With only a 3.5% down payment and a 580 minimum credit score requirement,many critics believe FHA loans are encouraging another crisis. In the U.K. and in Germany for example, home ownership is only for those who can ...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/homeowners-regrets-buying-a-house-redfin-163113390.html

Interesting article - kinda goes along with the conversation yesterday about Sam Zell predicting home ownership will decli...

How hard is it?  Is it worth working with them to get a full price offer?

Hello everyone,So we are finally going to be closing on our first mobile home park deal in about a month or so, and had a question in regards to a homeownership program for tenants to take over their homes. We know th...

Most of my life was spent living in apartments, this extended well into my adulthood.
Cool breezes and the sounds of nature have a way of helping you get comfortable and even fall asleep, but living on the first floo...

Anyone have any thoughts on the Homeowneship data released by the U.S. Census Bureau for the 2nd quarter?

http://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/qtr213/q213press.pdf

With rates rising and new homeowners opting to rent and save for a home, what do you think is the place investors should be focusing their energy? Short term rentals? Rent to buy?  

Hey everyone!As of the mid-afternoon today, the HUD announced an FHA Loan reduction on PMI. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Well, I don't know entirely. What I do know is that many FHA homeowners will see their PMI go down, whic...

My day started with getting ready for a trip tomorrow to Cancun. Fun, excitement and grand kids.... Then, I made the mistake of reading news reports and picking up the USA Today.
Front Page headline article "Cit...

Hello, I'm new to BP and have a few questions. I've asked a couple of realtor but they didn't know.  So here they are:First, my wife and I purchased a home with an FHA  loan a couple of years ago, we then refinanced i...