The market can be tough for first-time buyers so with the spring home-buying season now in full swing (March through June are the year’s four busiest months), here are some tips for first-time homebuyers. With two daughters and a baby on t…

Looking east along King St. West from Peter St. in downtown Toronto from an upper floor at 375 King St. West on Sept 9 2013. The Hyatt Regency Toronto hotel is at left with bank towers located centre of photo. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)…

Flipping houses in the Temecula/Murrieta Valley and across the Inland Empire has been a lucrative venture for investors for many years. Many think it is a quick way to a fast buck. Many have tried and many have failed. Flipping houses is s…

Existing home sales in Tokyo area hit record highs in 2013 Sales of existing homes, both condominiums and single-family houses, rose to record highs in 2013 in Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures on the back of the improving national e…

The Sixth Arrondissement has become the most expensive address in the City of Light, luring a new generation of home buyers with a rustic vibe that still conjures up the feel of an 18th-century neighborhood. Paris's Sixth Arrondissement, i…

More funding is now available to fight real estate fraud Upset with the rise in property crimes, and concerned about desperate home-owners--especially seniors--being victimized by scams, officials from the Santa Clara County District Attor…

Dorota Dyman & Associates Real Estate WASHINGTON — Why have many of the local housing markets that were hit hardest during the bust — especially in California — bounced back so vigorously and quickly, with prices close to or exceeding wher…