PCAR Forum

There are three basic ingredients in the recipe for selling a home — location, condition and price.

In these days of Internet scams and credit card fraud, we’re all a little more protective of our privacy.

One way to get the best mortgage terms is to make a down payment of at least 20 percent.

Federal foreclosure-prevention tactics have recently been expanded to encourage delinquent borrowers to avoid foreclosure by streamlining the short sale process.

It used to be too common a story: You’re excited about signing the paperwork, shaking hands and grabbing the keys to your new home.

According to a recent survey conducted by the National Association of Realtors, close to one third of existing home sales were either foreclosures or short sales — meaning sales in which the

Markets go up, markets go down. Sometimes we see it coming, sometimes we don’t. It all depends on what both consumers and businesses are buying, and when.

You find a neat fixer-upper, then learn that banks won’t lend until the repairs are done, but the repairs can’t be completed until the house is purchased.

Sure, it’s a legitimate question: Can you sell your home without the representation of a professional Realtor?

If you’ve followed advice given here about sprucing up your home’s exterior — well done.