Articles in 'Real Estate' Category

China: New Land of Opportunity

from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
 
The radical transformation of China’s economy — from government run to a more hands-off market economy has lead to explosive economic growth. Today, we’ll continue in our series on growing economies by analyzing China’s economic landscape – the opportunities, government incentives to producers, fastest-growing industries, and what the future [...]

Starting off right

from Dave Ramsey News
 
Growing up our family lived in rental houses till I was about 16 years old. The House we were living in at that time was sold to a new owner and we ha…
 

Landing a job won’t solve all your problems

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
With the unemployment rate at about 10%, you’d think landing a job in times like these would be enough to make anyone unequivocally happy. But a long-term period of unemployment can bring emotional baggage and financial stress — even after the new job begins.
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New home and Repeat buyer tax credit

from Dave Ramsey News
 
My wife and I are looking to buy a larger home.
I bought our current condo 6 years ago. We got married about 3.5 years ago.
Hearing about the tax cred…
 

Diary of a Recession Baby: Give money to unemployed relatives? Maybe not

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
After his girlfriend’s parents hit tough financial times and received an eviction notice, Jesse invited them to move into his home in the San Francisco Bay Area. That may have been a bad idea.
 

Remodeling activity is on the rise, architects say

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
Instead of playing the trade-up game, more homeowners are staying in their homes, upgrading kitchens and baths and building additions to accommodate their needs instead of moving into a bigger house, but there are also some early signs of an improving real-estate market, according to a new survey of architecture firms. [...]
 

ETF Investing: Real estate ETFs still on shaky ground

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
Exchange-traded funds tracking real estate stocks have been among the market’s best performers since the March 2009 market low, but the potential for more upside is on shaky ground.
 

Auto Review: 2010 Land Rover LR4: Comfort in an off-road titan

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
The LR4 is comfortable and fun off-road and on. Too bad it doesn’t come with a better reputation for reliability.
 

Real Estate Weekly: Energy efficiency could mean money in your pocket

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
President Obama this week offered some details on his proposed program aimed at getting homeowners to make energy-efficiency improvements to their houses.
 

Tips to land a job even if you’re overqualified

from Moneywatch Personal Finance
 
He’s worked in construction for almost two decades, and Maurice Paul can’t get a job as a cashier at Home Depot.