Home Sales: Do You Really Know The Tax Exclusion Rules? A single person can exclude up to $250,000 of the gain from the sale of their home and a married couple up to $500,000. However, there are qualifications, rules, exceptions to the rules and special situations. This article outlines the major rules and clears up many misunderstandings.... Similar Editorial : Want More Sales by Dean Phillips. | Source : Missouri Real Estate Contract
Top 20 U.S. Communities At Risk For Home Price Reductions The risk of home price reductions across the U.S. has been triggered by the year-over-year slowdown in the appreciation rate of home prices and a decrease in housing affordability, according to the PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. The forecasts are based on PMI's Winter 2007 Market Risk Index report ... Source : Start Investing In Real Estate
Best Rural Places To Buy A Home In The U.S. If you love to live in the country and are looking for the finest rural setting to settle down, what better place to choose from than America's top ten rural places? The February issue of Progressive Farmer features the top ten best places to live in rural America in 2007. These rural counties ... Similar Editorial : Buying a Rural Property by Dena Davis. | Source : Ownership of Property
The Advantages Of Owning Your Own Home Owning a house brings happiness, provides a solid foundation for a family and is the realization of every person's dream. Aside from these obvious advantages, there are other equally important benefits that house ownership pass on to homeowners.Home ownership invariably generates lo... Similar Editorial : Owning Home Business by Bob and Cindy Floyd. | Source : Real Estate Market Predictions
Demographic Profile Of American Home Buyers The home buyer profile keeps changing over time along with the shifting dynamics of American demographics. Today's home buyer is very much different from yesterdays. This article throws light on the typical home buyer of today based on CNNMoney.com latest synopsis of the average home buyer of 2... Similar Editorial : Home Buyers by Joseph Nyamache. | Source : Palm Beach Property
Can U.S. Luxury Real Estate Markets Sustain Home Prices? Top 10 Luxury Home Markets To Watch for Price Increases or ReductionsThe Unique Homes Magazine has listed 25 luxury home markets to watch in 2007 in its January issue. According to the Unique Homes report the 25 luxury markets will indicate where the luxury real estate market is head... Source : Real Estate And Rental
What To Know When Buying A Fixer Upper Home Fixer upper homes are those that are in need of repair. They make for good investment because buyers generally buy a fixer upper home at a much lower price. These properties gain good value once they are fixed up and sell at a significant profit. Although purchasing a fixer upper home is lucrati... Similar Editorial : Fixer Upper Fortunes by Ronald W. Firquain. | Source : Real Estate And Rental
Cutting Edge Home Want to discover 2007's hottest home design trends? Now that the New Year is here, it is time to learn what is hot and what is not in home design and decoration. The shifting nature of home design trends is once more evident this year as revealed by the results of a recent survey. Mark Nash, re... Similar Editorial : Cutting Mobile Phone Expenditure by Ian Ball. | Source : Real Estate And Rental
Women Drive Real Estate Purchases Women are working more, earning more and buying more than they ever did. Consequently, they have a significant influence on the American economy in general, and the real estate industry in particular.The collective buying power of US women accounts for about 85 % of all consumer purc... Similar Editorial : Real Women Love Martha by Kristin Johnson. | Source : Florida Real Estate Sale
Baby Boomers Downsizing To Smaller Homes There is an interesting trend happening with the Baby Boomers. According to an article in the Christian Science Monitor by Marilyn Gardner, Boomers are moving to smaller living quarters and are increasingly prepared to pare down possessions in the process.For those of you who need to... Similar Editorial : Baby Boomers by Daniel Kertcher. | Source : Real Estate Home Values
