for Its HQ2?
Renters and homeowners are likely to see some changes in the very near future if Amazon decides to select their city for its second headquarters in the country. Amazon accepted proposals from cities all across the country after they announced in September that they...