June Existing-Home Sales Slip, but Prices Stabilize

June Existing-Home Sales Slip, but Prices Stabilize

Owning a Home is Top Priority for 70% of Renters

Owning a Home is Top Priority for 70% of Renters

Home Sellers’ Pain is Buyers’ Joy

Home Sellers’ Pain is Buyers’ Joy

By Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

July 5 — There are bargains hidden in the wreckage of the nation’s housing market collapse.

Just ask Jim and Kristin Moscicke.

They just closed on the purchase of a condominium in Pewaukee in the same development where they had wanted to buy three years ago.

Inspection protection

Inspection protection

You’ve found the ideal house in a great location. Before you start packing your moving boxes, make sure it’s a sound investment too.

Fannie Mae Offers 3.5% Incentive to Home Buyers

Fannie Mae Offers 3.5% Incentive to Home Buyers

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2011—Fannie Mae is sweetening the deal it’s offering on the foreclosed homes it must sell. Buyers can get up to 3.5% of their closing costs paid by the mortgage market giant.

The closing-cost offer applies only to Fannie Mae-owned HomePath properties. The initial offer must be submitted on or after April 11, 2011, and the sale must close on or before June 30, 2011, to be eligible for the incentive.

Active Duty Military Can Still Get Home Buyer Tax Credit

Active Duty Military Can Still Get Home Buyer Tax Credit

The home buyer tax credit deadline is fast approaching for active duty military service members. While the original home buyer tax credit ran out in April of 2010, service members were given until April 30, 2011, to get a home under contract and take advantage of up to $8,000 in tax credits for first-time buyers and $6,500 in credits for repeat buyers.