tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60052412011-04-21T20:54:14.868-07:00Real Estate BlogA general compilation of articles concerning real estate, finance, tax planning and building wealth.Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367520657110149965noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005241.post-1116972481740637132005-05-24T15:01:00.000-07:002005-05-24T15:08:01.750-07:00More Amass Big DebtTo Buy Real EstateBy JAMES R. HAGERTY and RUTH SIMONStaff Reporters of The Wall Street JournalFrom The Wall Street Journal OnlineA year ago, Ryan Epstein and his wife had whittled down the mortgage on their four-bedroom colonial house in North Beach, Md., to $130,000. Then Mr. Epstein had a chat with a mortgage broker.The broker helped the Epsteins refinance their home, valued Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367520657110149965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005241.post-1116525949101754262005-05-19T10:44:00.000-07:002005-05-19T11:05:49.106-07:00CAPITAL By DAVID WESSELThe Fed Starts to Show ConcernAt Signs of a Bubble in HousingMay 19, 2005; Page A1In the debate over whether the housing market is a bubble about to burst, the crowd that argues it isn't has been able to cite reassuring utterances by Federal Reserve officials. But there are proliferating signs that the housing market is looking a bit frothy. And now the U.S. central bank isDouglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367520657110149965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005241.post-1114023431675177372005-04-20T11:40:00.000-07:002005-04-20T11:57:11.683-07:00Spring Home Sales Start StrongKey Forecast Is Revised Upward,Despite Pockets of Weakness; Rebounds in the O.C. and BostonBy RUTH SIMON Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNALApril 19, 2005; Page D1After a multiyear real-estate boom that has raised concerns about a housing bubble in a number of markets, economists and homeowners are closely watching this year's spring selling season for any Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367520657110149965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005241.post-1113402351430977152005-04-13T07:24:00.000-07:002005-04-13T07:31:00.033-07:00Real Estate Is an OptionFor Self-Employed ProsBy RAY A. SMITHStaff Reporter of The Wall Street JournalFrom The Wall Street Journal OnlineSelf-employed investors who have wished they could buy real estate as a tax-protected retirement investment may now have a good opportunity: Accountants have come up with a way to put real estate into some 401(k) plans under new tax laws.With the advent of the Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367520657110149965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005241.post-1112662223608983602005-04-04T17:30:00.000-07:002005-04-04T17:52:47.790-07:00Looking for a new house? Anthem has a glut Glen CrenoThe Arizona RepublicApr. 4, 2005 12:00 AMUnprecedented demand has nearly dried up house listings in many Valley neighborhoods, but there are hundreds of homes for sale in the Anthem community north of Phoenix.Real estate agents have various explanations for what appears to be a market anomaly. Some say investors are trying to unload properties Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367520657110149965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005241.post-1067400037298299542003-10-28T20:00:00.000-08:002003-10-28T20:16:06.730-08:00Housing drives economy's rise
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Sales at or near record pace in Sept.
Jeannine Aversa
Associated Press
Oct. 28, 2003 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON - New-home sales edged down in September but nevertheless registered their third-highest level on record. Sales of previously owned homes scored their best month ever, fresh evidence that the housing market continues to help spur an economic Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367520657110149965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005241.post-1067399405977620072003-10-28T19:50:00.000-08:002003-10-28T19:50:07.640-08:00Eclectic mix of new buyers fueling Valley's record housing market
Catherine Burrough and Glen Creno
The Arizona Republic
Oct. 26, 2003 12:00 AM
It's not the usual cast of buyers propelling Greater Phoenix's housing market to another record-breaking year.
A burgeoning collection of 20-somethings, single parents, fringe pioneers, out-of-state transplants, optimistic investors, deep-pocketed Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367520657110149965noreply@blogger.com