Consumers will lead the way out of the Real Estate Recession

It's time for lenders to step up to the plate and do what is right. Full disclosure, checklists verified by qualified counselors and everyone's sign off on loan terms and penalties are essential to restore confidence in the real estate transaction process.

Finding foreclosure properties is easy. Finding good foreclosure properties will prove more difficult

There are many advantages in buying foreclosed properties, but look before you leap.

Buying a property while the market is going down is a lot like buying something while it is "on sale". We all like to buy clothing at 25-50% off even thought we know it will go down in value. With real estate, however, our expectation is buy low, sell high. Today, you can buy "lower" almost anywhere in the U.S. than you could a year ago. If you believe that values will go up in the long-term and you can wait, this is the market favoring you as a buyer.