A recent article that appeared in the Washington Examiner discusses a topic that many people want to know: what is the difference between Realtors®, real estate agents and real estate brokers? With the federal tax credit drawing more and more first-time home buyers to the real estate market, many people have no idea about what differentiates one type of real estate professional from...

Kentucky business news source, The Lane Report, claims in a recent article that one sector of Kentucky's housing market is going strong while other segments flag in the economic downturn. Baby boomers nearing retirement age are driving sales in condominium-style housing, which allows owners to experience a lifestyle with much less property maintenance than a stand-alone home. During a period where...

The economic slowdown and depressed real estate values in many markets have created investment opportunities for perceptive investors with deep pockets. Individual investors with cash on hand buying foreclosed homes at bargain prices have boosted home sales figures over the last several months, and there are indicators that a similar trend is underway in the commercial real estate market. A...

Even though homes sales have increased for three straight months, the combination of several factors have real estate professionals concerned about a winter slowdown for home sales. The two biggest contributors to surging home sales over the last several months—artificially low interest rates and the federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers—will end. The New York Times reports that mortgage...