by LRA Real Estate Group | Feb 26, 2011
by Lisa Gibbs, Money Magazine Saturday, February 26, 2011 via Yahoo Finance When there was easy money to be made in real estate and stocks, mortgage debt seemed like nothing to fear. Now an increasing number of homeowners are wondering if it makes sense to hasten the...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Feb 26, 2011
By JUNE FLETCHER The Wall Street Journal FEBRUARY 18, 2011 Q. My mother died recently and I am her only heir. She didn’t have very much money—barely enough to pay for the funeral—but she did have a modest house that was paid up. Given the poor real estate...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Feb 26, 2011
BY JUNE FLETCHER The Wall Street Journal FEBRUARY 25, 2011 Q. My house is more than 20 years old. I want to remodel my master bathroom and am wondering how I should pay for it. I figure it will cost about $30,000. With interest rates going up, what’s the best...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Feb 26, 2011
By JULIET CHUNG Wall Street Journal Real-Estate Resorts Pitch Cabins, Cottages as ‘Affordable Housing for the Affluent’ Juliet Chung discusses developers of high-end vacation homes, which are building smaller, less expensive houses in resort communities as...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Feb 26, 2011
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal The national housing market still seems shaky, but what about your area? The following yardsticks can help you gauge whether your neighborhood is poised for a comeback. Jobs. Some parts of the country were less affected by the...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Feb 26, 2011
By AMY HOAK The Wall Street Journal A visit from the home inspector can be nerve-wracking for a seller, especially in a market like this — when the potential buyer isn’t afraid to demand that a long list of problems be addressed before the sale is...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Feb 26, 2011
By SIMON CONSTABLE Wall Street Journal There might finally be some good news this year about the nation’s dismal housing market. Or, at least, the bad news could stop. Either way, it will be welcome relief for current homeowners as well as for potential...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Feb 12, 2011
by Parker Leavitt – Feb. 11, 2011 The Arizona Republic In anticipation of a fall opening for the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Gilbert, a Mesa-based developer plans to build an adjacent Marriott hotel to accommodate patients and families. A four-story,...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Feb 12, 2011
Feb. 11, 2011 Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is laying out three broad options for overhauling the mortgage lending system, but will let Congress make the final decision. The Treasury Department says in a report released Friday that the...
by LRA Real Estate Group | Feb 12, 2011
by Megan Neighbor – Feb. 11, 2011 The Arizona Republic A new ownership group targeting a higher-end customer and the arts community plans to begin a $15 million to $20 million renovation of Central Phoenix’s Lexington Hotel by midsummer. Among the myriad...
