HUD homes typically offer you attractive down payments, simpler qualifications and minimum closing costs. Finding HUD homes is also fairly simple, thanks to online listings and traditional classified advertisements. These homes are residential properties that were foreclosed and were covered by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) [...]

Though your apartment does not technically belong to youpersonally, there are still ways that you can make modifications to live greener. Going green does not have to mean adding permanent installations to your landscape or construction. Change your lifestyle instead of your arrangement and you can still have a beneficial impact on the environment. Banish [...]

According to RealtyTrac, one in 78 housing units in the nation obtained at least one foreclosure filing in the first half of 2010. In June 2010, 313,841 properties obtained either a default option, auction sale or bank repossession noticedown almost 7 percent from June 2009. California led the nation, with 340,740 housing units in the [...]

A homeowner could save money on taxes if he’s got a home equity line of credit mortgage, or HELOC. A HELOC is a loan from the section of the worth the homeowner owns with no additional liens. HELOCS are open-ended lines of credit, such as credit cards, so the borrower can take out sums over [...]

Obtaining a fantastic mortgage necessitates some due diligence on your part as a borrower. Like any major purchase, ensure that you are familiar with home values and prices, rates of interest and trends to negotiate the best conditions you can. Homeowners often accept the first mortgage offer they receive without taking the time to shop [...]

Property escrow means placing something, including a deed or money, in the custody of a neutral third party until certain conditions are met, according to the website Realty Times. Escrow or title companies often oversee a property transaction, from initial deposit to final funding, to ensure a smooth process. Once the transaction is complete, a [...]

My sister Torey moved. Her and her husband are renovating their new house. They have achieved so much in only a couple months, but the remaining to-do record is long. The underlying disorder is sending my Obviously Organized sister into a tailspin. My house is only a couple of years old, however I am working [...]

With its weather-beaten walls and rusted metal accents, this bucolic Texas hideaway seems to elicit generations of Western history in every crack and cranny. Yet despite its own ancestral appearance, the home is fresh — a modern prefab contrived from locally salvaged materials. The owners, a couple from Austin, purchased the property years ago but [...]

A condo makes for a wonderful house in an urban environment. Unlike detached homes, though, condos may place you in a position of being a little too up close and personal with your neighbors. When the closeness leads to the noisy enjoyment of your neighbours intruding in your enjoyment, then it may be time to [...]

Blagden Alley has a past. This one-block stretch in Washington, D.C., was famous for its resident bootleggers and crime — it’s theorized that Eleanor Roosevelt called it the very despicable place in the country. But today this tiny alley is enjoying a renaissance, thanks in part to homeowners like Dan and Anna Kahoe. The innovative [...]