Is real estate a good way to generate strong returns for retirement? ABSOLUTELY! Having a reasonably steady, and a mostly predictable, income stream is the Holy Grail for retirees. This is why investors love real estate. You’ve heard it time and time again: Cash Is King. It’s most certainly a cliché, but its resonance becomes reality with […]
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Should You Rent or Buy a Home in Retirement? Here’s how to run the numbers to find out When Jane Bennett Clark, 64, thought about downsizing in advance of retirement, she imagined selling her four-bedroom house in Takoma Park, Md., and purchasing a smaller home or condo. The idea of renting never occurred to
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While there’s often an assumption you should downsize as you grow older, right-sizing your home to fit your lifestyle may be a better option. Right-sizing is the concept of making better use of the space in your home to help you live your life more fully, according to Gale Steves, a housing and home furnishing
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Many Boomers tired of waiting for the real estate market to improve to sell their homes might want to consider making a move now. The housing market appears to be stabilizing and home sales are picking up. And, while owners may not get as much for their homes as they would have several years ago,
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7 Things Moms Look For In The Perfect Home You’ve heard the saying, “If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t no one happy,” and that’s probably never truer than when Mama is at home. Moms are more likely to take on a larger portion of household duties according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and a study
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Oh, Canadians, why are you buying fewer Phoenix homes? Canadian homebuyers are retreating from metro Phoenix. It’s “for sure.” The number of Valley houses purchased by people north of the U.S. border has fallen by half during the past year. And a growing number of Canadians who bought houses in the region during the past
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Prepare your home for sale with some simple staging techniques that will entice buyers to make an offer. Skillful staging can make the difference between a quick sale and a house that lingers on the market for months. But while you know that staging will help you sell, how do you know which staging projects
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Phoenix housing market, already good for sellers, getting better for buyers Phoenix’s housing market is shifting. “We’ve been talking for months about a growing sellers’ market, but it looks like now it’s starting to cool off just a little bit,” Tina Tamboer of the Cromford Report said. Tamboer said, while it’s still a strong sellers
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The mortgage game might be the same, but the rules have changed to favor homebuyers instead of lenders. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is pinch-hitting for HUD. Its mission: to make sure another housing crisis, like the one from 2008, never happens again. One way to help achieve that goal is to make the
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Whether it’s to increase your home’s value before you sell or to finally have the kitchen of your dreams, remodeling a kitchen is a renovation project with a lot of potential payback. Not only would you enjoy a renovated cooking space as long as you live in your home, but your home’s next buyer will
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