Of course, the market here won't appreciate as rapidly as markets like Phoenix, Las Vegas, or San Diego in the rebound to come, but certain parts of town with newer construction and broad appeal should appreciate enough to make any long term investor happy.

That is definately what I plan on doing.

The law defines “first-time home buyer†as a buyer who has not owned a principal residence during the three-year period prior to the purchase.

And minimum FICO scores are going up from 620-640.I am definately not an expert on the matter so take all this with a grain of salt.Anybody know if any of this stuff is true?

Can you define the terms assign and double close?

Brokering is defined as having the best interests of one or the other group in mind.

Rich,We're more in agreement on the Edelman book, I think.Here, I was just bringing into play yet another author - David Bach - who focuses on addressing the bad spending habits; whereas, Edelman's book covers investments and provides a good and broad education on that.

Racial steering as defined by the Yale Law Journal is often divided into two broad classes of conduct;Advising customers to purchase homes in particular neighborhoods on the basis of race Failing, on the basis of race, to show, or to inform buyers of homes that meet their specifications.You can exchange race for any of the protected classes.

This is more up to date than anything you might find from apartment owner associations, which tend to be a bit broad -- especially in a big city.

In the past week alone I've gone through 5 books, some broad, some very specific.