The market slowed because of these four reasons. Because of all the negativity about the "real estate bubble," too many houses on the market, and a buyer's market, investors are pulling back and looking for other ways to make money. This means less competition for serious real estate investors.

One of our close family friends, an accountant and real estate investor, came too close to making a huge mistake online. Like many banks, Greg's bank sends out business banking emails to their customers. Our friend opened an email that looked just like his bank's usual newsletter and clicked on a link to read more. The website looked just like his bank's website. After reading the article, he clicked on a link to go to his account.

Buying your first home can be a frightening and daunting experience, but it doesn't have to be. In fact, it can actually be enjoyable, if you take the necessary steps to make sure you're ready to go through with the transaction. Here are some ideas on how to make your first home buying experience more enjoyable and less traumatic.

HUD Fights Inflated Housing Costs, Blames Flippers What does this mean for real estate investors who flip houses? Who really inflated prices?

If a lender does reject your offer, all isn't lost. The first thing to do is to try to determine why your offer was rejected. There are many possible reasons, and if you want the sale to go through, you must job find out exactly what the lender wants in order to make the sale happen. Here are possible reasons.

One of the first questions new real estate investors ask is where they can find great deals. It's only natural, since they've often been eagerly watching the various infomercials that crowd late-night television and they're eager to cash in on what seems to be the easy money available in real estate.

Question from reader: How do you buy foreclosures at auctions? Answer: Everything is changing in the new market. Foreclosures, on the rise in many parts of the country, may be a great way for you to pick up a bargain property. Here's how to do it.

Selling a house is like a steeplechase race horse jumping over hurdles. Some race horses make the jumps look so easy; they run and jump in rhythm under the jockey's guidance. The home seller's job is to make home buyer's hurdles easy to jump. Home buyers make up their minds about a house on each step they take or every barrier they cross. As a home seller, you need to make sure your buyer crosses each barrier. Here are eight hurdles for you to win the house race.