Aram Shah's Blog: Real Estate News: Top Stories, page 18

6 Ways to Uncover the Truth About Your New Home���Before It's Too Late

realtor.com - Congratulations,��you���ve found your dream home!��Or have you? You set up appointments to visit��your potential new home more times than you can count (you���re secretly wondering if your agent is going ...

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The Mad Max Wasteland That���s Having a Real Estate Boom

heatst.com - We���ve got some beachfront property for you in California. Only $99 down. The sunsets are divine, there���s plenty of solitude, and the local bartender is a real character. In the 1950s, Frank Sinatra...

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65 Los Ranchitos Road San Rafael | Coming Soon - Thomas Henthorne

thomashenthorne.com - ���Single-Level Modern Ranch Gated Estate in Mint Condition��� 65 Los Ranchitos Road San Rafael����� This meticulously-remodeled single-level modern ranch is situated on more than an acre of mostly-level ...

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So You Wanna Buy a House? Step 1: Clean Up Your Credit Score

realtor.com - It���s easy to fall in love with the idea of buying a home. You���ve got it all planned out: a five-bedroom home in your��favorite neighborhood with a manicured lawn and���why not?���a nice pool. Well, it m...

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A Revolving Door Helps Big Banks��� Quiet Campaign to Muscle Out Fannie and Freddie - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com - Seven years after their dubious lending practices helped push the United States economy to the brink of disaster, the nation���s largest banks are closing in on a long-sought goal: to unseat Fannie M...

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My Dream Home Is Pending Sale���Am I Too Late?

realtor.com - So you���re perusing��listings and finally you��find��it: Staring back at you from your laptop screen��is the perfect place you���ve been dreaming about. It���s in the right location, has all the amenities y...

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How Buyers Should Prepare for Their Final Walk-Through - Zillow Porchlight

zillow.com - Think you just show up and make sure the house hasn't fallen down? There's a little more to it than that. The final walk-through in real estate was designed so that the buyer can confirm the home i...

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What Does Contingent Offer Mean?

realtor.com - You���re looking for homes and find one that really piques your interest, except it has a ���contingent offer��� status. As you keep browsing, you notice a lot of properties do. What���s a contingent offer...

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What Does a Home Inspector Look For? A Whole Lot

realtor.com - After you���ve made an offer on a home and it���s accepted, you might want to start packing your bags. But hang on���you���re not home free yet. Before you close the deal,��it���s wise to hire a home inspecto...

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Luxury Homes Gain Over-the-Top Decks

wsj.com - The deck of Gaylen Byker���s Lake Michigan home isn���t just big. Measuring about 6,000 square feet, it���s got its own traffic lane. The Brazilian ipe wood decks are perched on a dune overlooking the la...

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