How to Repair Your Home Without Damaging Your Wallet

Some homeowners have a long laundry list of to-do repairs and, interestingly enough, many of those items don't get addressed until (or if at all) it's time to sell the house. In hot real estate markets, repairs are sometimes not done before the sale. Remember bidding wars over properties that needed work? Well, today sellers are looking for the advantage that makes their home stand out. Even though housing inventory declined toward the end of last year, it's expected to rise as more foreclosures tumble into the marketplace this year.
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Real Estate Outlook: 2010 Stark Contrast to 2009

Even the grumpiest, grinchiest economist would have to admit that New Year's 2010 looks a whole lot more positive for real estate and housing than things did last year at the same time.
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Home Value Loss Now but Increased Pricing Expected in 2010

West Coast housing markets fared the worst, losing the most value—21.6 percent since their peak. Florida housing lost 31 percent, the Northeast lost an average of 8.6 percent, and the Midwest lost, on average, 5.6 percent.
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