http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – How Much Value Does The Market Give For A $12,000 Backup Generator? I’m appraising a 2,450 sq. ft. home with a $12,000 Siemens generator which operates the entire home when power is out. I’m trying to figure out what “the market” contributory value is for such a unit, especially one the powers the [...]

While it is true that the home buyer tax credits spurred Coos Bay real estate sales during the past 12 months or so, it is also true that that is exactly what the tax credits were designed to do. There is an old saying, “all good things must come to an end”, the tax credits [...]

Bair, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., said in a speech Monday that Congress should consider paring back federal tax deductions for homeowners. She said these subsidies helped inflate house prices, harming the very consumers that many of the programs aimed to help.

Builder Price Cuts Could Delay Sector’s Recovery – WSJ Builder Lennar Corp. recently cut some Las Vegas prices more than 15%, but that isn’t enough to encourage buyers like Linda Primm.’ Is There a Bottom in Sight for Commercial Real Estate? – Minyanville Although the Obama Administration has continued to assert that the economic recovery [...]

You may already be aware of the difference between a foreclosure and a short sale. But, have you ever considered what the homeowner consequences are of a foreclosure vs a short sale are?