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Renting is Hot – Will It Stay That Way?

Renting is Hot – Will It Stay That Way?

It should be a pretty good time to become a homeowner. Americans say they want a piece of the old American dream of buying a home. But home buying is at its lowest level in decades, while renting homes and other kinds of dwellings is surging in many areas around the...

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Pros and Cons of HOA

Pros and Cons of HOA

The HOA (Homeowners Association) is considered a non-profit entity organized to maintain the integrity and value of a particular community, not to mention their collection to monthly or annual dues. However the primary purpose of this organization is to comfort their...

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US Credit Growth Is On A Massive Tear

US credit growth is on a massive tear as it continues to accelerate, reaching the highest year-over-year pace since the Great Recession. In 2012 the growth was primarily driven by corporate debt (chart below) as banks remained cautious on real estate and consumer...

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13 Reasons You’re Not as Successful as You Should Be

13 Reasons You’re Not as Successful as You Should Be

Feeling down about your small business these days? Is the broken economy hurting your sales and keeping you up at night? Need some motivation and tough love to help you stop pitying yourself? Well, here you go: 13 reasons you might have in your head about why you're...

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Landlord Friendly Markets

Landlord Friendly Markets

Securing property in landlord friendly markets can be a challenge, but a critical decision that will make your life easier as a real estate investor. Sure it would be nice to invest in property near the place of your home residence, however not all homes reside in a...

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Overpriced housing markets—headed for a bubble?

Overpriced housing markets—headed for a bubble?

Stop me if you've heard this one before. Some housing markets are getting overheated. Trulia has analyzed asking prices for houses in major U.S. markets and then looked at the underlying fundamentals in those local economies, things like incomes and rents. The good...

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Is Renting or Buying a Home the Better Way to Wealth?

Is Renting or Buying a Home the Better Way to Wealth?

In 2007 and 2008, property values nationwide dropped dramatically in sympathy with the banking crisis, mortgage crisis and the stock market crash. Never before had values of residential real estate fallen so far, so fast and in so many places. It seemed that one of...

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BofA, Feds Near Biggest Settlement in US History

BofA, Feds Near Biggest Settlement in US History

(NEWSER) – BofA, Feds Near Biggest Settlement in US History, which rises from the 2008 financial crash, a deal with the Justice Department reportedly worth $16 billion to $17 billion over its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securities, a source directly familiar...

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Peter Zeihan: Why European Inflation is Much Worse

As much as inflation is rampant in the US in every sector, it’s even worse in Europe. Peter Zeihan discusses the state of the economy, labor shortages, demographics and why European inflation is much worse.

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