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http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2007/10/06/education/dpt-blueribbon03.txt I was looking at some blue ribbon schools in Orange County and noticed that the "Newport-Mesa" school district hast two good schools that feature on the list. How is the Newport-Mesa school district in your...

Ok so here is the situation. The home's backyard (small one) is backing on to a street with regular flow of cars. What are the repurcussions in terms of future saleability (is it really a deal breaker or is the inside of the house still more important) and what are the repurcussions on living...

If I want to use my Traditional IRA up to $10,000 against the purchase of my first home purchase, what steps do I need to follow to be able to withdraw these funds? What documentation do I need to furnish to IRS to show that I have applied the withdrawn funds towards a new home purchase such...

I know that there is FDIC insurance for deposits up to 100k. However considering the probability that a lot of banks might face a lengthy liquidity crisis that could result in bankruptcy; which banks might be safer to put your money in? I currently use Bank of America and Wamu.

Alo-ha! Alright folks, I am tired of house hunting and need a vacation away from the Housing market :-) I am planning on my first vacation to Hawaii, yup never been there. So I thought I would hit you folks up - who have been there, done that. I am a nature loving kind and value the time away...

Criticisms apart there are always good real estate agents who can get to the opportunity before everybody else and who can help close short sales because of relationships with the REO participants. I wanted to tap the opinions of some of our distinguished bloggers here for recommendations. I...

Hello All, Over time there have been a lot of properties posted here on IHB and there are some that you and I might have visited or known more about through a friend. I thought it might be interesting to spill more of the dirty secrets about some of these erstwhile buying prices. Let me...

I have heard this argument in a lot of debates and discussions - that housing is not an investment, houses are meant to be lived in. You got to think long-term etc. etc. etc. However, what if the majority of people out there - speculators, realtards, mortgage lenders view it as an investment and...