Tag Archives: Financing

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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What a busy week! Health care reform, believe it or not, was not the only thing happening (although the flurry of articles surrounding it may have fooled you). The Obama administration announced broad new initiatives to help troubled homeowners, potentially refinancing millions of them into fresh government-backed mortgages with lower payments. There was also much [...]

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The “Rent to Own” and “Lease Option” Alternatives for Homebuyers

The “Rent to Own” and “Lease Option” Alternatives for Homebuyers

Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by Robert Albanese.

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If you desire to own your own home, but are unable to secure conventional financing today, you may want to consider houses for rent with an option to buy, using a lease option contract. It can make your rent money work for you. Typically, many rent-to-own homes offer generous monthly rent credits that reduce the [...]

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Future Selling Will Require Increased Knowledge of Financial Tools

Future Selling Will Require Increased Knowledge of Financial Tools

Posted on 01. Oct, 2009 by Robert Albanese.

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Four and one-half years after we entered this downturn, many real estate professionals still attempt to close transactions through the sole use of traditional forms of financing. By traditional, I am referring to ”30-year fixed”, “ARMs” and “Balloon” mortgages. Yet these financial tools can hardly be seen as applicable to some marketing methods which are becoming  more and more prevalent as each year passes. Real estate [...]

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Real Estate Auctions: A New Perspective

Posted on 18. Feb, 2009 by Robert Albanese.

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Auctioning real estate, a sales method we most associate with foreclosures, is now being applied to move houses and condominiums not being repossessed by the lending institutions, as the demand for well-priced real estate continues. While some auctioneers say that such public sales will continue to be used for real estate even as the market [...]

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