Helping Tenants Move Out

Even in the best of circumstances, tenants will move in and out with a change in their personal lives, financial situation, or job location. In the U.S., almost half of all tenants who live in unfurnished rentals will move.

The pros and cons of renting rather than selling

Although the local housing market has gained some strength recently, there still isn’t a strong appeal for homeowners to sell their homes, as the concern of not seeing a return on investment lingers.

Make space for home fitness How to make an exercise room work in your available space

So the economy has you rethinking that gym membership, and now you’d like to start working out at home – but you don’t know where to put all that cumbersome exercise equipment. Or perhaps, you already have the equipment, but your NordicTrack has become just another interesting focal point in the family room and your exercise bike serves as a clothes tree in your bedroom.

Borrowers may need nontraditional lender

Q: My husband (age 27) and myself (age 24) are trying to buy our first house. We don’t have any credit and we have tried and done everything our bank has asked us to do. The house that we are trying to buy we are getting for only $13,000. We tried to borrow the money from our credit union and we were denied. They told us to come up with the 5 percent down and closing costs and try again which we did, and again were denied. We tried having a family member co-sign and were denied. We even applied for a rural development loan, and were again denied. In this economy is there anything we can do, or is there something we are not doing, that can help get us approved for this home loan?

Finishing basement good improvement, investment

Economists predict the worst of the recession is over, but the housing market still has a way to go to complete recovery. It pays to think positively and improve your home, both to boost its value as the market recovers, and to enhance its livability for your family now.