By Howard Jr. on Nov 25, 2009 in For Buyers, For Realtors, For Renters, For Sellers, Foreign Investors, Home Owners, News, Relocation, Returning Residents | 0 Comments
The Multiple Listing System (MLS) may be familiar to those of you from the USA and Canada, but may be a bit of a mystery to those from elsewhere. The basic idea of the MLS is that all the (RAJ) Member firms have agreed to share their property listings and work together on all MLS [...]
By Howard Jr. on May 29, 2009 in For Buyers, For Realtors, Foreign Investors, Just About Anything, News on International Real Estate, Relocation, Tips and Advice | 0 Comments
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2009
Citizens of other countries represent an important segment of the U.S. home buying market, and now new special visa categories that allow foreign nationals to gain U.S. residency can help facilitate that process. By using these visa categories correctly, Realtors® will be able to help many more buyers from overseas purchase property [...]
By Howard Jr. on Apr 2, 2009 in Buying Your First Home, For Buyers, Relocation, Returning Residents | 0 Comments
So you’ve worked hard, and finally the time has come to find the right place worthy of your years of earnings, to call home. Better yet, you’re still years away from retirement, but yearns for an occasional “island escape” so a vacation home in “paradise” has been a recurring dream of yours.
Alas! It’s the place [...]