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Features - Real Estate
Real Estate Green Living Tips: Save money with a sustainable home.
Reducing the amount of materials and energy required to build or maintain a home can help to substantially reduce your carbon footprint. …
Should I get my real estate license before buying a home?
There is no doubt that getting a real estate license will take a large portion of time, devotion, energy and, of course, money· all of wh…
The Debt Crisis Impact on LGBT Home Buyers
Despite the downgrading of Americaâs credit rating there is cause for gay and lesbian home buyers to feel somewhat optimistic. Thatâs bec…
Three Common Pitfalls for LGBT Home Buyers to Avoid
Buying a home is huge step, and often represents the culmination of a lifelong dream. But while under the thrilling spell of the home buy…
Summer Energy Saving Tips for LGBT Homeowners
As temperatures around the nation rise, so do utility bills, because every year energy resources become scarcer and the cost to cool home…
Revisiting the Adjustable Rate Mortgage in 2011
Despite the notorious reputation they earned in the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis, adjustable rate mortgage or ARM loans do have s…
Advice for LGBT Mortgage Applicants: Deploy preemptive tactics in 2011
LGBT real estate buyers and homeowners who have been thinking about taking out a home loan or doing a mortgage refinance may now have mor…
Tips for LGBT Real Estate Buyers: Leveraging the value of home inspections
One of the most essential steps in any real estate transaction is the building inspection, and by all means LGBT buyers should have an in…
3 Expert Tips for LGBT Buyers of Beach Property
Although the national economy is gaining momentum and the stock market hit new 3-year highs in April, mortgage interest rates remain at h…
Americaâs LGBT Real Estate Market: How will it be affected by unrest in the Middle East and the disasters in Japan?
In the month of March unprecedented disasters in Japan and radical political upheavals in the Middle East had a monumental impact on thos…
LGBT Mortgage Borrowers Need to Prepare for New Fannie Mae Rules
As many LGBT borrowers have heard through recent media reports, the huge mortgage agency Fannie Mae might get scrapped later this year. <…
LGBT Mortgage Borrowers Need to Prepare for New Fannie Mae Rules
As many LGBT borrowers have heard through recent media reports, the huge mortgage agency Fannie Mae might get scrapped later this year. W…
5 Real Estate Tips for LGBT Homeowners Who Want a Faster Sale in 2011
LGBT home sellers should understand that it is still a buyerâs market and that the average time it takes to sell a home is more indicativ…
LGBT Buyer and Seller Tips: What to expect in the 2011 real estate market
Every state in the USA except for Hawaii had snow recently, and the nation is a long way from springtime ö which is traditionally the bus…
Five 2011 Energy and Money Saving Tips for LGBT Homeowners
Saving energy around the house makes sense, and it can also help save a significant amount of money now and in the future. Here are a han…
How the New Foreclosure Scandal Impacts LGBT Borrowers
Taking away someoneâs home is serious business, and throughout most of United States history the court system has ensured that borrowers …
The Impact of Foreclosure Moratoriums on LGBT Home Sellers
Over the past several weeks many of the nationâs largest mortgage companies and banks ö including Bank of America, J.P. Morgan, and other…
New Foreclosure Scandal Impacts LGBT Buyers and Sellers
A new drama in the foreclosure markets has shocked the real estate industry, is another sensational scandal for the mortgage sector, and …
Incentive Warranties for LGBT Home Sellers
When it is time to sell their home LGBT homeowners should take a serious look at home warranties. These can act as a marketing incentive …
Tips for LGBT home sellers - Attracting a qualified buyer
Everyone is well aware that for the past couple of years the real estate market has been rather lopsided in favor of buyers and quite cha…
Condos versus Houses - Critical Legal Insight for Every LGBT Condo Buyer
Many LGBT buyers mistakenly and understandably assume that the purchase of a condo is no different from buying a typical single family ho…
LGBT Real Estate Tips take the Risk out of Relocation
As technology helps make the world a smaller place in which to live and do business, more members of the LGBT community find themselves a…
LGBT Home Seller Tips - Think Like an Inspector
Every spring the real estate market shifts into higher gear as buyers take advantage of pretty weather to go house shopping. Homeowners a…
Real Estate Ownership and the Gay Marriage Issue
Buying a home as a gay couple can be a really rewarding experience and a savvy investment strategy. But those buying through a LGBT partn…
Financial Overhaul Impacts LGBT Real Estate Market
Congress recently passed the most comprehensive piece of financial regulation legislation since the Great Depression, The Dodd-Frank Wall…