by Shanna | Nov 12, 2009 | Tips and Ideas
As of last week, the $8,000 home buyer tax credit has been extended, ending next spring instead of at the end of this month. Plus, there’s a new credit for qualifying existing home owners. What does this mean for you? FIRST-TIME BUYERS: You have more time to...
by Carrie | Sep 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
A recent article in the Chicago Sun-Times discussed a subject that has been a topic of conversation for many news publications for a while now: foreclosure. However, this wasn’t your typical piece about the poor housing market or the mortgage crisis. This article,...
by Shanna | Sep 18, 2009 | Tips and Ideas
According to a recent New York Times article entitled “Spending to Sell,” many of today’s sellers are approaching this slower buyers’ market with a can-do attitude: rather than sit back and wait for buyers, they’re doing something about the wait. They’re renovating....
by Shanna | Aug 13, 2009 | Tips and Ideas
Long-time blog readers will already know Buy Owner is on Twitter—both with @BuyOwner (auto-posts all new home listings & blog articles) and @BuyOwnerBlog (more interactive, auto-posts blog articles). But did you also know you can find us on Facebook? We...
by Alicia | Jul 16, 2009 | Tips and Ideas
According to a RPX Housing Market Report released on June 10, evidence shows that the decrease in home values has begun to stabilize. Graphs released by Radar Logic in April show that though values continually fell from June 2008 to February 2009, the values have...
