Linda Bills Salt Lake City Real Estate

More U.S. homeowners fell behind on mortgage payments last month, driving the number of homes facing foreclosure up 65 percent versus the same month last year and contributing to a deepening slide in home values, a research company said Tuesday. Nationwide, 243,353 homes received at least one foreclosure-related filing in April, up 65 percent ...

We’re having our kitchen remodeled, and our contractor says a permit is not necessary since we are not changing the "footprint" of the house. However, a friend is having her kitchen remodeled and was told that a permit is required. I know each city, state, etc. has different requirements and I don't expect that you would know ...

I've invested in the stock market in the past and lost my shirt (and pants).  But Real Estate in the long run historically continues a steady increase.  I found the article about the Recession and wanted to share it with you. In the initial stages of a Recession (yes everywhere people are now referring to the “R” word) ...

By: Scot Kenkel Do you remember when the iPhone first came out?  About a week before it hit store shelves, an on-line sports book published odds claiming that 1 in 20 shoppers would be trampled to death while trying to get one.  Coincidentally, those are also the odds in any given week that someone will be behind on their mortgage ...

  Spring is typically a good time for homeowners to start preparing to sell their homes because families interested in moving will often look now so that they can buy a home just in time for the kids to go on summer break. Landscaping and curb appeal are among the top areas that buyers notice first. In fact, some studies show that good ...

   Sellers will take as big a hit on their credit by going through foreclosure as giving the lender a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. Points lost on a FICO score are as follows: Foreclosure or Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure Both of these solutions affect credit the same. Sellers will take a hit of 200 to 300 points, depending on overall ...