Poised on top of the real estate mountain in 2003, it’s hard to imagine so much change in the Minneapolis real estate market in the last five years. While the bubble has certainly burst and it’s no longer a seller’s market, key elements like long-term value of Minneapolis real estate as an investment and the [...]

Real estate investments may seem simple and easy at a glance, but the truth is it is a very complicated process where a move or two may lead you to fortune or sad bankruptcy. There are a lot of pitfalls which can be avoided if one plans ahead and does his home work. These are [...]

A “subject-to” offer simply means that the buyer is willing to purchase a piece of property “subject-to” some specific circumstance. Usually that circumstance will be the sellers existing mortgage. It can also be a variety of other things. One of the most common “subject-to” clauses in real estate contracts is “subject-to” buyers inspection. But for [...]

New Jersey, the Garden state, is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. If you’re looking for New Jersey housing you will find a broad array of homes available for you to choose from. You will find subsidized housing and apartments, as well as beautiful homes for the average American and mansions for [...]

New homes are the top tier when it comes to home buying because they afford you the option to customize your home to your liking with upgrades and you get to be the first owner of the home. As the real estate market continues on its path to recovery there are many home builders who [...]

The housing market today presents an interesting opportunity for buyers. There are more houses available than buyers in most markets, which means if you are looking for golf course homes, you will have to answer some questions to narrow the field. One of these important questions is whether to select a new or existing home. [...]

Are you looking to put down roots with your own piece of real estate? Maybe you’ve gotten married, had a baby, been promoted or got a raise- somehow your situation has changed and you know it’s time to stop renting. Whatever the reason, you have decided its time to buy a home of your own. [...]

If you are a real estate investor, taking over a property subject-to the existing mortgage, you want to be sure that your exit strategy will work with this existing mortgage. The seller will be depending on the buyer to make the deal work. It is very important for an investor buyer to do their due [...]

There are few things more exciting than building your own home, whether it be a custom design created expressly for you or a modern prefab house built with cutting edge technology. It isn’t a complicated process, but it does require due diligence and a little legwork. Whether you are looking for property in Marin County, [...]

When looking for real estate in Costa Rica it is very likely that you will run into properties under agricultural use. This kind of property is registered as agricultural land (uso agricola) in the public registry (Registro Publico) and is almost always far cheaper than land for building. The overall question is whether it is [...]