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Buying or selling a home is a big move and can be stressful. We have tips and in-depth articles on everything from mortgages to home equity loans in this Real Estate section.
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10 First-time Homebuyer Mistakes
Buying your first home can be a dream come true, but it can quickly turn into a nightmare. Realistic planning is key to avoiding the pitfalls that await first-time homebuyers.
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5 Questions You Should Ask Your Realtor
Buying or selling a home can be stressful, but choosing the right real estate agent can reduce the hassle. Proper interviewing will help you find one who sees you as more than just a fat paycheck.
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Can you trade in your house like you can trade in your car?
In today’s sluggish real estate market, people are finding new and creative ways to sell their houses. Some are even turning to an automotive deal to unload their house: the trade-in.
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House Buying Quiz
Buying a home can be both thrilling and frustrating, but knowing how the process works beforehand will give you a leg up in your search. Take the House Buying Quiz to see how much you know.
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How Buying a House Works
"It's still a buyer's market," read the newspaper headlines. Ready to see if it's your time to follow the open house signs?
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How Graduated Payment Mortgages (GPMs) Work
The apartment you've lived in for the last four years has let you save on rent while you both work to save for a down payment. But now that you have a baby on the way, there's no way you can keep living there. Enter graduated payment mortgages.
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How Growing Equity Mortgages (GEMs) Work
Growing Equity Mortgages (GEMs) are one way to jumpstart your homeownership dream while quickly building equity. If you can afford increasingly higher payments over the years, a GEM may be right for you.
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How Home Appraisals Work
You've found your dream home. The asking price is $300,000 -- an amount you've already been pre-approved for by your bank. But is the home really worth that amount? That's the question at the heart of the home appraisal.
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How Home Equity Loans Work
Home equity loans can provide you with valuable financial flexibility, so long as the market is stable. Learn about the types of home equity loans and how to get the best rates.
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How Home Sales By Owner Works
For Sale By Owner signs are popping up all over the place. More and more people are sidestepping real estate agents and selling homes on their own. Some sellers save thousands of dollars this way.
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How Home Staging Works
Home staging isn't decorating -- it's more like depersonalizing your home to make it more attractive to potential buyers.
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How Homeowners Insurance Works
Homeowners insurance can help if your home suffers any sort of damage. Find out how homeowners insurance works and how to save money on premiums.
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How House Flipping Works
House flipping is buying a house or property and selling it for a profit. If everything works, you could make out well. But if something goes wrong, you could be stuck with an extra mortgage payment.
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How Housing Cooperatives Work
The Beatles' John Lennon belonged to one. Madonna was rejected by one. So was former President Richard Nixon. What are they? Housing cooperatives, known as co-ops. But what are they? And why are they so exclusive?
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How Landlords Work
A landlord is the guy some people love to hate. He wants his money on time -- no excuses. But does renting and maintaining property really make him work hard for his money?
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How Mortgages Work
Are you in the market for a new house? That probably puts you in the market for a mortgage, too -- along with dozens of terms, hours of paperwork and decades of payments. Learn how to make the most of your money.
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How Multiple Listing Services Works
When you buy or sell a house, you'll probably encounter a multiple listing service. But some agents are concerned because people sidestep them and instead use the multiple listing services to share information.
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How NACA Works
When this non-profit organization isn't storming Wall Street, it's busy hammering out affordable mortgages for low-income and middle-income people. What's the catch?
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How Real Estate Investment Clubs Work
You may have heard there's still money in real estate, but it seems so confusing. Is there a way to learn more, mingle with some like-minded people, perhaps find a more seasoned investor to mentor you? Absolutely. Just find a real estate investment club.
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How Real Estate Property Taxes Work
In medieval Europe, property taxes were based on the size of a piece of land: the larger the piece of land, the higher the real estate property tax. Today, property taxes in the United States are based mostly what's on the land, too.
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