Expert Tips for Profitable Foreclosure Flips

Flipping is big business. Nationally, investors flipped nearly 100,000 homes in the first six months of 2012, up 25 percent from the 80,000 flipped properties during the same time period in 2011, according to RealtyTrac.

Swing State Housing Scorecard: Wisconsin’s in Play for Romney

Wooing Wisconsin voters continues to be a top priority for both presidential campaigns as the race remains very tight for the Badger State’s prized 10 electoral votes.

Swing State Housing Scorecard: Iowa a Ripe Harvest for Romney

Romney could pick up Iowa’s six electoral votes in next week’s election thanks to voters who cast their ballots based on the condition of the housing market.

Swing State Housing Scorecard: Who Wins the Presidential Election with Real Estate Voters?

We wanted to know which way voters in the swing states would vote based solely on the state of the housing market — and ultimately which candidate would ultimately win the election.

Swing State Housing Scorecard: Narrow Obama Victory in Virginia

Barack Obama broke the mold back in 2008, becoming the first Democrat in the past 10 presidential elections to count Virginia in the win column, reportedly thanks to changing demographics in the region.

Swing State Housing Scorecard: New Hampshire Rockin’ with Romney

New Hampshire’s libertarian leanings swung the Granite State into Obama’s arms in 2008, but the a worsening housing market over the last four years could move the state’s long tradition of thrift and independence into the Romney camp.

Swing State Housing Scorecard: New Hampshire Rockin’ with Romney

New Hampshire’s libertarian leanings swung the Granite State into Obama’s arms in 2008, but the a worsening housing market over the last four years could move the state’s long tradition of thrift and independence into the Romney camp.

Swing State Housing Scorecard: Wisconsin’s in Play for Romney

Wooing Wisconsin voters continues to be a top priority for both presidential campaigns as the race remains very tight for the Badger State’s prized 10 electoral votes.

Swing State Housing Scorecard: Who Wins the Presidential Election with Real Estate Voters?

We wanted to know which way voters in the swing states would vote based solely on the state of the housing market — and ultimately which candidate would ultimately win the election.

Swing State Housing Scorecard: Iowa a Ripe Harvest for Romney

Romney could pick up Iowa’s six electoral votes in next week’s election thanks to voters who cast their ballots based on the condition of the housing market.

Swing State Housing Scorecard: Narrow Obama Victory in Virginia

Barack Obama broke the mold back in 2008, becoming the first Democrat in the past 10 presidential elections to count Virginia in the win column, reportedly thanks to changing demographics in the region.

6 Options for When You Can’t Afford Your Mortgage Loan Anymore

According to the most recent statistics by RealtyTrac, many states even saw year-over-year increases in foreclosures in August 2012.

6 Options for When You Can’t Afford Your Mortgage Loan Anymore

According to the most recent statistics by RealtyTrac, many states even saw year-over-year increases in foreclosures in August 2012.

Swing State Housing Scorecard: Ohio May Opt for Obama

In six out of the last 10 presidential elections Ohio went to the Republican candidate, while the other four went Democratic — most recently, the 2008 election of President Barack Obama.

RealtyTrac on The Willis Report: Why Most Housing Markets Worse Off Than 2008

Gerri Willis of the Fox Business Network interviewed RealtyTrac Vice President Daren Blomquist about the findings in a report that found 65 percent of county housing markets are worse off than in 2008.

Swing State Housing Scorecard: Florida Taps Romney

On the eve of the presidential election four years ago, Florida homeowners understood that the Sunshine State’s housing markets were in shambles, and a new direction was required, and Senator Barack Obama was a man of destiny.

A Snapshot of the Las Vegas Housing Market Since 2010

The Las Vegas housing market is better off today than it was four years ago — how could it not be? We can identify where we have been; we know how we got here; and we possess some vision, although with caution, of our future.

How Foreclosure Survivors Could Change the Presidential Election

Nearly 2.5 million properties have been helped by federal efforts in the past few years to stop foreclosures and refinance underwater homes, a number big enough to ask how it will impact the election.

How Foreclosure Survivors Could Change the Presidential Election

Nearly 2.5 million properties have been helped by federal efforts in the past few years to stop foreclosures and refinance underwater homes, a number big enough to ask how it will impact the election.

Swing State Housing Scorecard: Florida Taps Romney

On the eve of the presidential election four years ago, Florida homeowners understood that the Sunshine State’s housing markets were in shambles, and a new direction was required, and Senator Barack Obama was a man of destiny.