Southern New Jersey Overlook

Here are some of the Realty Reality blog articles that appeared during the month of August:
  
Flippers Fuel Foreclosures
Real estate speculators drove prices up in some of the hottest markets during the boom. Now they're making foreclosures jump...
 
Foreclosure Investing For Dummies
"Foreclosure Investing For Dummies", by Ralph R. Roberts with Joe Kraynak, authors of "Flipping Houses For Dummies", bills itself as "A Reference for the Rest of Us!" providing step-by-step instructions on how to make smart, informed investments in floreclosures, including buy and sell foreclosure, preforeclosure and bank-owned properties...
 
Foreclosure Fallout: Rescue Scams
Scammers are taking advantage of mortgage holders at their most vulnerable - when they're about to lose their homes...
  
Truely Green Lawn Care
In cities and towns across the country, the smell of fresh cut grass and the hum of lawnmowers in the neighborhood are signs that summer is in full swing. Taking pride in your own lawn is as American as the 4th of July. While homeowners have always sought new ways of creating lush lawn spaces, there is an increasing emphasis on using environmentally sound methods. This is organic lawn care in the 21st century...

Some Home Buyers Gain Edge From Credit Crisis
What credit crunch? Home buyers with solid credit and money for a down payment are now better positioned than they were a few weeks ago...
 
Motor Vehicle Information for Moving Into To New Jersey
If you are, or will be, moving into New Jersey, the following web address is an important starting point for anything to do with the New Jersey's department of motor vechicles, known officially as the Motor Vehicle Commision...
 
Things Home Buyers Can Ask For, But Usually Don't
A recent article in Realty Times stated, "When you're sitting right in the middle of a buyers market, or at least an equitable market is the time when [home] buyers should start asking for the moon. If you don't ask, you'll never get what you want."
 
Subprime Problem Effects High End Mortgages
The subprime mortgage collapse isn't just threatening the market for low-end homes; it's also afflicting luxury homes...
 
Video Game Charts
If you need to keep up on who is winning the retail war in the sale of video games consoles, then VG Charts may be for you. It provides American, Japanese and worldwide statistics and charts for retail sales (sell-through) of video game consoles as well as leading video game software...

Tax Information for Individuals, Businesses, Charities, Non-Profits and more
The IRS web site has established online resources for Individuals, Businesses, Charities and Non-Profits, Government Entities and more...

What To Do When Wikipedia Goes Negative About Your Company
The "Search Engine Land" website has a useful article entitled, What To Do When Your Company Wikipedia Page Goes Bad, that discusses ways you can counter negative Wikipedia reporting, including bad stats, inaccuracies, legal stories you thought were water under the bridge and more...

Commercial Sector Cushions Fall in Some Cities
Even as the residential property sector continues to slow, the volume of commercial construction is picking up and actually cushioning the fall in such U.S. cities as Houston, Phoenix, and Las Vegas...

Majority of Adults Changed Lifestyle Due To Gas Prices
A recent WSJ.com/Harris Interactive poll found that 80% of adults have made changes to their lifestyle because of rising gas prices, with nearly 6 in 10 minimizing non-critical travel, 40 percent adjusting their spending habits and 32 percent putting a hold on leisure road-trip travel...

NJ Court Upholds Consitutionality of Highlands Ruling
A New Jersey appellate court issued a 35-page ruling on August 10, 2007 reaffirming the constitutionality of the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act of 2004...

IRS Seeks New Issues for Industry Issue Resolution Program
The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging business taxpayers, associations and other interested parties to submit controversial or frequently disputed tax issues to the Industry Issue Resolution (IIR) Program. The purpose of the IIR program is to clarify and recommend guidance that resolves an issue and benefits both taxpayers and the IRS by reducing the time and expense of resolving the issue through case-by-case tax examinations...

Home Buyers Want Oversized Garages Despite Rising Gas Prices
Home buyers in increasing numbers want garages with two or more spaces in their homes, according to the 2007 Profile of Buyers' Home Feature Preferences, released by the National Association of Realtors®(NAR)...

Bank Overdraft Loans Abuse Out Of Balance
In a system enormously out of balance, fees for abusive overdraft loans have reach $17.5 billion per year, more than the loans themselves, which now amount to $15.8 billion per year...



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