Archive for August 2015

A Decade After Katrina: View 10 Homes Built Since the Storm Zillow.com Aug 27th 2015 7:07AM 022002 Zillow: This 2,800-square-foot West End home built in 2009 is on the market in New Orleans for $475,000. By Melissa Allison It was a decade ago this week that the levees failed in New Orleans, and Hurricane Katrina became…

by Kathryn Vasel, CNN Money.com Making the rent is a common struggle for the poor. But it’s becoming increasingly difficult among the middle class. One in five renter households making $45,000-$75,000 a year are considered “cost-burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on rent, according to Harvard’s State of the Nation’s Housing…

Sell Your Vacation Rental Tips.  Since the economy has steadily improved over the past couple of years, many vacation home owners here in Orlando are putting their vacation homes on the market. In today’s article, I thought I would share with you a few tips you should use in order to sell your vacation home…

Is Real Estate Really the Best Investment? Americans Think So. Last decade’s housing bubble is becoming a distant memory. Mortgage rates are near historic lows, interest-only loans are back and everyone loves real estate as an investment again. More than 1 in 4 Americans (27 percent) said real estate was the best investment for money they…